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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

May 1, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

A CASA student shows a hat designed for CASALive’s “Waves”

Happy May, everyone! We published our new issue this week, thick with stories on Harrisburg’s restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and more. It’s one of our favorite issues of the year—and we hope it’s one of yours, too!

Around town this week, we also covered lots of exciting developments, including the Harrisburg School Board’s hiring of a new principal and the Harrisburg YMCA’s takeover of a downtown fitness studio. Check out the full news haul below:

CASA Live, an all-original student-led production, will take place later this month. Students have created the music, scenes and everything in-between.

Excel Remodeling’s president shares tips for a smooth home remodel in a column from April’s home and gardens issue.

HACC reversed course on its decision to cancel fall sports programming as part of a plan to reduce costs as it attempts to narrow a large budget deficit.

Harrisburg School Board hired a new high school principal and approved $6.8 million in William Penn demo contracts earlier this week.

Harrisburg YMCA has taken over operations of the former “Fit on Market” fitness studio in Strawberry Square downtown, now called “Y on Market.”

LGBT Center of Central PA announced its schedule of happenings for the coming months, including exhibits, screenings and celebrations.

TheBurg captured the “Sweepstakes” award for best performance in an annual ad contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is set to shift its business model with the help of a transition team, after an open letter said its development of the Alexander Grass Campus was “not viable.”

Our Adventure Together columnist highlights Cunningham Falls State Park as a fun family trip just over the Maryland state line.

Our editor wonders why Harrisburg feels like it’s constantly in crisis in his May editorial—and proposes some potential answers.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including Books & Brews in Coronet Park. Check out the full list.

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Harrisburg school board hires high school principal, approves $6.8M in William Penn demo contracts

April 29, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

John Harris principal Roma Benjamin

Harrisburg’s main high school has a new, but familiar, principal.

Board members moved unanimously at a Tuesday night meeting to hire John Harris’s acting principal, Roma Benjamin, to fill the role permanently.

A longtime school district employee, Benjamin was brought on temporarily to fill the post in December. Following a string of former John Harris principals who had short-lived stints at the school, the district began a national search for a principal who would be “committed” long term and could help improve student performance earlier this year.

“You are the person for that job, and we support you. We’re behind you, and we appreciate you,” board President Roslyn Copeland told Benjamin after the vote.

Benjamin has more than 20 years of administrative experience and holds a doctorate in education leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

“I’m just so appreciative to be back with the Harrisburg board school district,” Benjamin said.

Harrisburg School Board

The board also voted Tuesday to approve $6.8 million worth of demolition contracts for William Penn after discussing project quotes for the 100-year-old, long-vacant building earlier this month.

The cost includes a $6.2 million contract with the Gordian Group to raze the structure, plus contracts to remove asbestos prior to demolition ($257,000), to remove asbestos discovered during demolition ($200,000), and to conduct on-site airborne asbestos testing ($100,000).

The project also spends roughly $25,000 for compaction testing—to ensure the site of the building can be built on later, if needed.

The demolition, proposed to begin this summer, would take an estimated six to eight months to complete.

“We will be providing weekly updates on the progress of the demo, as well as certainly any asbestos that we find, or any type of issues that we find during that project,” Chief Operations Administrator John Reedy said.

Brian Carter marked the board’s sole member voting ‘no’ on William Penn’s demolition contracts.

Marcia Stokes, chief financial officer for the district

Beginning a conversation that will continue next month, Chief Financial Officer Marcia Stokes also spoke to the board about property taxes, advocating to continue with small, incremental increases, building on last year’s 2% hike.

“Our community can at least plan for that,” she said.

She recommended that the district increase the tax rate by at least 2% for the upcoming school year as not increasing taxes would leave the district with an approximate $1 million deficit.

Chief Recovery Officer Lori Suski noted that the only way to overcome a deficit, without raising taxes, is to cut expenses.

“Cutting reams of paper isn’t going to make a million dollars. It’s cutting people, and that’s what we don’t want to see happen,” she said.

Board member Danielle Robinson voiced concerns about whether continuous raises might drive residents out of the city or force them to make hard choices about which bills to pay.

“We have to be realistic in our community—how it affects the people that are living here,” Robinson said.

The final budget is due in June.

The board also unanimously approved a $12.8 million capital budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

Alongside William Penn’s demo, the budget included $1.8 million in summer upgrades for Lincoln Elementary (approved unanimously earlier in the meeting), a $2.7 million roof restoration for Marshall Math and Science Academy (partially funded through a grant) and $500,000 to build out a wing of John Harris for career and technical education (CTE) programming.

The board approved the budget 8-1, with Carter voting ‘no.’

Board member Danielle Robinson

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Students create the music, scenes, and everything in-between for CASA Live!

April 29, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

CASA anglerfish sculpture

Students at the Capital Area School for the Arts (CASA) began running rehearsals for an all-original annual student showcase this week, which has been in the works since September.

The charter’s Strawberry Square campus dance room was packed full Tuesday morning as 11th and 12th graders completed their first collective run-through of the first act of “Waves,” this year’s CASA Live production.

“It’s a collection of stories that explore relationships through the lens of the setting of the ocean,” explained 17-year-old Lucy Tibbs.

CASA coral

Tibbs, a senior in the theater program, is one of 94 upper-level students who’ve collaborated on the production. CASA’s creative writing students pen the lines the theater students perform. CASA’s music students create original music, which its dance students then then create choreography for.

The film and video students handle audiovisual production and projected scenes. The visual arts students create costumes and sets for the show, which, this year, include giant anglerfish and coral sculptures built inside the campus’ cafeteria.

Tibbs said “Waves” is both a setting and a theme.

The two-act performance is set in the ocean but also themed around “waves of emotion and waves of life,” she said. It features four vignettes.

CASA students sew a jellyfish costume

“They all kind of relate to the different way life flows in waves,” Tibbs said of the vignettes, which are designed to convey luring, isolation, identity and grief, and self-destruction.

The show is complete with “flashback” scenes, added Maya Nelson, 17, a senior concentrating in film. When the students met to discuss CASA Live, she and another classmate, Remy Gabrick, determined that was the best way “film could fit in.”

“We basically sit around in a room,” said Gabrick, grade 12, explaining how CASA Live develops. “They call representatives from each art, and they sort of workshop ideas and where we might implement the arts in each section.”

Six teachers helped the students develop the performance with theater teacher Lauren Callen taking the lead.

CASA students perform Act I of “Waves”

Callen said that students working in this interdisciplinary fashion primes them with experience for the real world. They learn how to advocate for themselves, how to give and take, and how to accept if a personal vision may not best serve their team.

“Every job you take, especially in the arts, is a social art form,” Callen said.

The process also helps students develop empathy and respect for how other art forms produce material, she added.

“It’s like a capstone project for 11th and 12th graders. You could liken it to almost a thesis project at the next level of education for how in-depth it is,” said CASA’s principal, Erica Leonard.

Leonard added that the creation process helps kids develop collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication skills and that many of the students plan to pursue their concentrations in college and career.

CASA students prepare sets

The 204-student charter has students from 29 different school districts represented in its student body. The majority come from Central Dauphin, Susquehanna Township and Harrisburg, others live farther away, coming from places such as Hanover, Carlisle, Palmyra and Lebanon.

Leonard said that the school’s small environment helps kids feel comfortable early on. CASA, though, is set to grow a little next year.

“Next year we will have 210 students,” said George Ioannidis, CASA’s CEO.

The school has had waitlists for two years in a row, he said. Last year, the list had 40 students.

A CASA student shows a hat designed for “Waves” costuming.

He attributes this to the opportunities the school provides, including getting to spend much of their school time working in their chosen art.

“They get to do that, and they get to do it for half the day for four years,” Ioannidis said. “Who wouldn’t want to be in this environment?”

CASA students dance

To learn more about CASA Live!, visit the school’s website.

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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

April 24, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

Coronet Park ribbon cutting

There’s been a lot of exciting news this week! Downtown Harrisburg saw the opening of its first “pocket park,” a local gym expanded its training space with a turf lawn, and high school eSports players from Harrisburg prepared for a statewide tournament. All that, and more, is compiled for you below:

Coronet Park, downtown Harrisburg’s first “pocket park,” opened this week with plans to host a flurry of pop-up events with Sara Bozich in the coming months.

CREDC offered a first look at responses from a downtown Harrisburg perception survey ahead of revitalization plans at an Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority meeting Wednesday.

Harrisburg High School eSports players prepared for a statewide tournament this week, seeding first and fourth.

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC) is facing $7.9 million in foreclosure claims from a mortgage lender who asked a court to pursue a sheriff’s sale of the property last week.

Harrisburg police proposed a union contract that would bump city officers’ salaries significantly in order to help with recruitment.

Latino Connection Foundation has announced its first executive director, Shalawn James.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including the Wetlands Festival at Wildwood Park. Check out the full list.

Susquehanna Art Museum’s current exhibit “American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy” encompasses 400 years of assembled artwork across a variety of mediums.

Triple P Fitness finished the installation of 3,300 square feet of turf along its riverfront North Front Street property and plans to use the new space for training and classes.

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Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg to shift business model, Alexander Grass campus ‘not viable’

April 24, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

alexander grass jewish federation of harrisburg

The Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg will shift its business model following a determination that the development of the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life is “not viable,” per an open letter sent to the Harrisburg Jewish community Friday.

Signed by Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, the letter said the Grass campus must be “quickly and comprehensively addressed to ensure a vibrant future for flourishing Jewish life in Harrisburg.”

“Last evening, at our suggestion, the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg voted to create a Transition Committee and give it the authority to make the difficult decisions and take the actions necessary to address the situation,” Fingerhut wrote.

He said the committee is made up of a “group of knowledgeable and experienced community leaders who understand the seriousness of the situation and have volunteered to help in this challenging moment” and will be led by Marc Terrill, who spent 25 years as the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Baltimore.

“The Transition Committee is committed to working quickly, transparently and with the best interest of the community in mind,” wrote Fingerhut. “They will communicate regularly to keep you updated on their progress and their decisions. I know they will seek and value your input.”

The letter also acknowledged the impact of recent closures, which it said will be “fully addressed” by the transition committee as well with full reports.

The Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life

Earlier this month, the Federation announced it could only ensure its Brenner Family Early Learning Center (a preschool and daycare) would remain open until May 1. The announcement upset parents, who were given roughly two weeks to find alternate care for their children.

On Tuesday earlier this week, the Federation announced it would close its gym, the Symons Family Fitness Center, and cease its health and wellness programs, “effective immediately.”

Both the day school and gym updates were signed by Steven Roth and Zach Benjamin, who are the chairman and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg Board, respectively.

In early February, Roth and Benjamin had also signed an email to community members asking for donations from “everyone who can afford to pledge funds” in light of financial troubles.

“There is a very real risk that our current financial situation will disrupt not only our work, but also the work of the organizations that serve the community on our campus,” said the email, signed by Benjamin and Roth.

“Without swift action, essential groups such as the JCC’s Brenner Family Early Learning Center, Jewish Family Service and The Silver Academy may not be able to continue operating as usual,” the letter had continued. “The ability to access and utilize the Symons Family Fitness Center and other amenities will also be placed in jeopardy.”

The federation bought the site of the Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life, a six-acre campus, in April 2022 for $4.56 million from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Prior, the Federation’s former site was a 69,000-square-foot property at 3301 N. Front St., which it sold late last year to the Al-Huda School for $1.1 million.

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Burg Review: Groovy, joyous and ‘so darn fun,’ Theatre Harrisburg’s “Godspell” is sure to have you dancing in your seat

April 24, 2026 | by Gina Napoli

If you invited a Christian Vaudeville variety show act to perform Jesus’s teachings and parables at a Pentecostal church service held on Venice Beach, you would get Theatre Harrisburg’s “Godspell, 2012 Revised Version”—an exuberantly off-the-charts, high-energy re-telling of the Gospel of St. Matthew.

Being raised Catholic, I automatically mumble “Glory to you, O Lord” when I hear the Gospel author’s name.

But let’s also give earthly credit to John-Michael Tebelak for his original concept and directorship, to Stephen Schwartz for his music and new lyrics, to Theatre Harrisburg Director Dave Olmsted for modernizing this piece by sprinkling some sand on it. And to Music Director Ellen Carnahan for bringing an arena rock feel to the Krevsky Center, with a memorable musical score that will have you humming after you leave the theater.

Although this “Godspell” rendition is a revised version of the 1972 award-winning Broadway classic, with many updated songs, so much groovy-ness from that era remains in this rendition – especially the skit format and the boldly clashing beachwear (Sarah Murphy, costume coordinator).

Back in the 1970s, variety shows permeated cathode ray television sets, with co-hosts like “Sonny & Cher” and “Donny & Marie” and masterpieces like “Laugh-In” and “The Gong Show.” This same decade was the age of a vaudeville resurgence without calling it that. I imagine if a playwright were starting with a blank sheet of paper in the year 2012, s/he might opt for an adaptation in the form of a reality show or a sitcom dramedy, for example.

But, no matter.

The skit format makes religion go down easy because everyone is smiling, and the play is so darn fun to watch.

There are only 10 players onstage – not enough to suggest Apostles, but more the “Everyman” disciples, conveying that following Jesus is accessible to everyone, no matter who we are or how gaily we’re dressed.

With his animated delivery, Jesus (Anthony Arbiaiza) seems like a good hang. He tells jokes, he flirts a little, he brings the wine, and he rips through “Save the People” and “Alas for You” just as gently as he delivers the melancholy “Beautiful City.” His comedic soft-shoe duet with William McCarthy as John the Baptist/Judas had me laughing. McCarthy also excelled in the rousing hymn-sing, “Prepare Ye,” and the downright sad goodbye song “On the Willows.”

Jesus is passionate enough about his work to ask his followers (Gabriel Martinez Castellano, Anna Clemens, Regilynn Haywood, Bryden McCurdy, Jessica Mowery, Taye Olivia, Tim Servinsky, Marcus Weaver) to be part of his act. The storytelling is upbeat and joyous, at least until we get to the somber final events punctuating Jesus’s life. (I hope that isn’t a spoiler for you.)

The language is in the New International Version translation, which absorbs more easily in our modern ears than 1972’s King James Version.

Fortunately for the audience, this talented cast is also easy on the ears, singing better than anyone from my congregation. That is… everything but the opening number. The score starts out intentionally disjointed with the a cappella “Tower of Babble.” Executive Director Lorien Reese Mahay calls attention to the followers’ “cacophony of conflicting philosophies and isolated voices.” After this first song, “They learn to listen, to support one another, and to build something beautiful together.”

You may recognize some songs from a pew hymnal, or maybe from mainstream radio, with each follower taking turns shining.

McCurdy tenderly delivers the signature “By My Side,” tingeing it with mellow and moody folk overtones. All that’s missing from that song is a beach bonfire. She also poses as a hilarious rich woman in one of the parables.

In fine voice, Olivia delivers the poppy “Day by Day,” one of the score’s most recognizable songs. Haywood ignites the picnic table with the rousing “Bless the Lord,” starting out as a lounge act, and ending with the crescendo frenzy that is Black Church. In “We Beseech Thee,” Servinsky’s enviable vocal range drifts up and down the scales seamlessly. And the creative choreography?

Cleverly done. “Light of the Word” is another favorite, with lead vocalist Castellano rocking and funking through it. In a style reminiscent of a 1970’s singer/songwriter, Weaver croons the folksy “All Good Gifts” with an honest amount of sincerity. Mowery belts out the rollicking “Learn Your Lessons Well.” And Clemens brings light comedy and strong voice to her siren song “Turn Back, O Man.”

The Catholic in me felt a little naughty, chair-dancing along with the cast. Like most sins that drove me to the principal’s office when I attended Catholic school, mortal or venial, standing in the corner for dancing would have been worth it. And just like church, the cast is going to want to get to know you through audience participation.

If you feel led to see this cheerful, inspired cast bring you the Holy Spirit, you don’t need to follow anyone to the theater – well, anyone human, anyway.

“Godspell” runs April 24 through May 10 at Krevsky Center, 513 Hurlock St., Harrisburg. Visit https://theatreharrisburg.com/godspell/ for tickets.

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HACC eliminates several sports teams, positions as college continues to navigate budget cuts

April 23, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

HACC, main campus

HACC coaches and student athletes were informed Thursday that the college will eliminate its basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball sport programs this fall.

“This decision was not made lightly. It reflects both financial realities and the strategic efforts to better align our offerings with long-term student engagement and institutional sustainability,” HACC announced.

According to the Harrisburg-based community college, 13 coaching positions will be eliminated this month in line with the move.

Meanwhile the college said it will begin intramural sports programs and is keeping its eSports program active, as well as its women’s flag football club.

The sports programming cuts come a few weeks after the college announced it will be making changes and downsizing due to compounding pressures that “could have resulted in a deficit approaching $10 million without intervention.”

It listed three straight years of flat state funding appropriations, an 11% increase in employee healthcare costs, rising operating expenses (driven by inflation) and a projected enrollment decline of 1.8% among such pressures.

HACC adopted a $128-million operating budget for 2026-27 on April 7, which it said limited the institution’s deficit to $5 million. This was also the first budget cycle with a newly ratified collective bargaining agreement with the faculty union, HACC noted.

HACC, main campus

Cost-saving measures employed in the budget included eliminating 87 filled and 41 vacant positions, retrenching two faculty positions, and phasing out certain academic programs while restructuring others.

In fall 2026 it will begin offering “concentrations” rather stand alone programs for:

Addiction Recovery Services Associate in Applied Science
Art Associate in Fine Arts
English Associate in Arts
Exercise Science Associate in Science
Human Services Associate in Applied Science
Physical Science Associate in Science
Political Science Associate in Science
Social Services Associate in Arts

The college will meanwhile sunset the following programs in fall 2026:

Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate
Electronic Engineering Technology Associate in Science
Film and Theatre Associate in Fine Arts
Geospatial Technology Associate in Science
Geospatial Technology Diploma
Mathematics Associate in Science
Wellness and Health Promotion Associate in Applied Science

All students currently enrolled in the programs will be allowed to finish.

HACC has said that maintaining affordability is a core institutional commitment and that these cost-cutting measures will help moderate tuition increases to ensure HACC continues to be accessible for the region’s students.

“The 2026-27 budget reflects a long-standing practice of accountable budget stewardship as well as our ongoing commitment to putting and serving students first,” said HACC President and CEO John “Ski” Sygielski.

The college also said it remains “firmly committed” to returning to a structurally balanced budget no later than 2027-28.

Beginning in June 2026, Daniel Lufkin will begin his role as HACC president. He was hired April 7.

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Harrisburg University names new president, will start role in June

April 23, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

Harrisburg University has announced a new president.

The school’s Board of Trustees said Thursday that it had tapped Christopher Reber, a York native, to lead the institution.

Reber will start in June 2026, replacing interim president David Schankweiler, who has led the university since November 2024.

Reber has served as the president of Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, N.J., since 2018 and has more than 40 years of experience in higher education.

He has also worked in leadership roles at Penn State Erie, Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Community College of Beaver County.

In a press release, Reber called his appointment as the science and technology school’s president “a tremendous honor.”

“HU has built something remarkable in the heart of Pennsylvania: a university defined by its distinctive mission, its inspirational students, and its deep connections to the employers and communities of central Pennsylvania,” Reber said.

Michael Fiaschetti, chair of HU’s Board of Trustees, said he was impressed by Reber’s experience and “undeniable energy and enthusiasm” during the interview process.

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CREDC offers first look of downtown Harrisburg revitalization survey results, outlines next steps

April 23, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC CEO Ryan Unger presented to the ICA on Wednesday.

The downtown Harrisburg perception survey has received more than 4,000 responses, according to a key leader in revitalization plans for the city’s struggling downtown.

Ryan Unger, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC), spoke about the responses at an Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority meeting Wednesday.

“There are concerns with cleanliness and safety,” Unger said. “That’s not different than we’ve seen in other towns.”

In February, the PA Downtown Center released the survey. It was shared by several entities backing the project, including CREDC, the city, and area legislators. It was also posted by the city, sent to school district parents, and sent to state employees by the commonwealth.

Unger said that one of the things the survey found is that people love Harrisburg’s concert series, Artsfest and Kipona, all of which bring people downtown. But the big events take a lot of time, effort and capital to pull off.

Unger said planners wonder if the downtown can develop more small-scale events and create more third spaces.

“Pop-up parks, pop-up beer gardens, for example,” Unger said. They’re also thinking on how to make Market Square a “hub” for the city.

Unger said engagement numbers with the survey far surpassed planners’ initial goal of 1,500 responses and that more than 800 survey-takers left their emails, so planners could tap them for further conversation as planning moves forward.

Unger said the responses will guide policy decisions, economic development priorities and public-private partnerships. They will also help planners identify early implementation wins—like office to residential conversions, streetscape improvements, or gateway projects—that could be quickly completed.

According to Unger, planners have been conducting one-on-one “stakeholder” interviews with key city and community leaders. And more conversations with community stakeholders are underway.

Ryan Unger (right) and the ICA board

In May, he said, they plan to hold focus groups with groups of office workers, residents, state workers, small business owners, arts and entertainment leaders, and more.

In June and July, planners hope to hold public workshops “all over the city” that will allow them to have small group conversations with people about things like green spaces, walkability, programming and resident livability

Unger said that, at the end of the summer, planners hope to potentially enroll Harrisburg in a Main Street program that would allow Harrisburg to get priority funding from the state for the downtown plan.

“You need to have a five-year revitalization strategy as part of that, and also more formalized vision statements and mission statements for what our goals will be downtown,” Unger noted.

The ICA has contributed $50,000 to the planning efforts. In March, CREDC was awarded $350,000 to begin early implementation improvement projects, and the state gave $75,000 to the Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District (DID) to extend its safety measures during evenings and weekends downtown. Unger said that increased patrolling began immediately.

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Downtown Harrisburg “pocket park” now open, will host Earth Day plant swap tonight

April 22, 2026 | by Alexandra Jones

Coronet Park’s opening

Downtown Harrisburg’s Coronet Park opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday after being revitalized from a deteriorating parcel to a fresh events space.

Located just south of Market Square, the new 3,300-square-foot “pocket park” tucks between the Menaker apartment building and the Crowne Plaza.

It is named for the former Coronet restaurant that caught fire in 1994, which once stood where the park was built. Harristown CEO Brad Jones said the property had been “basically abandoned” for about 15 years when Harristown bought the building in 2017 hoping to redevelop the space.

“Our appraiser—when he went through the building—he fell through the floor,” Jones said. “And that was when we knew that we might not be able to save the building.”

He said it is the only building that Harristown has torn down in his 25 years at the nonprofit. But the community park that stands in the Coronet building’s place now bears its name.

“We want to honor the history,” said Jones.

The project cost $1.3 million, Jones said, with about $500,000 of it coming from a Capital Budget Grant from former Gov. Tom Wolf in 2018. It is intended to be a gathering space for the Harrisburg community and boasts a slew of 2,000-pound Pennsylvania bluestone blocks for seating, alongside a stage.

The park’s first event will take place tonight and programming will continue at the space throughout the summer and fall.

Coronet Park

From 5 to 7 p.m., Sara Bozich is hosting an Earth Day plant swap at the space where plant lovers can trade pots and propagations.

“You can buy a plant, pick up a plant, enjoy food and drink and even listen to some live music,” Bozich said.

Pop-up plant vendor Ashcombe Farm & Greenhouse will be in attendance as well as food and drink vendors, Traveling J’s, Zeroday Brewing, and Agape Elixir Bar.

Bozich’s other events, scheduled May through September, include the following:

May 2: Books & Brews with bestselling author Jo Piazza
May 8: Tiny Park Concert (DeRose & The Dreadnoughts)
June 4: Dog-friendly Yappy Hour
June 12: Tiny Park Concert (Meaghan Farrell)
July 1: Ice Cream Social
July 10: Tiny Park Concert (Sons of Pitches)
August 7: Silent Disco (with FunkBot Presents)
August 14: Tiny Park Concert (Le Ghast)
September 3: Cigar Night (with Lounge 611)
September 11: Tiny Park Concert (RalphReal & The Family Jam)
October 17: Pop-Up Biergarten and PSU watch party
November 4: Game Night in the Park

Coronet Park ribbon cutting

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