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Hi Triple Cities, hope you’re having a great weekend!

In today’s in-case-you-missed-it edition: Crumbl’s first shop, the 25th-year Food & Wine Fest, and a Pysanky egg workshop + the top stories from this week & a sneak peek at next week.

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📰 Most-clicked stories this week

Family-owned bakery builds community: Union Bake and Brew has opened on Washington Avenue in Endicott, letting registered home bakers sell goods and featuring a Makers Corner. It hosts cupcake-making events on Fridays and Saturdays — read the full story.

Celebrate a culinary milestone: The Food & Wine Fest will return for its 25th year on April 23 at Binghamton’s Roberson Museum, featuring restaurants, wineries, breweries, and cafes from across the country — see ticket prices and details.

New sweet spot arrives: Crumbl opened its first area shop at Vestal Exchange on March 13, in the former Pier 1 space, serving a rotating menu of cookies and desserts — see opening date and hours.

Nothing prepares you for a pet emergency: I learned that the hard way after charging $10k to a credit card for life-saving surgery on my cat, Miss Stache. As soon as we got home, I signed up for Spot. It’s super affordable – and reimburses up to 90% of the bill.*

Gold & silver are hot: Last year was gold’s best year since 1979. Silver did even better, climbing nearly 150%… and analysts expect the momentum to continue. Curious about precious metal investing? GoldCo has a helpful guide that covers everything you need to know. It’s free — and definitely worth a read.*

All the crowd favorites:

• Enjoy desserts, games, support Teen Angel
• Create a clay charcuterie board
• Pre-register for AARP Smart Driver class

💎 This week’s top finds

Steamy bowl therapy: Pho Nomenal serves long-simmered pho, springy vermicelli bowls, and gloriously sticky-salty Pho-Nomenal Wings that vanish mid-conversation. Stir in lime and basil, embrace the aromatic chaos, and watch Tuesday feel manageable with a steamy bowl of comfort.

Comfort, no pretense: At Chris’ Diner, a family-owned Greek staple, expect hearty plates, quick smiles, and zero fuss. It’s the neighborhood refuge for straight-up comfort, strong coffee, and the easy buzz of regulars that makes lunch feel familiar and dinner feel like you’ve already been there.

Fuel your midday break: If your lunch routine needs a glow-up, Nezuntoz Cafe delivers stacked sandwiches, warm soups, and bagel builds built to satisfy. This South Side staple offers a quick, cozy reset, with a friendly vibe, real-deal coffee, and plenty of options whether you’re team turkey club or wrap-and-go.

These aren’t ads or sponsored placements — they’re the local spots your fellow readers clicked on most this week.

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📆 Sneak peek at next week

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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.

🍀 St. Patrick’s Day – Mass and Hooley! @ St. Patrick’s Church (Binghamton) | Tuesday (3/17) at 3:00 PM – Put on something green and swing by St. Patrick’s for the annual two-parter: Mass with Fr. Joe Ryan, then a proper hooley in the gym. Irish food and drinks, music, and dancers, because nothing says community like church first, party after.

🎉 History Forge 1 Year Celebration @ Phelps Mansion Museum (Binghamton) | Thursday (3/19) at 6:00 PM – If your idea of a good time is snooping through the 1910 census with snacks, you’ll fit right in. HistoryForge is celebrating a year of mapping Binghamton’s past, recruiting neighbors to transcribe records, plot stories, and argue about cursive. Free, friendly, bring your laptop.

🎬 PBS Screening @ Broome County Public Library (Binghamton) | Friday (3/20) at 10:00 AM – Consider this sanctioned screen time you can brag about. BCPL and WSKG are hosting a PBS Kids screening with themed educational activities, hands-on projects, and enough wholesome chaos to tire the grandkids out before lunch, while you revel in nostalgia, coffee, and air conditioning.

🍴 18th Annual Tasteful Day @ DoubleTree by Hilton (Binghamton) | Friday (3/20) at 6:30 PM – Tasteful Day for HCA is serving up an evening of food and beverage tastings, auctions, live music, and fundraising at the DoubleTree. Eighteen years in, they know how to make charity taste good. Grab $30 advance tickets, show up hungry, and feel virtuous.

🥚 Pysanky Egg Decorating Workshop @ Roberson Museum and Science Center (Binghamton) | Saturday (3/21) at 10:00 AM – Swap doomscrolling for beeswax and head to Roberson for a hands-on Pysanky egg workshop. Local artist Joe Zapach teaches the Ukrainian wax-resist technique, tools, and symbolism, then you try it, dye baths and all, and leave with a proudly patterned egg, supplies included.

📸 Weekend Workshop – Creative Memories @ Arrowhead Parable Christian Store (Johnson City) | Saturday (3/21) at 11:00 AM – Whether you still have shoeboxes of photos or you color-code your washi tape, Esther’s Creative Memories paper-crafting workshop welcomes beginners and pros, and it will scratch the crafty itch. For $20, you get supplies, refreshments, and friendly guidance, cheaper than therapy, and twice as sticky.

💔 Love & Murder @ Bundy Museum of History and Art (Binghamton) | Sunday (3/22) at 2:30 PM – The Summer Savoyards are serving up Love & Murder, An Evening of Female Playwrights, a sharp bill of short plays where romance bumps into foul play. Expect witty scripts, strong women, and satisfying smugness of supporting local theater without sitting through a three-hour epic.

Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →

📻 Triple Cities report

Weather forecast

Today – High: 48°F – Low: 41°F – Precip: 23%

A slight chance of snow before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 2 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: Rain showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Tomorrow – High: 65°F – Low: 21°F – Precip: 95%

Rain showers likely before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Later: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

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