Does Harrisburg need to increase minority participation in public contracts? Council says ‘yes.’
For months, Harrisburg City Council members have raised seemingly the same question to members of the city’s administration. How many… Read More
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Apartments OK’d: Harrisburg council approves Harristown, other projects.
Another downtown apartment project received the official go-ahead tonight, as Harrisburg City Council agreed to a residential conversion on Pine… Read More
Planning Commission “has not served citizens well” and needs to be replaced, Mayor says.
The never-ending story of Harrisburg’s comprehensive planning process could soon be in for a plot twist, if the mayor gets… Read More
As cities cope with cyber crimes, local IT directors prepare their defenses.
For almost two weeks, the city of Atlanta has been in a “hostage situation.” That’s how Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms… Read More
TheBurg Captures 16 Press Awards, Including Prestigious Sweepstakes
For a third straight year, TheBurg has captured the prestigious Sweepstakes Award, one of 16 Keystone Professional Awards that it… Read More
HACC finalizes 2018-19 budget, tuition to rise by $6 per credit hour.
HACC students will have to pay a bit more for the next academic year, as the college plans to raise… Read More
Following temporary cuts, HACC students call on administrators to restore arts electives.
Shawna Purdy-Beaver was 43 years old when she first sat behind a pottery wheel. After raising two daughters as a… Read More
Cops & Community: Harrisburg introduces its community policing team.
“Less suit and tie, more jeans and Jordans.” That’s the message that Blake Lynch wants to send to the public… Read More
Free Parking? No, it’s not Monopoly. It’s Harrisburg.
To butcher a famous literary phrase: “Let us now praise HBG famous men (and women).” In my column last month,… Read More
March News Digest
Free Evening Parking Free parking could come to downtown Harrisburg as early as this month, as City Council passed a… Read More