August News Digest
Officials Commit to Rebuilding Market Local and state officials last month vowed that the Broad Street Market would be rebuilt… Read More
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Blooming Business: The Meadow opens in Harrisburg with a bouquet of local vendors on display
Around six years ago, Kenzie Brinkman set up as a vendor at one of her first artist markets, the HBG… Read More
August Publisher’s Note
The calls and texts began arriving before 3 a.m. Who could that be, I wondered, as my phone lit up… Read More
Royalty & Representation: Two Harrisburg residents represent the commonwealth in a national pageant spotlighting, celebrating Black girls
Laila-Joy Perry and Kahlia Brown aren’t only cousins, they’re Pennsylvania royalty. You may have seen them around Harrisburg, their home… Read More
Eye to the Sky: Cedar Crest High School boasts a unique, far-out feature—a planetarium
At first glance, the Cedar Crest High School planetarium in southern Lebanon County doesn’t look like much. Two rows of… Read More
Plane Talk: Pilots with a Purpose introduces young people to careers in aviation
Back in his days as a youth counselor, Ed Nielsen found that a literal change of perspective shook some troubled… Read More
All in the Family: Juggling single motherhood and education, Danielle Martin has received her doctorate, as her twins prepare for college
It’s that time of year when students get ready to head back to school. For twins Ashlee and Arin Martin,… Read More
Grief, Relief in Room 116: Daughter takes over mom’s second-grade classroom after beloved teacher dies suddenly
Jill Demmel was the type of teacher you are destined to reminisce about long after you leave the report cards,… Read More
Musical Notes: August Is Hear
Let’s skip the small talk and dig into the music, because there’s a lot of good stuff happening in the… Read More
Summer Stuffer: A perfect meal for those giant garden zucchini
I’ve written several times about the “first world problem” of having too many zucchini at the end of summer. We… Read More