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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

Coronet Park ribbon cutting

There’s been a lot of exciting news this week! Downtown Harrisburg saw the opening of its first “pocket park,” a local gym expanded its training space with a turf lawn, and high school eSports players from Harrisburg prepared for a statewide tournament. All that, and more, is compiled for you below:

Coronet Park, downtown Harrisburg’s first “pocket park,” opened this week with plans to host a flurry of pop-up events with Sara Bozich in the coming months.

CREDC offered a first look at responses from a downtown Harrisburg perception survey ahead of revitalization plans at an Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority meeting Wednesday.

Harrisburg High School eSports players prepared for a statewide tournament this week, seeding first and fourth.

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC) is facing $7.9 million in foreclosure claims from a mortgage lender who asked a court to pursue a sheriff’s sale of the property last week.

Harrisburg police proposed a union contract that would bump city officers’ salaries significantly in order to help with recruitment.

Latino Connection Foundation has announced its first executive director, Shalawn James.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including the Wetlands Festival at Wildwood Park. Check out the full list.

Susquehanna Art Museum’s current exhibit “American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy” encompasses 400 years of assembled artwork across a variety of mediums.

Triple P Fitness finished the installation of 3,300 square feet of turf along its riverfront North Front Street property and plans to use the new space for training and classes.

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