Unfavorable Comments: City leaders, residents must stop trafficking in us vs. them.
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of my time traveling all over the city talking and listening to people. In… Read More
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September News Digest
Tax Hike Suggested Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse last month proposed tripling the local services tax to help close an estimated… Read More
Timely Audit Seen as Small Step in Harrisburg’s Recovery
Harrisburg will file audited financial statements on time for the first time since 2007, city officials said this week, marking… Read More
In New Video, Water Authority Asks Customers to “Consider the Source”
The next time you drink a beer at Appalachian Brewing Co., consider this: the water used to make your Mountain… Read More
Harrisburg Bar Loses Appeal, Remains Open for Now
A Midtown Harrisburg bar targeted for closure by the city has lost its appeal, but remains open pending a decision… Read More
Harrisburg Streetlight Project Approved, Will Begin Soon
Harrisburg’s plan to upgrade all its streetlights with long-lasting LED lights should begin later this month as the City Council… Read More
War of the Worlds: Harrisburg’s mayor and Civil War Museum supporters not only disagree–they don’t even exist in the same reality.
A year ago, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse asked Dauphin County to stop giving a portion of the city’s hotel tax… Read More
Leashing the Lobbyists: Tighter rules, greater transparency needed for fourth branch of government.
The operations of Pennsylvania government certainly are not inexpensive, nor are the industries that endeavor to influence those operations. It… Read More
August News Digest
Harrisburg Crime Rate Falls Serious crime in Harrisburg plummeted by almost 21 percent for the first six months of… Read More
City To Replace Trees Lost in Street Repaving
Harrisburg will replace trees cut down along Front Street as part of a state repaving project at a three-to-one ratio,… Read More