20 Down . . .: Whitaker Center reflects on its past, plans for the future.
In the late 1980s, a group of local officials sought to build a cultural and science center for the growing… Read More
Greater Harrisburg's Community Magazine
In The Burg
Generation Now: For Julissa Morales, young people are the present and the future.
At the age of 11, Julissa Morales, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, stood on the state Capitol steps reciting her… Read More
Assessing the Past, Insuring the Future: Over a century, Penn National’s commitment to Harrisburg runs deep.
Call it an executive suite ah-ha moment. Penn National Insurance officials brainstorming the words to describe their company produced “vibrant.”… Read More
A Place to Belong: McCormick Library pilots a new approach to homeless, troubled patrons.
A schizophrenic woman, barred from returning to a homeless shelter. A man talking to “someone that wasn’t visible.” When librarians… Read More
Making Change: Nearly six decades old, the Harrisburg Coin Club is banking on youth, a new venue.
Kevin Tyler calls coin collecting “the world’s oldest hobby.” He may be right. After all, the earliest known currency was… Read More
Whitaker Center to build out new STEM lab, thanks to sledgehammers, fundraisers, wine
When it opened two decades ago, Whitaker Center faced an issue that all nonprofits have to reckon with—how to raise… Read More
Together Again: Library purchases historic Harrisburg building next door, will expand services
For many years, two prominent parcels on N. Front Street in Harrisburg had common ownership and a shared history. More… Read More
The Broad Street Market says: Thank you for being a friend.
Do you consider yourself a “friend” of the Broad Street Market? If so, Josh Heilman wants to hear from you.… Read More
Measure of Hope: Renovation arrives suddenly to N. 6th Street
After decades of blight and inaction, a historic Harrisburg block is undergoing a rapid transformation, removing an eyesore on a… Read More
2019 HBG Mural Fest Brochure
Sprocket Mural Works Thank you to the Sponsors:… Read More