Every Picture Tells a Story: Each beautiful mural, each dilapidated property paints a portrait of Harrisburg.
In June, during 3rd in the Burg, I attended something called a PechaKucha, which is kind of a stripped-down, image-heavy… Read More
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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Raising Glasses, Raising Money: Très Bonne Année: A Very Good Year, for a Very Good Cause
On a trip to Napa Valley, Terry Lehman and his wife enjoyed an intimate steak dinner in the iconic carriage… Read More
Nature’s Classroom: Wildwood Park encourages learning, discovery in summer programs.
The frog slipped through the fingers of 6-year-old Spencer Clark. “Get it, get it, get it,” he shouted, chasing it… Read More
Hi-Energy August: A hot time in the old city.
Summer is winding down, so let’s turn up the heat a little to celebrate. This month’s slate is definitely high… Read More
School’s Out: After 40 years, Londonderry director leaves for summer, forever.
Rhoda Barasch is spending her summer like she has for the past 40 years. While students at Londonderry School are… Read More
A Slave, a Free Man: Exhibit opens on Harrisburg’s own Ephraim Slaughter.
His was a life of contradictions. The escaped slave fighting a war to eliminate slavery, serving the Union Army in… Read More
Career-Bound, College-Bound: As vo-tech education grows, students find many paths to follow.
Once upon a time, lots of people believed a fallacy about secondary-level vocational-technical schools. Many assumed that vo-tech schools were… Read More
Everything Not in Its Place: “People Places Things”: An honest, humorous look at family life.
James C. Strouse’s quirky rendition of single life as a parent in “People Places Things” is just like real life:… Read More
2 Days on the A.T.: A newbie tells of her first adventure on America’s most famous hiking trail.
Three days later, my legs still ached, my left foot still hurt, and my gear still laid around the house.… Read More
Our Collective Legacy: We all share some responsibility for Harrisburg’s past; we all should embrace responsibility for a better future.
Harrisburg is back in the national news again. The 499 criminal counts against former Mayor Stephen Reed earned mention on… Read More