Stay Awhile: Sankofa, Gamut team to highlight local history in “The Jackson Rooming House: Music’s Resting Place”
When I think of great musicians like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, Count Basie and… Read More
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Baked to Perfection: Savor a song and a meat pie at Open Stage’s “Sweeney Todd”
Sondheim returns to Open Stage this month with a melodramatic musical horror dealing with class structure, a corrupt sense of… Read More
Binding Community: Local educator will host gala to support mission of providing diverse books to area students
Growing up, Corey Dupree loved reading book series like Harry Potter, Goosebumps and The Chronicles of Narnia. But for as… Read More
Musical Notes: Leap into Live Music
This month, there’s a whole extra day to appreciate music. While there aren’t any shows on my radar for Feb.… Read More
The Road Back: Treatment and recovery programs bring hope to those suffering addictions
It took four years of addiction to opioid painkillers and heroin to transform Samantha Bixler from a wholesome, high school… Read More
A Doctor’s Life: Dr. Charles Crampton was one of Harrisburg’s most prominent Black citizens, until the system turned against him
“He enters the Esquire Bar. All the big muck-a-muck politicians go there. It surprises me that they let a colored… Read More
February News Digest
Harrisburg Passes 2024 Budget Harrisburg has solidified a spending plan for 2024, one that anticipates impacts from inflation and the… Read More
A Founder’s Collection: SAM exhibit threads the relationship between artist, patron, community
By design, the Susquehanna Art Museum is a non-collecting institution, meaning that its galleries feature rotating exhibitions throughout the year.… Read More
A Century of Connections: This year, Schaedler Yesco turns 100, but it’s still on a growth path
Greg Schaedler has been part of his family’s electric supply business for as long as he can remember. “I started… Read More
Resting Easier: Pennsylvania Furniture Mission offers critical help for people transitioning to permanent housing
Furniture helps make a house a home—and providing furniture to those without is the goal of Pennsylvania Furniture Mission. Based… Read More