Steampunk Perfect: Thomas Willeford is a force in a quirky fantasy world that melds past and future.
Two gray gargoyles hung on the white posts of the 1880s-era home, an antique clock mounted on the same. A… Read More
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Around The Burg
Mansions & Memories: Historic Harrisburg’s Candlelight Tour to showcase Front Street’s finest.
Grab your warmest sweater, a steaming thermos of coffee and a comfortable pair of walking shoes. It’s time for Historic… Read More
Oasis of Peace: Amidst the bustle of downtown, St. Patrick’s serves as calm place to take shelter, find solace.
At noon on any given weekday, dozens of business-suited men and women stream from the Capitol building, destined for grub—especially… Read More
A Mission to Serve: The work of Tabernacle Baptist fills the belly–and the soul.
The peanut butter jar tumbled off the overflowing grocery bag, flipped on to the floor and bounced past Pastor Brown.… Read More
Collateral Damage: Harrisburg’s revolving loan fund was supposed to spark business development. Decades later, the fund is dormant, and the city is still trying to figure out who owes what.
It was, as others observed at the time, a kind of public shaming. The administration of Mayor Linda Thompson, at… Read More
Heroism Honored: Black troops were excluded from the Union’s victory parade, so Harrisburg held its own. This month, that event will be commemorated.
In late May 1865, the Civil War was finally at an end. The contest had cost more than 700,000 lives,… Read More
The Journalist and the Mayor: Ever since Steve Reed was criminally charged, people have asked where the media was during his tenure. In 1984, it was right in his face.
One night in August, 1984, Steve Reed, then a first-term mayor of Harrisburg, left city hall around 10:30 p.m. and… Read More
Boys to Men: As a kid, Blake Lynch hung out at Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg; he now helps build the organization.
The 27-year-old man walks into the waiting room with an air of pleasant self-confidence. He ushers a visitor into a… Read More
City Beautiful, City Searchable: Digital Harrisburg uses today’s technology to peek into our past.
In 1900, Syl F. Hammill lived at 208 Reily St., Harrisburg. He was a train conductor, not unusual in a… Read More
HU at 10: President Eric Darr takes a glance back and looks ahead as Harrisburg University celebrates its first decade.
Last month, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology marked its 10-year anniversary. The school began in September 2015 with 73… Read More