Parking Problems: Neighbors object to proposed senior housing development on N. 6th Street

July 20, 2021 | by Maddie Gittens

The proposed site of Bethel Village at Herr and N. 6th streets.

At a packed Harrisburg Zoning Hearing Board Meeting on Monday night, residents’ hands shot up, one-by-one, to express their opposition to a proposed affordable housing project for seniors.

Local development group RB Development, along with several partners, presented their plans for Bethel Village, an affordable housing community for senior citizens at N. 6^th and Herr streets.

The proposed development was discussed at a community meeting a few weeks ago with little opposition from residents, most comments coming from supporters of the project. However, at Monday’s meeting, many residents waited nearly four hours to get the chance to voice their concerns.

“I’ve spoken to many of the neighbors, and no one objects to affordable housing,” said Ted Hanson, a long-time resident of Boas Street.

However, Hanson presented board members with a petition signed by 60 neighborhood residents. Their main concern: parking.

The Bethel Village project proposes a 49-unit building for qualifying low-income seniors on land that once housed, in part, the historic Bethel AME Church, which burned down in 1995. Last week, Bethel Village purchased the land from Bethel AME, a partner in the project.

Bethel Village is proposing four parking spots for their building, 15 fewer than the required number under the zoning code, explained Esche McCombie, an attorney with McNees, Wallace & Nurick, the law firm representing Bethel.

However, Bethel Village developers do not see this as a problem, explained Ava Goldman of Gardner Capital, another partner in the project. Based on her experience working in affordable housing development, she expects that a large majority of their seniors will not own cars.

But residents who spoke at Monday’s meeting painted a picture of a congested neighborhood with little room for the vehicles of people who already live there, let alone those for as many as 50 newcomers.

“There are nights when I come home at midnight from the hospital, and I cannot find a parking spot,” said resident Allison Deturk-Malia, a nurse. “You mean to tell me that four parking spots are going to be OK for our neighborhood? I don’t think so.”

McCombie reiterated that they don’t expect most residents to have cars, and for visitors and family members, they referenced new on-street parking recently added to 6^th Street. They also plan to incorporate bike racks on their property.

Some residents brought up concerns with the facade of the building, saying it wouldn’t fit in with the historic neighborhood. Others commented on traffic in the neighborhood, explaining that it can already be unsafe for pedestrians with cars turning off of 6^th onto Boas at high speeds. They suggested that the development would make the situation even worse.

“We want to work with the neighbors,” said Blane Stoddart of RB Development. “We would not do anything to put you in danger or to put your kids in danger.”

Despite the neighborhood concerns, Stoddart emphasized that they fully plan to move forward with the $15 million project, saying that they have already received low-income tax credit money from the state. Financially, Bethel developers said that they cannot provide more parking.

“This is a project that is going to happen,” he said. “Seventy-one percent of Harrisburg residents qualify, income-wise, to live in this project.”

Zoning board members voted to continue the Bethel Village discussion in a special hearing on Aug. 3 at 6 p.m.

Also on the long agenda for Monday night were several other projects that received continuances.

At June’s zoning meeting, Harrisburg-based D&F Realty Holdings presented its plans to convert a 16,500-square-foot building at 423 Division St. into an apartment building. The building previously housed Congregation Chisuk Emuna before it was damaged in a 2009 fire. In recent years the building has remained blighted.

D&F’s proposal included no on-site parking spots, but developers said they spoke with the Scottish Rite Cathedral about utilizing their lot, a few blocks away.

Zoning board Chair Thomas Leonard said that he needed to see a formal agreement with the cathedral and continued the project to the Aug. 16 meeting.

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Sprocket Mural Works plans two large Allison Hill murals, seeks community input

July 19, 2021 | by Maddie Gittens

Pizza Boli’s, at the intersection of 13th and Market streets, will be the site of an upcoming mural created by Sprocket Mural Works.

Two large murals are coming to Harrisburg, and community members are encouraged to offer input on them.

As part of the 2021 Harrisburg Mural Festival, Sprocket Mural Works plans to paint large-scale murals in Allison Hill. One will be located at the corner of 13th and Market streets and others will be on the Mulberry Street Bridge—which will be Sprocket’s largest mural project to date.

“We’d love to hear about the public’s hopes and dreams, for what will be two landmark murals being created this summer,” said Megan Caruso, co-founder and president of the nonprofit Sprocket Mural Works. “Community input is vital to guiding the creative vision for both projects.”

Sprocket has released a community survey to hear from people on what they’d like to see as part of the projects. They will also be at the Allison Hill Farmers Market on July 28 and Aug. 4 to speak with community members directly. According to Sprocket, anyone with ties to Harrisburg is welcome to participate in the survey. However, they especially invite participation from Allison Hill residents since both murals will be in their neighborhood.

Also as part of the mural festival, Sprocket is currently working on a mural in Allison Hill at the Recycle Bicycle building on Chestnut Street and recently completed a planter painting project in Allison Hill.

To learn more, visit Sprocket Mural Works’ website. To volunteer with Sprocket’s community survey efforts, which include staffing the farmers’ market booth or going door-to-door, please contact Sprocket’s volunteer coordinator Meghan Weaver via email at [email protected].

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Need a Yard? Harrisburg residents can adopt a vacant city lot to use as garden, green space

July 19, 2021 | by Maddie Gittens

A city-owned lot in Midtown Harrisburg

For Harrisburg residents looking for a little extra green space in the city, you’re in luck.

Harrisburg is reinvigorating its “Adopt-A-Lot” program, which allows residents to make use of a city-owned grassy area.

The program helps the city maintain its many vacant lots, while giving interested residents some additional, if temporary, empty land, according to city officials.

“It’s a win-win,” said Brooke Bobitz, assistant to the city’s business administrator and manager of the Adopt-A-Lot program. “It gives residents and organizations an opportunity to take ownership of the green space in their neighborhoods.”

Through the program, a partnership between the city and the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority, residents can lease an empty lot for just $1 per year. They may then use it for such things as growing a garden, maintaining an open green space or for a neighborhood gathering space, Bobitz explained. However, no permanent structure may be built on the land, and the city may take it back at any time if it is slated for development.

Harrisburg does maintain its lots, Bobitz said, but with so many in the city, resident participation is helpful.

The program, Bobitz said, started a while back, but largely went under the radar until she started advertising it about a year ago. Since then, there has been more interest from the community.

Kenyotta Thomas has his hands in over 15 gardens in the city, he said. His organization, The Soul Proprietors Inc., and Harrisburg Urban Growers, which he helped found, have worked to bring gardening education and fresh produce to residents through community gardens. Through the Adopt-A-Lot program, several of their gardens have been planted on formerly vacant lots.

Currently, Thomas spearheads the efforts at a garden on 24^th and Berryhill streets, leased through Adopt-A-Lot.

“I wanted to give people the opportunity to grow their own food and have a space to do it,” he said. “I believe that people start to take more pride in their community when they see a lot that used to be blighted turned into a garden.”

Bobitz said that, for residents who don’t have much yard space, open green spaces, like these lots, are important.

Any city resident or organization may apply for Adopt-A-Lot.

“I hope that people get interested,” Bobitz said. “It’s a really cool thing that the city does.”

To learn more or to apply for Adopt-A-Lot, visit the city’s website or contact Brooke Bobitz directly at [email protected].

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HU announces “Tech ‘n Town Week,” a celebration of innovation, community

July 19, 2021 | by Lawrance Binda

The exterior of Harrisburg University’s main academic building on Market Street.

A multi-faceted celebration combining entertainment and education is heading our way, as Harrisburg University today announced the upcoming “Tech ‘n Town Week.”

The festival will feature concerts, a crypto-currency conference and the return of the university-sponsored e-sports tournament, HUE Invitational, among other events.

“Tech ‘n Town Week is a great way to celebrate the things that make our region great, including HU’s students and staff, the city of Harrisburg, the region’s employers and the community,” said HU President Dr. Eric Darr, in a statement. “Tech ‘n Town Week is a thank you, and a celebration, as we all move toward an exciting future.”

The series of events runs from Sept. 18 to 25 and will feature concerts by several nationally known recording artists: Cage the Elephant and Portugal. The Man in Riverfront Park and Dawes and Grouplove at XL Live.

Tech ‘n Town Week will include student events, the annual “Involvement Fair” and picnic on City Island and a “Celebration of Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion,” hosted by HU’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

The law firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is the main event sponsor.

“McNees is thrilled to support Harrisburg University’s Tech ‘n Town Week as it is a prime example of the university’s drive to encourage the growth of its students, the next generation of leaders, and the community,” said McNees Chair Brian Jackson. “We are very much looking forward to taking part in the celebration and do so in person.”

For more information on Tech ‘n Town Week, and to view the full slate of events scheduled, visit www.harrisburgu.edu/tech-n-town-week.

For information on all HU Presents concerts, visit their website.

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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

July 16, 2021 | by Lawrance Binda and Maddie Gittens

Impact Harrisburg officials announced a grant program for small businesses.

It’s been a washout of a week, weather-wise, but, as always, there has been plenty of local news. Catch up on all of it, listed and linked, below.

Art can be found just about anywhere we look, even in the produce aisle, says our arts blogger Bob in his column. Veering from his typical art show and gallery reviews, Bob reflects on the beauty of nature’s bounty.

Capital Region Water commented on the need for innovation in city infrastructure to handle extreme weather. An authority official explains what CRW has already done to address this issue and what their plans are for the future.

Cook to impress with this summery tomato bread appetizer recipe. Give your guests a taste of this Spanish take on a traditional Italian dish.

Dogs, like humans, have social needs, especially coming out of the pandemic. Our magazine story provides advice from the experts on how to socialize your dog and get that tail waggin’.

Gamut Theatre will have you laughing with its new production, “Thumbelina.” The Popcorn Hat Players, the children’s outreach arm of Gamut Theatre, incorporate plenty of audience participation with enormous enthusiasm and silliness aplenty. Read our review of the show, here.

Home sales showed continued strength in the Harrisburg area in June, our online story reported. The Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR) reported that 819 housing units sold last month, compared to 530 in June 2020.

Impact Harrisburg introduced a new grant program to support small businesses in the city, our reporting found. The program will distribute $300,000 to eligible businesses and nonprofits, with a focus on often overlooked organizations.

Kipona festival will return to Riverfront Park and City Island in Harrisburg, our online story reported. The three-day event will feature food trucks, fireworks, an artist market and Native American and Indian cultural performances.

Midtown Scholar Bookstore reopened recently after a lengthy, pandemic-related closure. Our feature story shares how the bookstore adapted and continues to navigate through this time.

Two Midtown bars have been sold to restaurateur Josh Kesler, our online story reported. He bought 1400 N. 3^rd St., which most recently housed the Third Street Café. The building next door, which once housed another bar, sold separately and is slated to be remodeled into apartments.

Sara Bozich has fun ideas for your weekend including live music, yoga, trivia and outdoor movies. Take a look at her Weekend Roundup, here.

Sprocket Mural Works recently worked with local artists to paint a number of planters in Allison Hill. In our magazine story, hear from artists on the impact the beautification project had on them and their community.

Summer reading programs are in full swing in Harrisburg, our magazine story reported. Local organizations like Tri-County OIC’s BookyMobile are working with underserved children who are struggling to regain lost academics, due to the pandemic.

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Burg Review: Tiny person, big chuckles with Gamut’s “Thumbelina”

July 16, 2021 | by Gina Napoli

One of the more obscure Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, “Thumbelina,” is the story of a tiny, yet fierce heroine who is kidnapped and then begins an epic adventure homeward to her mother.

You can always count on the Popcorn Hat Players, the children’s outreach arm of Gamut Theatre, to encourage plenty of audience participation. The players approach all their audiences with enormous enthusiasm and silliness aplenty. If you’re in the audience and you’re not dancing and singing along with the cast, you might just be the odd one out. (Go ahead and groove; no one’s looking, and I won’t tell anyone.)

For the adults watching the play alongside their little ones, “Thumbelina” delivers slapstick comedy, familiar dance tunes, and Charlie Chaplin plunked right into the storyline. (Story adaptation by Melissa Nicholson.)

The story of Thumbelina (Abby Carroll) begins the way most fairy tales do: deep in the woods where we meet talking animals and super sketchy people. The beautiful ones are trustworthy, and the evil ones have ugly costumes, facial warts (usually), and ulterior motives. It’s easy to tell apart good from evil.

Thumbelina’s beautiful mother (Erin Shellenberger) wishes for a child. From stage right, enter an old witch (Lyeneal Griffin) who lives down the lane, who—poof!—grows a tiny daughter from the center of a flower.

Because Thumbelina was no bigger than her mother’s thumb, she could not help much with the housework. So, she entertained her mother instead, with endearing ballet and jazz dancing to songs best described as reworked vintage genre bends. (Think Postmodern Jukebox.)

Then Thumbelina gets kidnapped by some ugly toads (Shellenberger and Griffin), one of whom wants to marry her. (Talk about built-in facial warts!) This plot twist transports the audience into a world where all the characters are Thumbelina-sized.

Then Charlie Chaplin (Ross Carmichael) comes to the rescue, arms and legs flailing, to “The Sting” theme, “The Entertainer,” as he runs. Carmichael showcases an excellent command of silent movie-era non-verbal communication, miming through the entire show, and making use of every speck of stage space to get his ideas across.

Together, Thumbelina and Charlie brave the elements—snow, wind, a near-drowning in the bog. Their adventure takes them to live with a cute Field Mouse (Shellenberger), who puts Thumbelina to work sewing and storytelling. They all live happily until Field Mouse whips out her ulterior motive, proving that sometimes characters with beautiful outsides aren’t always the good guys.

Thumbelina and her new friend, Charlie, follow their tiny hearts back home where her mother awaits her.

To give the audience perspective on how small Thumbelina’s world is, the characters crowd underneath a butterfly kite, reminiscent of walking below the huge monarch-patterned butterflies that used to hang in the breezeway to Strawberry Square.

Before the pandemic locked us all down, I would not have identified so hard with Thumbelina, who lamented, “We are so little, and the world is so big.”

Thumbelina and her world may be small, but the Popcorn Hat Players deliver her story with loud laughs and a huge amount of fun.

“Thumbelina” runs on Saturdays, July 17 through Aug. 14, at 1 p.m., and on Wednesdays during that date range for select school groups. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.gamuttheatre.org or call 717-238-4111.

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Harrisburg’s Kipona festival set to return to the riverfront with cultural performances, food trucks

July 15, 2021 | by Maddie Gittens

A past Harrisburg Kipona festival

Harrisburg’s festivals have kicked into gear this summer, bringing back a tradition that was missed during the pandemic.

Returning to Riverfront Park and City Island from Sept. 4 to 6, Harrisburg’s Kipona festival will feature art and food vendors, Native American and Indian cultural performances, fireworks and more.

“Kipona is a longstanding tradition within the community,” said Megan Roby, the city’s director of special events.

Last summer, the festival was altered to make it more COVID-friendly, limiting the in-person festivities to one day and moving many events to a virtual format. This year, many of the familiar Kipona experiences will return.

The annual Dick Reese Kipona Canoe and Kayak Races will take place at the northern tip of City Island on Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. Although racers typically face off in a sprint, this year the modified competitions will feature an 8-mile canoe and kayak race on the Susquehanna.

Celebrating Indian and Native American cultures is also a major focus of Kipona. These will be spotlighted through various performances and events, including a “Ratha-yatra,” or the Festival of Chariots, and a Native American pow-wow.

Festival attendees can also shop at an artist market with over 40 vendors selling handcrafted items.

A variety of food trucks will be onsite as well, serving funnel cakes, burgers, cheesesteaks and other favorites. A biergarten along the riverfront will feature selections from Zeroday Brewing Co.

Other activities include a Duck Derby, where people can purchase rubber ducks to float down the Susquehanna to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Harrisburg. Also on the river, American Tightwire performers will take a precarious walk across the Susquehanna from the Walnut Street Bridge to the riverbank.

Over 30 local bands will perform throughout the weekend, and a wine garden will feature acoustic performances.

Children are invited to enjoy free kids’ activities and carnival games at the festival, as well.

On Sept. 5, fireworks will shoot off at about 8:15 p.m. and can be viewed from Riverfront Park and City Island.

The city plans to release a complete schedule of events for Kipona in mid-August.

Street parking is free on Sunday and Monday. The code LUVHBG can be used to receive four hours of free street parking on Saturday. Parking at the Market Square Garage is $10 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday courtesy of Park Harrisburg. Recycle Bicycle will also provide free bike parking at the event.

Other recent city festivals included Artsfest on City Island, which showcased a range of artist vendors, and Harrisburg’s 4^th of July Food Trucks and Fireworks festival. Both, in person for the first time in a year, were very well attended, Roby said.

“People seem to be ready to get out and enjoy festivals this summer,” she said.

For more information about Harrisburg’s Kipona festival, visit their website.

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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

July 15, 2021 | by Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.

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Impact Harrisburg rolls out new grant program to small businesses in the city

July 14, 2021 | by Maddie Gittens

Sheila Dow-Ford and Gloria Martin-Roberts with Impact Harrisburg announce a new round of small business funding.

Through a local grant program, some Harrisburg businesses have a chance at receiving financial support.

Impact Harrisburg is rolling out its “Making an Impact” funding to benefit projects that impact the city economically.

“We can affirm that access to our funding has been a benefit to the economic structure and overall wellbeing of our community,” said Gloria Martin-Roberts, board chair of Impact Harrisburg, at a press conference in the Harrisburg Uptown Building (HUB) on Wednesday.

The program will distribute $300,000 to eligible businesses and nonprofits. Eligible projects include those that wouldn’t have adequate funding otherwise and will be started immediately. Businesses must also contribute a match to the project, financial or otherwise and have annual net revenue of $500,000 or less.

The Impact Harrisburg board plans to focus on assisting minority-owned businesses, Martin-Roberts said.

Applicants may request up to $25,000 for activities such as minor construction, building façade improvements, equipment purchases, furniture and fixture purchases, installation costs and job training, explained Sheila Dow-Ford, executive director of Impact Harrisburg.

In May 2020, Impact Harrisburg, along with the city, distributed around $1.5 million in “Neighborhood Business Stabilization” grant money to 314 small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. That program allowed businesses to utilize funds for general administrative expenses like rent, mortgage and payroll. This new round of funding cannot be used for those purposes, Dow-Ford said.

Dow-Ford described the “Making an Impact” program as “small, but mighty,” with the possibility to uplift often overlooked organizations in the city.

“This is a good news story in Harrisburg,” she said.

The program application opened on Wednesday and will be available until 5 p.m. on Aug. 2.

Juanita Edrington-Grant of HUB said that they will be applying for the funding and explained the positive experience that they’ve had with Impact Harrisburg previously. TLC Construction & Renovations received a grant from a prior round of funding that allowed them to finish constructing the HUB building.

“I am very grateful for organizations like Impact Harrisburg,” Edrington-Grant said. “It pushed us over our [capital] campaign.”

Impact Harrisburg was created in 2015 as part of the Harrisburg Strong Plan to promote economic development and infrastructure improvement within the city. Dow-Ford said that the organization is nearing the end of its original funding pool of $12.3 million, so its future is uncertain.

For more information, visit Impact Harrisburg’s website.

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Restaurant, retail, apartments headed to Harrisburg’s 3rd Street, following bar closures, sales

July 14, 2021 | by Lawrance Binda

Two former Harrisburg bars, Third Street Cafe (left) and the Taproom (right), have been sold and are slated for restoration.

Two Midtown bars once targeted for closure by Harrisburg’s mayor have been sold, with plans to create a restaurant, retail space and apartments.

On Tuesday, restaurateur Josh Kesler bought 1400 N. 3^rd St., which most recently housed the Third Street Café, and, before that, the 1400 Club and Club Wanda’s.

Kesler, who owns the Millworks in Midtown and the Watershed Pub in Camp Hill, said that he would like to open a two-floor restaurant/bar, but doesn’t yet have a firm plan for the two-story, 2,500-square-foot space.

“I want to do something cool and creative, something that adds uniqueness to the neighborhood,” said Kesler, who paid $153,000 for the building. “It could be a great asset to the commercial district there.”

He expects to complete the renovation and open in 2022, perhaps with a business partner.

The Third Street Café has been closed since April under terms of a conditional licensing agreement between the owners and the PA Liquor Control Board (see CLA – LID 64506 (1).). The owners since have placed the license into safekeeping, according to their attorney, Chris Wilson.

The co-owners of the Third Street Café, Anthony Paliometros and the heirs of the late Frank Karnouskos, also owned the building next door, 1402 N. 3^rd St., once the home of the Taproom bar.

On Tuesday, Sean Linder and his Bethlehem-based investment group, SJL Rentals LLC, bought that building for $231,000. Paliometros and Karnouskos purchased it in 2016 for $92,000, according to Dauphin County.

Reached by phone, Linder said that he plans to undertake a restoration of the three-story, 4,000-square-foot building, creating five market-rate apartments with commercial space on the first floor. He also plans a small addition in the rear, which would add another 350 square feet of space.

“Midtown is obviously an up-and-coming area,” Linder said, when asked why he was interested in the building. “There’s a lot of great development going on in the city.”

Linder credited Justin Heinly of Midtown Property Management for bringing the property to his attention and mentioned that anyone interested in the first-floor retail space should contact Heinly.

“If there’s any retailer or tenants looking for space, this would be a great opportunity for them,” Linder said.

He said he expects to complete the building renovation by spring 2022.

Notably, in 2015, Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse tried to revoke the business licenses of both bars, claiming that they were “nuisance bars.”

Dave Larche, then the owner of the Taproom, agreed to close his bar and later sold his building to his next-door neighbors, Paliometros and Karnouskos. For their part, Paliometros and Karnouskos repeatedly appealed the city’s business license revocation, eventually winning their case in court.

Alice Anne Schwab, the executive director of the Susquehanna Art Museum, located directly across the street from the bars, said that she looks forward to the renovations of the two buildings.

“We’re super-excited about something positive happening there,” she said. “The proposals I have heard about are really very much in keeping with businesses that are above board and operate with the public interest in mind.”

Kesler said that, in part, he was motivated to make the purchase in order to add to the growing vibrancy of the Midtown commercial district on 3^rd Street, where numerous small businesses have opened recently.

“[The bar] was making walkers feel uncomfortable and affecting the businesses around it,” he said. “I think this a good step for the neighborhood.”

Linder added that he also wanted to ensure that the block retained its architectural character.

“For years, they just let their beautiful buildings deteriorate,” he said. “There’s so much historical integrity there that needs to be preserved.”

This story has been updated.

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