Not Convenient
When I was a kid, my family had a set of clothbound encyclopedias that sat on a large, metal,… Read More
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Old Business
During her opening statement at last night’s legislative session, a few moments before she and her colleagues swiftly gutted the… Read More
A Plan, a TRAN and City Hall
For much of Wednesday night’s budget hearing—the second regarding Mayor Eric Papenfuse’s amended budget and, like its sister hearing last… Read More
The High Cost of (Cheaper) Parking
“Stop the parking meter hike! Make the rich pay, not the workers! Don’t squeeze workers and small business. This is… Read More
Lost Labor
“This was like a prayer,” said Jody Barksdale, a sixth-grade math and reading teacher at Rowland School on Derry Street,… Read More
No Parking
“It’s Just Too Big!” So read the signs that, over the course of a few days, suddenly sprang up… Read More
The Lives of Others
When Julia Tilley knocked on the door of a client’s apartment, in the lower story of a duplex near South… Read More
Change of Plans
That was fast. Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse was sworn into office just 12 days ago, but already we’re witnessing a… Read More
Inspiration Reconsidered
“Can’t I get the job done and inspire you at the same time?” So asked then-long-shot-candidate Eric Papenfuse in a… Read More
Form and Function
“The idea was to create an indoor civic space, similar to an outdoor civic space, like the plaza outside.” So… Read More