When and where it was invented: In the 1950s along “Polish Broadway,” or West Division Street. Style: A slowed-down, bouncier version of the Eastern-style polka. Origin: Chicago’s Polka Hop ...

Polka dots are so fun to wear and definitely add a graphic element to any ensemble, but maybe you’ve always wondered how they came to be—or where the name even originated from. For you curious ...

WILKES-BARRE — Odds are, if you walk into the Genetti’s Grand Ballroom on Saturday, April 29, you’ll immediately be hit with the smell of pierogies and haluski and the sound of polka tunes.