Vendors spoke at a Broad Street Market board meeting this past week.
There’s cold weather coming, making it a perfect time to warm up inside while catching up on your Burg reading. Grab a copy of our January magazine if you haven’t yet and get up to speed on our weekly news coverage below.
The Broad Street Market’s board of directors voted to temporarily halt a plan to increase vendors’ rent by almost double, our online story reported. The decision came after numerous vendors and community members attended this week’s board meeting to oppose the raise.
Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning opened the application process for its Harrisburg location, which is being developed at N. 6th and Muench streets, our online story reported. The center is an arm of the Milton Hershey School and will offer free care and education to 150 low-income and at-risk children.
Central PA MLK Day of Service is right around the corner, our online story reported. The day will feature dozens of ways to serve the greater Harrisburg community in honor of the holiday.
Dovie Thomason has become a nationally and internationally renowned storyteller, our magazine story reported. The Lower Paxton Township resident shares her Native American origin stories with community groups, at festivals and in classrooms.
Events this weekend in Harrisburg range from live music to brewery tours to the PA Farm Show. Find Sara Bozich’s full roundup, here.
The Harrisburg Area YMCA’s Camp Curtin Branch announced that it would serve as the new home for the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry, our online story reported. Beginning on Feb. 5, the pantry will operate at the Y’s N. 6th Street location, offering food assistance to those in need.
Harrisburg has received one bid for electrical work at the Broad Street Market’s temporary structure, but no bids for plumbing, our online story reported. The city will review the electric contractor’s bid and will republish the plumbing job for bids.
Harrisburg University Presents announced that country music duo Maddie & Tae will perform at XL Live on April 13, our online story reported. HU Presents has additional concerts planned for the winter into the spring.
The LGBT Center of Central PA has a new interim executive director, our online story reported. Amanda Carter will take the leadership post, replacing long-time Executive Director Amanda Arbour.
“Monster” is an “artistic masterpiece and a tribute to humanity,” says our movie reviewer. The film, which tells the same story three times, each from a different perspective, will play at Midtown Cinema this month.
Nate Davidson, a Harrisburg resident and Pa. Capitol staff member, will launch his campaign as a Democratic candidate for the 103rd district House seat, our reporting found. He becomes at least the fifth Democrat vying for the open seat for the district.
Sharp opened recently in downtown Camp Hill, offering men a chance to get a custom fit and helping them to feel comfortable while shopping, our magazine story reported.
Vendors at the Broad Street Market signed a letter with a list of “actionable items” that demanded greater transparency and vendor involvement at the market, our online story reported. The business owners’ requests were in response to the market’s recent notice that vendors’ rents would be raised.
The William Penn building demolition is officially canceled, our online story reported. The Harrisburg School District decided instead to clean out and secure the building for future use.
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