Monthly Archives: March 2021

Community Corner: Notable August Events

July 29, 2022 | by Missy Smith

National Night Out Aug. 2: Join your neighbors for National Night Out, with celebrations throughout the area. In Harrisburg, the… Read More

Sweet Scoops: Hall’s Ice Cream keeps on churning, into 75th anniversary year

July 29, 2022 | by Karen Hendricks

It was 1947 when John Allen Hall made his first batch of cherry vanilla ice cream. His concoction married the… Read More

Strum Fun: Susquehanna Folk Festival tunes up for a return to live music

July 29, 2022 | by Ellen Frantz

This summer, music festivals are back in central PA. To the great relief of traditional and acoustic music fans, this… Read More

Elm Emergency: Giant tree in Harrisburg neighborhood poses safety hazard, set to get chopped

July 28, 2022 | by Maddie Gittens

One Harrisburg tree has created a trunk load of issues for a block of Midtown. The city and PPL Electric… Read More

Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

July 28, 2022 | by Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use… Read More

McCormick Riverfront Library to close for a week in August as construction, renovation continues

July 27, 2022 | by Maddie Gittens

The McCormick Riverfront Library will turn another page on its expansion project. On Wednesday, the library announced that it would… Read More

Blanket Statement: Harrisburg students design social justice quilt, display in city hall

July 26, 2022 | by Maddie Gittens

Each year, JoAnn Baldwin, a third-grade teacher at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Harrisburg, gives her class a name. At… Read More

Community Comment: The bicycle community is “not separate” from the Allison Hill community

July 25, 2022 | by Brandon Basom

Editor’s Note: Earlier today, we published an op-ed from Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams regarding the State Street project. TheBurg believes… Read More

Community Comment: “The lack of civility towards others must stop”

July 25, 2022 | by Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams

“If we lose love and self-respect for each other, this is how we finally die.” The great Maya Angelou may… Read More

The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

July 22, 2022 | by Lawrance Binda and Maddie Gittens

While Harrisburg heats up this weekend, find some shade, chill out and catch up on this week’s local news, listed… Read More