Lhayana Dallas of Honeybush Raw Smoothie Bar served customers in the Broad Street Market courtyard on Thursday.
This week in Harrisburg brought some big news—both good and bad. We covered stories of a tragic fire and the community uniting in its aftermath, a development in a transportation story and upcoming festivals and events coming to the city. Find all of our stories from the week, below.
Aura Modern Mediterranean recently opened at the former Cork & Fork location on the Carlisle Pike, our magazine story reported. The menu draws on inspiration from the Iberian peninsula, France, Greece and northern Africa, and features lots of fresh vegetables, seafood and meats.
Broad Street Market in Harrisburg was heavily damaged by fire early Monday morning, our online story reported. The fire was contained to the market’s brick building, with its roof and rear of the building sustaining damage.
A fire at Harrisburg’s Broad Street Market reminded our publisher of a 2007 fire at Eastern Market in Washington, D.C., where he used to live. In his blog post, he shares how the community in D.C. rallied around rebuilding the market and how he hopes Harrisburg will do the same.
Harrisburg agreed to fund Major League Baseball-required upgrades to FNB Field on City Island, our online story reported. The city, which owns the field, will use a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to help fund the renovations.
The Harrisburg School District received approval from the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas for the sale of its vacant lot at 1001 N. 18th St., our online story reported. The district is slated to sell the property to Harrisburg-based Fernandez Realty Group, which has proposed building affordable housing.
HU Presents’ Summer Series returns this month to Riverfront Park with several big-name acts. In our magazine story, find out what musical artists are coming and what goes on behind the scenes of each show.
Maestro Stuart Malina of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra has agreed to a three-year contract extension as music director and conductor, our online story reported. Malina started at HSO in 2000 and the new contract will take him through the 2025-26 season.
Mecum Auctions will return to the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg from July 26 to 29, our online story reported. The company will auction off some 1,200 muscle cars, classics, Corvettes, trucks, exotics, hot rods, customs and more.
“The Miracle Club” opens this weekend at Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg. Find out more about the movie, which includes themes of grief, trauma and a bit of comedy, here.
PennDOT announced that it has dropped a plan to toll the South Bridge to help pay for its replacement, our reporting found. PennDOT is slated to replace the 62-year-old bridge, which carries I-83 traffic over the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, at an estimated cost of $850 million to $1 billion.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, along with other local officials, pledged to rebuild the Broad Street Market after it was heavily damaged in a fire on Monday, our online story reported. They also said that they were developing plans for how to assist displaced vendors.
The rental market in the Harrisburg area is the most competitive in the country, according to a recently released report. RentCafé, a national apartment search website, states that 96.2% of apartments in the south-central PA region are occupied. Find out more, in our story.
Sara Bozich has a great list of events happening in the Harrisburg area this weekend. Find them all, here.
Sweets will be on display at the PA Farm Show Complex for the second annual Harrisburg Dessert Festival, our reporting found. The event, hosted by Harrisburg-based Cece’s Cake Shop, will feature over 30 dessert vendors and interactive experiences.
Vendors of the Broad Street Market and local residents gathered in the market courtyard on Monday, following a tragic fire in the market’s stone building, our reporting found. Vendors grieved and supported each other as they wondered what to do next.
Vendors set up shop on Thursday outside the Broad Street Market’s brick building, following a fire that left the building heavily damaged. Community members came out to shop and encourage business owners, our online story reported.
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