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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

Supporters waited in line for a Kamala Harris rally at the PA Farm Show complex.

The November issue of our magazine came out this week with a special focus on local shopping. While you enjoy that leftover Halloween candy, check out the new issue, as well as our reporting from the week, below.

Community Corner features special events taking place in and around Harrisburg this month, including flea markets, meditation and movies. Our Happenings section has even more November festivities for your calendar.

Funck’s Restaurant Group started as just one business in 1969 and has grown to include 12 restaurants over the years. In our magazine story, read about the locally owned, family-run business.

Halloween was this week, and our story shared all the details about Harrisburg’s trick-or-treat night, as well as several other spooky festivals and events.

Horn Farm Center has a rich history of environmental importance, our magazine story reported. This year, the center marks is 20th year of providing education and growing space for gardeners.

The LGBT Center of Central PA’s new historical exhibit recognizes Gov. Milton Shapp as “America’s First Equality Governor.” In our magazine story, activist Mark Segal reflected on the significance of the exhibit and the LGBTQ community’s history.

November brings Election Day, which often breeds division, and Thanksgiving, which focuses on unity. Our publisher sets up this month’s issue of the magazine by sharing how TheBurg strives to align with Thanksgiving’s positive ideals.

Open Stage’s “Ride the Cyclone” debuted in October and concludes this weekend. In our story, read about the dark comedy that has taken social media by storm.

Our publisher talked to neighbors on his block to find out what people’s thoughts are around the upcoming election. Read about what he discovered, here.

Sara Bozich has found all of this weekend’s best events and compiled them, here.

Uptown Partners, the owner of the Residences at Governor’s Square in Harrisburg, will seek to change the type of bankruptcy it’s in and transfer responsibility of the property to a court-appointed receiver, our online story reported.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Harrisburg this week for a rally as part of her campaign for president. Click here to hear from her supporters as they waited in line for the event.

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