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Broad Street Market to welcome new vegan ice cream, soul food …
Oct 24, 2024 · Two vegan food vendors are setting up shop in Harrisburg. The Broad Street Market announced on Thursday that local businesses Honey Bear Ice Cream and Ve’Lightfully Vegan will open stands in the market’s stone building. “The Broad Street Market can’t wait to welcome these new vendors to the market community,” said Eric Hagarty, chair of […]
Methodist churches hit the market as congregations close
Jul 15, 2019 · If you’ve ever been in the market for an old, stately church in the Harrisburg area, your time has arrived. Recently, the Susquehanna United Methodist Conference listed six of its churches for sale, part of a plan to cut costs and consolidate congregations. The churches cover numerous neighborhoods around Harrisburg and range in price from […]
Signs of the Times: Marty Mummert creates hand-painted signs
Feb 26, 2021 · Back in the ‘80s, Marty Mummert took a string of odd jobs, including a position with a sign company. “They said everything was going digital, and I said, ‘That can’t happen—I gotta learn how to hand paint signs,” he said. Mummert, who had recently come out of the Air Force, took up a new calling. […]
Town Hall for Justice addresses gun violence and its impact on …
Apr 27, 2022 · On a Wednesday night, community members and local officials gathered to discuss the issue of gun violence in Harrisburg. Held in the Harrisburg High School-John Harris Campus, the “Town Hall for Justice” was fittingly centered around helping the city’s youth, many of whom are touched by the violence. “We have to stop looking at the […]
Her Favorite Things: Sara Bozich shops local for one-of-a-kind finds
Oct 30, 2024 · Found Collab. Found Collab is hands down the area’s best vintage shop. It is a collaboration between Stash Vintage and The Midtown Dandy, two highly regarded vintage sellers (Stash focuses mostly on women’s clothes, The Midtown Dandy on menswear—and some of the sickest vintage tees around).
Maker Place: 32nd Street Mercantile celebrates artists, community
Oct 30, 2024 · Tucked away in a residential area in Camp Hill, a building bursts with creativity, celebrating community and allowing local artisans to highlight and cultivate their talents. The business, known as 32nd Street Mercantile, is comprised of 43 makers, all of whom have carved out individual niches in the building. The small, attractively decorated stalls show […]
Poetry in HBG: Local poets heal, find meaning through putting
Apr 29, 2022 · Picture this. A poet finishes reading her newest work in a dimly lit basement. The audience doesn’t snap, as is customary for these kinds of gatherings, but just claps. Revolutionary. It’s almost poetic in itself. The not snapping, the plastic-cup-of-alcohol drinking, the incense burning—it all sets the scene for Thursday nights at H*MAC in Midtown […]
Several Harrisburg projects chosen for state redevelopment grants
Nov 1, 2024 · Three Harrisburg projects have been selected to receive redevelopment grants, in the latest round of funding by the commonwealth. On Friday, state Rep. Patty Kim (D-103) announced recipients of Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RACP) grants, an annual funding program run by the state Office of the Budget and targeted to acquiring and redeveloping “significant” projects. […]
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