The Nine Lives of Cattails: One simple plant, so many uses.
We’re on the verge of another long winter, so say some prognosticators. Will it be like last year, when cold… Read More
Greater Harrisburg's Community Magazine
Monthly Archives: March 2021
A Time for Giving Back: During Thanksgiving season, please remember those less fortunate.
It’s a month of thanks. Thanks for food, for good health, for warmth, shelter and comfort. For family and friends.… Read More
Student Scribes: “Skurch”
We all wanted to be professional skateboarders; it was something we would constantly talk about. How one day we would… Read More
Heart Fit: There’s considerable confusion over judging heart health in student athletes.
Lawmakers in Harrisburg recently decided that there needed to be a section on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) placed in student… Read More
De-Stress Test: A few simple techniques can help keep us calm.
Our lives are fast-paced and pressured by our desire to do it all and have it all while doing it… Read More
Community Corner: Notable events in November
Lunch and Learn Nov. 4: Pennsylvania Humanities Council Speaker Amanda Kemp will present a special program about Phillis Wheatley,… Read More
Making the Grade: For years, Math Science Academy has been the gem of the Harrisburg school system. Can its success be replicated?
These days, if you’re a public school in Pennsylvania, your worth is measured in colored shapes—squares, triangles and stars. Of… Read More
October News Digest
Treasurer Turmoil Continues Harrisburg’s newly appointed treasurer stepped aside last month after the city learned that he had filed for… Read More
TheBurg Podcast, Oct. 24, 2014
Welcome to TheBurg Podcast, a weekly roundup of news in and around Harrisburg. Oct. 24, 2014: This week, Larry and… Read More
School Board Awards $63,000 Contract To Retired Assistant Superintendent
The Harrisburg school board on Monday night awarded a $63,750 contract to Barbara Hasan, a former assistant superintendent who retired… Read More