Community members and artists painted and hung a mural on Pastorante’s boarded-up window in Midtown Harrisburg.
As fall inches closer, there are several great ways to enjoy the last bit of summer in Harrisburg this weekend. HU Presents is set up for two concerts this weekend in Riverfront Park, Dauphin County’s Cultural Fest will take place on City Island and 3rd in the Burg is happening tonight! Before you head out, catch up on this week’s news, linked below.
Bethesda Mission celebrated the opening of its new women’s mission on Thursday, our online story reported. The newly constructed building offers a place for Harrisburg women in crisis to find refuge and support.
The Broad Street Market is featured in a new Apple TV series, “Stuffed with Steve Ford,” our online story reported. The show, created by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office, will premiere at the market on Friday night, in the courtyard.
Dauphin County’s Cultural Fest will return to City Island in Harrisburg this weekend, our reporting found. The event will include musical and dance performances, as well as ethnic food trucks and other vendors.
The Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society is working to rebuild after a fire destroyed its building and much of its historical artifacts. In our magazine story, read about what’s next for the organization and about its gala planned for next month.
Our editor, in an editorial, shares how despite PennDOT’s new efforts to deter trucks from driving under the Front Street railroad bridge, many trucks are still getting stuck. PennDOT isn’t doing enough to address the issue, he says.
Gamut Theatre honored a former student actor who passed away in 2020 by naming a legacy fund in her honor, our online story reported. “Lily’s Legacy Fund” will support the Harrisburg theater’s efforts to increase its accessibility.
Harrisburg City Council re-opened the application for its Youth Commission, our online story reported. The commission will now include 11- to 18-year old students who will help advise the city on youth-related issues.
Harrisburg’s Keystone Capital Chorus and York’s White Rose Chorus will come together for a “Back to Barbershop! 75th Anniversary Celebration” at the Scottish Rite Cathedral next month, our online story reported. The performance represents more than just an anniversary, but a newfound unity and a coming together to preserve the musical genre.
Harrisburg and state Rep. Patty Kim will hand out free backpacks and school supplies to 100 students at the city’s final summer movie night on Friday, our online story reported. At 8 p.m., the city will show “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”
Junior Achievement’s BizTown provides a field trip experience to a simulated town where students test-drive a real workday. In our magazine story, read more about the York organization that prepares students for work readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Pastorante, a restaurant in Harrisburg, is looking a little brighter after community members and artists hung and painted a mural on the front of the building, our reporting found. The mural covers a window that was boarded up after a shooting incident shattered the window last week.
Sara Bozich’s Weekend Roundup is full of music, food and entertainment options for your weekend. Take a look, here.
Sprocket Mural Works recently completed another mural in Harrisburg, capping off the renovation of the “Carpets & Draperies” building at 1507 N. 3rd St., our online story reported. The bright and colorful mural was painted by local artist Tara Chickey.
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