To Books . . . and Beyond: Floyd Stokes may have retired his cape, but the SuperReader lives on.
SuperReader’s origins weren’t very superhero-like. He wasn’t jettisoned from an exploding bookstore, bitten by a spider that crawled from an… Read More
Greater Harrisburg's Community Magazine
Around The Burg
A Thing about Love: A lifetime together, on Muench Street.
In March 1946, Clayton Carelock left Fort Meade, Md., and returned to the home he grew up in, at 320… Read More
Street Wise: Education Row–20 years of learning, a stone’s throw away.
The idea goes like this. A student begins her pre-K education in a building midway down the 1400-block of N.… Read More
Grounds for Change: Before long, the sprawling State Hospital site will hit the market, and that has some people concerned.
Dick Norford has led hundreds of bicyclists on Greenbelt rides, and newbies always have the same reaction when the trail… Read More
Creative Construction: Amid high hopes, the Susquehanna Art Museum debuts its much-anticipated new facility in Midtown.
On a chilly morning in early December, shiny new lettering sparkled in the bright sun outside, and workers toiling on… Read More
Showing the Way: Leading by example, during National Mentoring Month.
Michael Richey joined the 3-Star Foundation to play a game, but when he left, he said, “I knew what it… Read More
Centuries of Service: Harrisburg Fire Bureau has grown, evolved with the city.
The city of Harrisburg was laid out by John Harris in the mid-18th century, but it was not until 1791… Read More
Turn the Corner: When a convenience store started to disturb a neighborhood, residents, backed by the city, did something about it.
On the afternoon of Friday, May 30, Dave Patton, Harrisburg’s codes administrator, walked into the T-Mart convenience store and asked… Read More
Mission Trip: A single night in the century-long life of the Bethesda Mission.
On weekday nights, around 8 p.m., the halls of the Bethesda Mission men’s shelter, at the corner of 6th and… Read More
Not Another Necktie: Instead of traditional gift-giving, some decide to contribute to charity.
It was November 2007, and Jenn Knepper started to dread the approaching cycle of shopping, gift wrapping and handing off… Read More