Going Big in Harrisburg: Ambition and over-reach in the capital city.
“How did a city of this size, not a large city, end up with so much debt?” Harrisburg receiver David… Read More
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Poles, Pick-up & Problems: Director Hoch sheds light on challenges at DPW.
Bill Fritz can count at least four light poles that are down near his home in Midtown Harrisburg. It’s not… Read More
The Great Divide: Forster Street: a road that splits Harrisburg.
In 1891, Harrisburg’s Mulberry Street Bridge opened, linking Allison Hill with downtown and the rest of the city. The bridge… Read More
Bad Decisions, Worse Outcome: Harrisburg Authority report details incinerator debacle.
The Harrisburg Authority last month issued a damning report on the city’s bungled incinerator, criticizing the administration of former mayor… Read More
You’re on the List: Holiday concert, feast–it’s all on Allen.
Unlike a certain gloomy resident of Bedford Falls, Allen Quirk Jr. knows that he’s had a wonderful life. The Harrisburg… Read More
Protest of Wills: Occupy Harrisburg builds cause, community.
Harrisburg, meet your new neighbors. Many of them are young, but not all. Many are left-of-center–some way left–but again not… Read More
City Muddled: Harrisburg history enters a new phase.
Last month, I attended a forum at Midtown Scholar Bookstore honoring the work of Paul Beers, the popular Patriot-News columnist… Read More
3 Charter Schools Proposed: Also, Ron Brown buildings back on market.
A Philadelphia education nonprofit wants to open two charter schools in Harrisburg next year, potentially giving parents another option of… Read More
A Matter of Midtown: As two beloved businesses close, is something wrong?
For denizens of Midtown Harrisburg, the news came as a one-two punch, right to the gut. First, Nonna’s Deli-Sioso on… Read More
Retail, across Generations: 8 decades ago, the Mishkins arrived on Market Street. They’re still there.
Nearly 80 years ago, a young man arrived in Harrisburg from Rochester, N.Y. He soon opened a hat shop on… Read More