Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil MINNEAPOLIS -- More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall ...

Coming back before the Allentown Planning Commission on Tuesday — the proposal to build a 37-story “pencil tower” at 90 S. Ninth St. The agenda for the meeting, which is scheduled for 12:15 ...