Owner Rosa Ortiz of Café De Olla, a Mexican eatery that opened this week in Harrisburg
Happy Easter to all of our readers who celebrate! In between the egg hunting and chocolate bunny eating, take a minute to catch up on the Harrisburg area’s latest news, linked below.
Café De Olla opened on Thursday in downtown Harrisburg, our reporting found. The restaurant offers authentic Mexican breakfast and lunch fare.
Callery pear trees have been placed on the state’s noxious weed list and banned from being sold or cultivated. In our magazine story, find out why this stinky plant is now considered illegal.
Developers have proposed many large-scale projects for Harrisburg, but few have even begun, writes our editor in his column. Will they ever cut the ribbon on these apartment buildings and commercial spaces?
Easter dinner is a big deal for our food writer Rosemary. The meal signifies tradition, cultural heritage, family and faith. This holiday, she shares her recipe for roasted lamb.
Entrepreneurs in the Harrisburg area now have a chance to acquire skills, knowledge and cash to help them realize their small business dreams, our online story reported. M&T Bank and Harrisburg University’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship are partnering on a program called the “Capital Region Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab: Bridges to Success.”
Harrisburg-area places of worship and nonprofits will receive state funding to support safety and security efforts, our online story reported. The funding comes from the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and is intended to help prevent hate crimes and acts of terrorism.
Harrisburg City Council approved a list of recipients for annual federal funding to support housing and social service efforts, our online story reported. Council also voted in favor of requiring city boards to record public meetings.
Harrisburg University Presents announced its plans to bring pop-rock band LANY to Riverfront Park this summer, our online story reported. The band will be joined by guest band Surfaces.
Home prices rose this month in the Harrisburg area, although home sales fell, our reporting found. For March, 576 houses sold in the three-county region compared to 627 houses in the year-ago period, as the median sales price rose to $238,900 from $209,900.
Metropolis aerial arts studio recently opened in downtown Harrisburg, our magazine story reported. Owner Mikee Bentz hopes to provide a space for fun and fitness through pole dancing.
Plant Family opened on N. 3rd Street in Harrisburg, offering natural medicines and botanicals, our online story reported. Owner Sara Rose Bryant hopes her shop fills a gap in the city by offering natural wellness products.
Sara Bozich has lots of ways for you to spend the Easter holiday weekend. No need to hunt; find them, here.
Second Street in Harrisburg is set to go from one-way to two-way by the summer, with the full project slated for completion by year-end, our reporting found. In a press conference on Wednesday, the city’s project manager, Percy Bullock, offered an update on the long-anticipated project.
Someone To Tell It To, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit focused on vulnerability and connection, is rounding out its first decade, our magazine story reported. The organization provides a listening service for businesses, teams, families and individuals.
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