Veterans Outreach of Central Pennsylvania and local officials cut the ribbon on Veteran’s Grove.
This week may have been shorter due to the holiday, but there was still plenty of news in Harrisburg. Find all of our local coverage, below, and make sure you snag a copy of our June issue of the magazine, which dropped this week.
Artist Julia Mallory cut the ribbon on her new studio and community gathering space, Ten Oh! Six, our online story reported. She plans to host creative workshops and classes, as well as featuring local artist’s work.
Broad Street Market board members and vendors are asking the community to help name the new temporary structure, our online story reported. Community members are invited to reflect on what the market means to them and submit a creative name for the tent, through June 22.
City Council member Crystal Davis announced that she would reconsider her previous vote rejecting the city’s selected construction manager for the Broad Street Market, our online story reported. Later, another member of council, Ralph Rodriguez shared the same sentiments in a press release.
Harrisburg City Council re-voted on its decision to reject the city’s chosen construction manager for the Broad Street Market and approved the contract, our online story reported. Many community members spoke publicly during the meeting, as well as several council members who still opposed the resolution, saying the selection process was unfair.
The Harrisburg School District proposed its 2024-25 budget of $211.7 million, our online story reported. The budget did not include a property tax increase.
High school students from Dauphin County Technical School, along with Brethren Housing Association, built a house for a family transitioning out of homelessness, our online story reported. The project not only helped students gain hands-on experience, but helped provide affordable housing in Uptown Harrisburg.
June events will be kicking off soon in the Harrisburg area. Find all of this month’s happenings, here.
Our publisher introduces the June issue of the magazine, highlighting the Juneteenth-focused cover image, the new Family Time section and the many summer fun stories, in his Publisher’s Note.
A puppet show theater, Imaginary Friends, opened in Strawberry Square in Harrisburg this week, our online story reported. The theater will host shows during the summer months.
Sara Bozich’s Weekend Roundup includes the best music, arts and food events happening in the Harrisburg area.
SusqueCycle, Harrisburg’s bike share program, replaced many of its bikes with new ones, our online story reported. The organization will donate its old bikes to local nonprofit Recycle Bicycle.
Veterans Outreach of Central Pennsylvania cut the ribbon on its tiny home village, Veteran’s Grove, for homeless veterans, our online story reported. The project, which has been years in the making, features 15 tiny homes and a community center in south Harrisburg.
White House official, Tom Perez, director of intergovernmental affairs for President Joe Biden, visited Harrisburg this week to tour recently built affordable housing developments, our online story reported. While visiting, with Mayor Wanda Williams, he touted the federal government’s efforts to increase housing opportunities across the country.
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