This Was the Weird Week that Was: The Premature Edition
It’s said that the mid-summer heat does strange things to people. In the usually loopy town that is Harrisburg, Pa.,… Read More
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Bill of Goods: Update
In a phone call to TheBurg this afternoon, Guernsey’s president Arlan Ettinger assured Harrisburg residents that the city would not… Read More
Bill of Goods
Did Harrisburg get hornswoggled? I know what you’re thinking. Not another auction story. But before you pass by: it turns… Read More
Coming Soon: “Saving Harrisburg”
Imagine, for a moment, if Kevin Costner had made an Oscar acceptance speech before an actual movie was released. Then… Read More
Mayors, Guns & Money
In an old farmhouse outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on the other side of a wooden gate framed by teepees and covered… Read More
Auction Analyst 2: The Final Tally
Fifty cents on the dollar. That was Harrisburg’s return on investment after the weeklong Wild West auction on City Island,… Read More
Auction Analyst: Was Reed’s Vision Crazy?
Sane or insane? Such has been the debate around Harrisburg this week during the lengthy auction of some 8,000 Wild… Read More
Sold! My Day at the Harrisburg Auction
I had my heart set on the spittoon. I had no practical use for it, being neither a chewer nor… Read More
What Bugs My Burg: Quarters Are Still King
While most days I walk to work from my apartment along Front Street, occasionally I will need my car for… Read More
Paved Paradise IV: The Final Judgment
Through the years of covering the Harrisburg Zoning Hearing Board, I’ve learned two important things. Lesson one: Come prepared. Board… Read More