Sun & Fun & Safety: Summer brings good times, but hazards too.
For many, thinking about summer conjures familiar, pleasant memories: blue skies, warm sun, white sands, picnic tables, frozen treats, fireworks,… Read More
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Staying Put: In Harrisburg, seniors increasingly decide to “age in place.”
In America, getting older has long meant moving. Moving to Florida. Moving to a retirement community. Moving out of state… Read More
Safety Zone: Safe Families PLUS matches mentors with youth in foster care.
George Clements and Stephen Range may seem like an unlikely pair. Clements is a 71-year-old ex-military retiree and Range is… Read More
Seeds of Success: Master gardeners help turn all-thumbs to green thumbs.
Each year, you plant some flowers, maybe a tomato plant or two. That makes you a gardener, right? Sure, but… Read More
An Educator of Health: An online message prompts a recollection of one of our area’s most celebrated doctors.
Recently, I received a Facebook message from a woman named Suzanne, living in North Carolina, who had been searching for… Read More
Susquehanna Charm: This year’s HYP Home Tour drifts into Shipoke.
Say the word “Shipoke” and several thoughts may cross your mind. History. Beauty. Sometimes tragedy. For those who live there,… Read More
Design Space: New Mitrani showroom shares a pattern for living.
Furniture stores may come and go, but not many transform from a large-scale retail operation into an intimate, one-of-kind showroom.… Read More
Something to Spare
The ABC West Lane bowling alley parking lot was filled to capacity with cars of all makes and models. A… Read More
All Dogs Go to 7th Street: It’s a pooch paradise at Keystone K9.
It’s 10 a.m. on a Friday, and I’m being playfully mobbed by half-a-dozen large dogs bursting with enthusiasm over nothing… Read More
Learning Curve: It’s been an adjustment, but Harrisburg students have built new friendships, lives at DC Tech.
It’s been five years since Harrisburg students transferred to the Dauphin County Technical School, following the closure of the district’s… Read More