Recycle Bicycle’s current home in the Atlas Street warehouse.
It may be mid-summer in the Harrisburg area, but the flow of news continues to be brisk. It’s time to catch up on any of our stories that you may have missed from the past week.
Bethesda Mission will host a vegan meal next month, thanks to Animal Advocates of Central PA. It will be the second time this year that the York-based group will prepare a meal for mission residents. Click here for the details.
Harris Tower Railway Museum may be one of Harrisburg’s best-kept secrets, a pocket-sized tribute to the city’s rail history. Learn about the museum and the men who toiled to preserve the fully restored switch tower.
Harrisburg is weighing selling its water and sewer system, issuing a request for information from interested parties. This move came as a surprise to Capital Region Water, the current system operator. Click here for the story and for CRW’s response.
Harrisburg Opera Association is planning two events next month: a concert in Italian Lake Park and mainstage production at Messiah College. Click here for all the high notes.
Harrisburg Police Bureau is hosting a citywide National Night Out event next month. The celebration, supported by several community organizations, will take place at Camp Curtin Academy. Click here for the details.
Harrisburg University broke ground this week on its new, 17-story academic tower, hotel and restaurant complex at S. 3rd and Chestnut streets in downtown Harrisburg. The building is expected to take two years to complete. Read the details here.
Pablo Picasso is in town—or at least his prints are. The Susquehanna Art Museum has on loan a collection of Picasso prints from a New York gallery, and you can see them for yourself for the next two months. Find out what our art columnist thinks.
Recycle Bicycle needs to find a place for its operations, as its current Atlas Street warehouse location has sold. The nonprofit has been saving money and hopes to purchase a permanent home. Read the story here.
Sara Bozich has her usual long list of fun things to do around the Harrisburg area this weekend, with a focus on outdoor festivals. Learn about all the happenings here.
Shalom House has begun a construction project that will convert the former Unitarian Church of Harrisburg into a community center. Capital Area Head Start also will take space in the Market Street building on Allison Hill. Click here for our story.
VeggieFest returns next month to Strawberry Square, featuring vegetarian and vegan cuisine and lifestyles. Find out all the information here.
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