Harrisburg School District officials ceremonially broke ground on the renovation and re-opening of Steele Elementary School.
This week’s stories covered everything from new businesses to school construction projects to unique local partnerships. What have been some of your favorite recent Burg stories? Let us know! Check out this week’s news coverage, below.
Bob’s Art Blog, features the 50th anniversary of Nature’s Way Nursery in Lower Paxton Township. The garden specializes in the art of bonsai.
Candidates for Harrisburg City Council shared their stances on issues like public safety, infrastructure and housing at a debate, our online story reported. The forum, hosted by Friends of Midtown, was held at Open Stage theater.
Found Collab will open later this month as a new venture by Harrisburg’s Stash and Midtown Dandy, vintage retail partners, our online story reported. The shop will feature clothing, household goods and wares from curators, artists and small businesses.
Harrisburg School District officials ceremonially broke ground on the renovation of Steele Elementary School in Uptown, our online story reported. The district plans to reopen the school, which closed in 2011, for the 2024-25 school year.
Home sales and prices both fell this month in Harrisburg, our online story reported. For the three-county Harrisburg region, 448 previously owned homes sold last month, a drop from 628 houses in April 2022, as the median sales price fell to $245,000 from $250,500.
Little Amps Coffee Roasters in Harrisburg shared that it’s sponsoring Evan “Juice” Baker, a Harrisburg native and up-and-coming skateboarder, our online story reported. Baker sees the partnership as a “dream come true.”
Melissa Mesones-Ortiz has dedicated countless hours to making the city more accessible to Spanish-speaking residents, our magazine story reported. As Harrisburg’s deputy director of communications, she works to communicate with Latino residents who often face language and cultural barriers and helps them engage with local government.
Park Harrisburg, which operates Harrisburg’s parking meters, announced that motorists can now text to pay for parking, our online story reported. The company explained that it will offer the new option to make parking easier.
Rosemary shares cooking tips that she’s learned over the years, in her May column. Find out how to cook the perfect meatball, select the right cheese and entertain guests, here.
Sara Bozich has a great lineup of events for your sunny Mother’s Day weekend. Find out what’s happening, here.
Vietnamese Garden in Harrisburg recently changed names to The LA Squared, as the longtime owner’s son took over the business, our reporting found. While most of the original menu has remained, it now has many new offerings for hungry customers.
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