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Afternoon Office Vibes. ☕️💻Getting some work done while these two squeeze every last drop out of summer. 🖤After such a ...
09/01/2026

Afternoon Office Vibes. ☕️💻

Getting some work done while these two squeeze every last drop out of summer. 🖤

After such a wonderful night at Central last night, we are feeling especially grateful today. A packed bar, so many familiar faces, a whole lot of laughs and nothing but good vibes.

Thank you.

Reminder: we are CLOSED Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week!

I am incredibly thankful for the family, friends, staff and community who continue to offer their help, love and support while I navigate what may be one of the hardest chapters of my life thus far.

Even small gestures, like letting us come for a swim on a hot afternoon after school, truly mean more than you know.

Tonight, our staff gets together. We talk. We plan. We do what we do. After all, this is Central. 🖤

There are some changes happening around here, but there are also some pretty exciting things brewing. 😉

You all love this old bar so dang much.

And so do I. 🖤

Stay tuned. ✨

WELL… MONDAY’S HERE. LET’S MAKE IT COUNT. 🍗🍹Wing Night is ON tonight at Central — and we’ve got some pretty damn good fo...
08/31/2026

WELL… MONDAY’S HERE. LET’S MAKE IT COUNT. 🍗🍹

Wing Night is ON tonight at Central — and we’ve got some pretty damn good food & drink specials to go with it.

💖 $5 BACKWOODS BARBIES
A little Sweet. A little country. And dangerously easy to drink. 🙃

🍗 WING NIGHT
Grab your favorite sauce, order something cold from the bar and settle in. If you haven’t tried Leanda’s secret recipe garlic parm, you really should.

While I have ya - We’re gearing up for some big changes around here this week — some temporary, some experimental, and some we probably haven’t even figured out yet. 😂

But that’s a problem for Future Central.

Today? We’ve got wings to fry and $5 Barbies to drink.

Come see us at the foot of North Mountain. 💃🖤✨

BITCH, I CAN FLY. 🐻🗑️💃Well… yesterday I cried.Today I jumped off a dumpster.WE’RE CALLING THAT GROWTH. 🤣And while I was ...
08/26/2026

BITCH, I CAN FLY. 🐻🗑️💃

Well… yesterday I cried.

Today I jumped off a dumpster.

WE’RE CALLING THAT GROWTH. 🤣

And while I was up there, we figured it was probably a pretty good time to tell y’all something we’ve been working on…

CENTRAL PARK HOTEL MERCH IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. 🙌🔥

Yep. Ever.

And naturally, we’re kicking this thing off with something classy, sophisticated, and deeply representative of our fine historic establishment:

STAY TRASHY. 🐻🗑️

Our dumpster bear has officially made it onto a limited-edition tee AND trucker hat — inspired by the actual dumpster, the actual bears, and the general level of nonsense that occurs here at the foot of North Mountain.

Because apparently “Since probably 1864… no one knows for sure” eventually leads to selling shirts with a beer-drinking bear hanging out of a dumpster.

Honestly? Feels right.

🔥 SHOP THE DROP:
centralparkhotelpa.com/shop

Or come see us at Central and snag yours in person.

And here’s the REALLY cool part:

When you order online, our friends at the print shop handle the fulfillment and ship it directly to you. Which means for the first time, you don’t have to live nearby, wander into the bar, or somehow convince me to remember to mail you a shirt. 😂

This place has been through some s**t.

So have I.

But we’re still here.

Still creating.
Still laughing.
Still doing things our own weird little way.

And somewhere in all of it, I think we remembered something pretty important:

You can get knocked down. You can get dirty. You can even end up in the dumpster.

Just don’t stay there. 😉

Because apparently…

WE CAN FLY. 💃🔥

Welcome to the next chapter, friends.

STAY TRASHY. 🐻🗑️🖤

Your adventure starts here.

Today started with tears.If I’m being honest, life is hard right now. Some mornings are harder than others, and this was...
08/25/2026

Today started with tears.

If I’m being honest, life is hard right now. Some mornings are harder than others, and this was one of them.

But I got up anyway.

Right now, I’m fighting to get my life back on track. For my kids. For this big old hotel I love so dang much. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, I’m fighting to find myself again, too.

I don’t know exactly what lies ahead anymore.

And maybe I don’t need to.

The mountains in front of me feel pretty damn big sometimes. Bigger than I feel capable of climbing, if I’m being honest.

But my Momma didn’t raise a quitter, so I’m gonna keep climbing.

And I’m going to stop and appreciate the flowers along the way. 💐

I didn’t plant a garden this year. I simply didn’t have the time or capacity. The hotel needed me to show up in a big way, and I’m still sorting through what that looks like. My house looks like an abandoned half finished project which brings up another layer of difficulty for me.

But I can’t keep beating myself up over the things I just can’t handle right now.

So, I stopped along the road and bought this giant armful of hydrangeas from someone who poured their love into growing them.

I didn’t grow the flowers.

But I stopped long enough to appreciate them.

Maybe that counts for something, too.

Maybe today you make the phone call. Send the email. Take the first step.

Or maybe you rest. Pray. Meditate. Cry. Life is freaking heavy sometimes.

Whatever your step looks like: Just keep showing up.

Yesterday, I bought running shoes for the first time in over six years. Maybe today I’ll start running again.

Running for me this time.
Not running from anything.

Maybe that’s my mountain today. 🏔️

Central is closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays. I have piles of paperwork and one big old hotel that needs a whole lotta love.

I’m gonna give it everything I’ve got.

And maybe I’ll get myself back in the process.

Actually…

I think I already am. 🖤✨

Keep climbing, friends.

We don’t have to grow every thing in your life ourselves. Ask for help. Appreciate what’s already showing you love in little ways. Let the tears flow. Buy the flowers. Never give up. ✨🖤💪🧘🏼‍♀️

Well, this morning I told y’all to get up, look around, notice the good stuff and take the next step.Tonight, the good s...
08/25/2026

Well, this morning I told y’all to get up, look around, notice the good stuff and take the next step.

Tonight, the good stuff looks a lot like two local guys who somehow ended up in our dish pit washing dishes for me. 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

I’m not entirely sure this was on either of their Monday night agendas, but here we are. It certainly helped make mine less stressful!

This little place has a funny way of doing that.

People show up. People pitch in. People take care of each other.

The mountains are wild.
The building is old.
And the people are pretty freaking awesome. 🖤

Thanks, boys. I owe ya one.

This is Central.

Things are looking up around here. 🌄Life’s been a little hard lately. Work/life balance remains something I am apparentl...
08/24/2026

Things are looking up around here. 🌄

Life’s been a little hard lately. Work/life balance remains something I am apparently supposed to figure out at some point. 🙃 But last night I took a bath, put myself to bed before midnight, and this morning I didn’t hit snooze.

Vertical by 6AM. 💪

And somewhere in the middle of the morning milk mission, I looked up and caught this happening over the mountains behind the hotel.

The best part?

I saw the sunrise because I got up early — not because I was still awake from the night before. 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

We’re calling that growth around here. 🧘🏼‍♀️

Maybe life doesn’t have to get completely easier before you start noticing that it’s getting better.

And maybe there are worse places to be figuring it all out.

The mountains are wild.
The building is old.
The people are weird.
Welcome to Central. 🖤

Oh — and because personal growth does not supersede our civic responsibilities:

TONIGHT IS WING NIGHT. 🍗🔥

And hey — if you needed a little Monday morning reminder:
You don’t have to have everything figured out. Get up. Look around. Notice the good stuff. Take the next step.

Sometimes that’s enough to start turning things around.

Go get ’em, tigers. It’s only Monday morning and I’m already on a mission. Let’s effing do this. 💪🌄🖤

See ya at the foot of the mountain.

So, hi. We’re alive. We’re cooking. And according to both local and non-local sources, the Chicken Tortilla Soup is “bom...
08/23/2026

So, hi. We’re alive. We’re cooking. And according to both local and non-local sources, the Chicken Tortilla Soup is “bomb.” Their words. Not ours. Although… we agree. 😂

Today’s lineup:

🍲 Chicken Tortilla Soup — warm, hearty, and apparently bomb.

🦪 Steamed Clams — $12

🥔 Frank & Leanda’s Ham, Green Beans & Potatoes — $15
Served with a warm baguette & butter because leaving that broth behind would frankly be irresponsible.

🍨 Brownie Sundae — $8
Because obviously.

And speaking of things happening around this old place…

👀 Little sneak peek: updated room listings are coming SOON.

And yes, the photo is currently my office view — somewhere between hanging the finishing touches in the rooms, prepping for a party of 18, another party of 8, and whatever else decides to walk through the door today. 😂

I’ll be back with some more stories for ya when I have a minute.

First, we’ve got people to feed.

And rooms to finish.

And apparently a hotel to run. 🙃

We can’t wait to see you — at the foot of North Mountain. 🌲🖤

Sometimes the sunshine shows up on Thursdays. ☀️This summer, ours happened to be under feet tall, wildly enthusiastic, a...
08/21/2026

Sometimes the sunshine shows up on Thursdays. ☀️

This summer, ours happened to be under feet tall, wildly enthusiastic, and willing to involve herself in absolutely ANY project happening at Central.

Lyndie has spent her Thursdays with us, and I’m not sure she knows how much joy she brought into this place during a time when we really, really needed some.

She loves deeply — people, animals, helping, learning, creating, making a mess 😂 and pretty much life in general.

And if we had to guess who’s going to miss her most… it might be Frank. 🥹

She’s been his right-hand gal these last few months, even stepping in when us grown adults couldn’t figure out how to put the food processor together. Lyndie and Frank got it done. So if you love that perfect coleslaw, apparently you can thank our preschool-aged kitchen consultant. 😂

Yesterday was her last Thursday before preschool, and it got me thinking.

We spend so much time wanting to protect our littles from the hard parts of life. But maybe they need to see another part, too.

Sometimes life smacks you square in the face. Sometimes you drop the ball. Sometimes you get overwhelmed and need help getting back on track.

And then you get back up and keep fighting. Lyndie helped me through that, if I’m honest.

A hard season doesn’t mean you stop loving people. You don’t stop laughing, creating or showing up. And you sure as hell don’t stop noticing the beautiful little things while you work through the big ugly ones.

Yesterday, it was Lyndie launching streamers around the living room… errr dining room with Frank.

Last night, after a rainy day, it was the Milky Way from up on the mountain.

Both count. 🌌

Go crush preschool, kid. 🩷 Keep loving everybody. Keep being curious. Keep making glorious messes. And if life ever smacks you around someday, remember:

You get back up.

Central will save your Thursdays for you. ☀️

AND because apparently we can get sentimental and feed y’all in the same post… 😂

🐟 EPIC FISH FRY TONIGHT!

Catch Lyndie’s mama, Leanda, gettin’ y’all that perfectly golden haddock TONIGHT ONLY.

Come hungry.

See ya at the foot of North Mountain. 🖤

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976 Central Road
Benton, PA
17814

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