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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

Bike share at the Broad Street Market

We’ve made it to the end of another week here in Harrisburg, and we appreciate you following along with our daily news coverage. If, by chance, you missed any of our stories, you can find them all, below.  

Bike share has returned to Harrisburg for the season, our online story reported. SusqueCycle allows people to rent bikes at stations in downtown, Midtown, Allison Hill and City Island. 

“Cocoon Steelton: The Migrations of Many,” is on display through late May at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Harrisburg, our magazine story reported. The exhibit, by Kate Browne, shines a light on the history of Steelton and its steel mill. 

Dennis Owens, the news anchor and Capitol reporter for ABC27, has had a 30-plus-year television journalism career. In our magazine story, read about his background and the highs of his long career.

The Harrisburg City School District Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will host an induction ceremony to honor current and former city student-athletes, coaches and program supporters, our online story reported. The April ceremony will take place at the Hilton Harrisburg. 

Harrisburg officials announced that the city will crack down on illegal parking on sidewalks, our online story reported. Officials said that the issue has become an increasing problem, hindering accessibility for pedestrians. 

Open Stage’s annual “Good at Heart Festival” focuses on social and racial justice conversations and art, our magazine story reported. The festival will feature the one-woman show “Mary Speaks,” highlighting the strength of Black mothers.  

“Problemista” is a whimsical film that “is pretty much a guarantee to delight and confuse,” says our movie reviewer. The movie is playing at Midtown Cinema this month. 

Our publisher looks forward each year to seeing Historic Harrisburg Association’s “Preservation Priorities,” a list of endangered properties in the city. While it is discouraging to see the buildings that linger on the list, he is also happy to see the restoration over the years.  

Sara Bozich has lined up a great list of activities for your weekend. Find it, here. 

Sonya McKnight, a suspended Harrisburg magisterial district judge, will face trial, charged with allegedly shooting her ex-boyfriend in his sleep, our online story reported.  

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