Help Hub: Mission Central offers assistance–no questions asked.
The upcoming holiday season may be a time for helping others, but at Mission Central, that’s a 365-day-a year calling.… Read More
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Around The Burg
From Trash to Grass: Allison Hill residents renovate vacant lots with sustainable fixes
Are new seeds and fence posts the solution to Harrisburg’s illegal dumping problem? That’s the hunch of a group of… Read More
Ideas Offered, Debated as Market Square Plan Moves Forward
A local civic group wants to make over congested Market Square, which could lead to substantial changes to one of… Read More
Don’t Dump Here: Harrisburg concludes city codes meetings.
Who do you call when a neighbor is dumping trash illegally? And how do you find out if the apartment… Read More
Burning for You: Midtown Bonfire returns for community, for firefighters.
Last October, some drivers along Front Street were startled when they saw a tower of flames shooting up from an… Read More
The Brave, the Fallen Honored at Annual Fire Bureau Ceremony
After an emotional year that included four deaths by fire and one fallen officer, the Harrisburg Fire Bureau today celebrated… Read More
Tagged for Removal: Paint, snot and a less blighted Harrisburg.
There’s a killer substance that goes by the less-than-elegant name of Elephant Snot. And kill it does. It destroys, exterminates,… Read More
Penalty Phase: Some Harrisburg residents have been assessed a late fee for a yearly school tax. They’re calling foul.
This past March, Annie Hughes received an unexpected tax notice at her N. 2nd Street apartment in Midtown. It was… Read More
Award-Wining: You don’t need to travel far to sample some of the best wines in PA.
Wine-lovers—don’t hop on that plane just yet. To find a great glass, all you really need to do is get… Read More
Oasis of Hope: Paxton Ministries offers a home, a future for people in need.
A hand-painted picture of a sunflower field hangs proudly on the wall of Jodie Smiley’s office. To an observer, it… Read More