Carving Out Time: Sometimes, the most interesting stories are right next door.
Chris Hauke, proprietor of St. Nicholas Carving & Gilding, is my neighbor in an apartment complex along the 1000-block of… Read More
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Around The Burg
Sink or Swim: Flooded out, Harrisburg River Rescue dedicates itself to finding to a new home.
Nestled in the back of a former Brenner dealership building on Paxton Street in Harrisburg, members of the Harrisburg River… Read More
Lessons from the Outside: To Succeed, City Beautiful 2.0 Will Have to Borrow the Best Ideas from Other Places
In April, TheBurg reported on a cross-section of leaders initiating a re-boot of the early 20th century City Beautiful movement… Read More
Walk This Way: Former HU Student Just Made Midtown a Whole Lot Easier to Find
Stephen Cline could have been nearly anywhere when his idea struck. He could have been in a loud city with… Read More
Family History Detectives: Locals Hunt Down Their Ancestors in the State Archives
On a windy Saturday in April, 10 would-be detectives took their seats in a reading room of the State Archives… Read More
Historical Figure: New Director Leads Historical Society into Next Era
When Nicole McMullen was asked what brought her back to Harrisburg, she replied coolly, “I fell in love with the… Read More
4 Candidates, 3 Questions: Mayoral hopefuls tackle the issues of financial recovery, crime and economic development.
Primary day is just around the corner, and four candidates for mayor—Lewis Butts Jr., Dan Miller, Eric Papenfuse and Linda… Read More
Hospital that Once Was: In a few decades, Harrisburg State Hospital went from thousands of patients to zero.
Just east of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex are the grounds of the Harrisburg State Hospital, the commonwealth’s first public… Read More
The Ladies of Rotary: Female leadership has become the norm for the once male-dominated service group.
It wasn’t that long ago that Rotary clubs were only open to men. But attend a meeting today at either… Read More
Trick, Trap, Trump: The Harrisburg Bridge Club—Still Thriving after All These Years
Driving down 21st Street in Camp Hill, you may have noticed that the parking lot at the Harrisburg Bridge Club… Read More