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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

Qui Qui Musarra, chef and an owner at Rubicon, Mangia Qui, & Suba, from a Dani Fresh photo feature in the May issue of TheBurg, which was released this week.

Around TheBurg, week six of the shutdown didn’t seem that different from weeks five, four, etc., etc. Amid the holding pattern, there was some bad news and some very good news. If you missed any of our coverage, we have it all listed and linked below.

COVID-19 pandemic continued to plague the commonwealth, and, each day, we reported on the health department’s grim tally. Click here for the latest update on cases and fatalities.

Gov. Tom Wolf offered further detail on beginning to dial back restrictions on movement and businesses. When will your area migrate from the red to the yellow category? Two online stories, one on Monday and one on Friday, offered information on counties that will make the move next week.

Harrisburg residents and officials should be commended for creatively stepping up to help those in need during the pandemic. So says our editor, who penned a blog post praising the local response to the crisis.

Harrisburg City Council
funded its portion of the new Neighborhood Business Stabilization Program, designed to inject funding into hurting city businesses. At its virtual legislative session, council also approved a couple of important development projects. Our online story has the details.

Invasive pests are a huge problem in Pennsylvania, especially as we transition to warmer weather. Our magazine feature describes the scope of the issue and how people can help.

One Midtown is a new Friends of Midtown program designed to encourage people to patronize local businesses during the pandemic. Read our online story–then show off your receipts!

Sara Bozich continues to stare out her window, hoping that one day she’ll be able to enjoy adult company again. Until then, she has a weekly list of virtual things to do this weekend and some local businesses to patronize.

TheBurg came out with our May issue, a bit slimmed down but still full of community news and features. We continue delivering the hard copy to places that are open for business, but encourage people to read it online, as well.

TheBurg team of reporters, writers, designers and artists picked up 16 Keystone Media Awards, including the coveted “sweepstakes” award for best overall performance in our category. What and who won? To find out, check out our proud editor’s blog post.

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