Her Garden Grows: Dovie Thomason uses oral narrative to recover Indigenous lives, histories
Dovie Thomason was shocked. She heard an Estonian storyteller share an origin story of emerging from an egg that mirrored… Read More
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Find My Friends: Harrisburg community members share tips for getting connected as a newbie to the city
When Kellen Haile moved to Harrisburg from Houston, where he lived for two years, it was a little disorienting. “Coming… Read More
HAAPI New Year: In 2024, you can stay local to celebrate the Year of the Dragon
At the beginning of last year, Ellen Min, her family and fellow members of the Harrisburg Asian American Pacific Islander… Read More
Year in Review: The most popular stories of 2023, click by click
Over the past year, we’ve spent an enormous amount of time writing about two topics: the Broad Street Market fire… Read More
Harrisburg passes 2024 budget with no tax hike; city finances affected by rising costs and pandemic impact
Harrisburg has solidified a spending plan for the new year, one that anticipates impacts from inflation and the lingering effects… Read More
Harrisburg to celebrate New Year’s Eve with strawberry drop, fireworks
The countdown is on. Harrisburg will ring in the new year with fireworks, kids’ activities and its traditional strawberry drop… Read More
Bankruptcy court postpones selecting buyer for Governor’s Square development until the new year
The fate of a blighted and bankrupt Harrisburg low-income housing development will remain in limbo for at least another month.… Read More
Harrisburg treasurer, city administration clash over proposed trash bill hike
A Harrisburg official is speaking out against a proposed trash bill hike, while the city is defending its plan. On… Read More
Madsen seeks re-election to state House, emphasizes economic issues
A Harrisburg-area state representative says he will run for re-election, focusing his campaign on pocketbook issues. On Monday, Democrat Dave… Read More
Harrisburg nonprofit cuts the ribbon on transitional housing for women and children
Two Harrisburg families previously without homes of their own will move into newly furnished apartments today. Brethren Housing Association (BHA)… Read More