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Dec 30, 2024 · Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams has reversed many of City Council’s changes to the city’s 2025 budget, amendments that she says were “targeting the administration.” At a press conference on Monday, Williams announced that she had vetoed most of council’s budget amendments, most of which would have eliminated or lowered raises for …

Dec 26, 2024 · Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! What you’ll find ⤵️ For something new: My challenge to you — use your downtime to check out any new-to-you local spot. Visit my Instagram for some ideas! Worth noting: Next-to-last weekend on much of the holiday programming […]

Dec 30, 2024 · Bitterness from a factionalized election was threatening to spoil the nation’s milestone birthday, just two years away. To remind Americans of the ideals behind the founding of their republic, the U.S. president invited a friend from France for a visit. Cue the Lafayette mania. You know Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Wealthy French nobleman […]

Nov 21, 2024 · Harrisburgers soon can toast to a new life for a longtime neighborhood watering hole. High Dive is slated to open in mid to late December on N. 3 rd Street in Harrisburg, bringing a neighborhood dive/cocktail bar hybrid to the area. “It’s kind of like a dive bar, but goes high on product,” said owner Josh Kesler, who also owns Millworks …

Dec 30, 2024 · Museums & Art Spaces AACA Museum 161 Museum Dr., Hershey 717-566-7100; aacamuseum.org “Forgotten Features—Classic & Cool Discontinued Options,” through April 20 Shelby Mustangs, through April 20 Art Association of Harrisburg 21 N. Front St., Harrisburg 717-236-1432; artassocofhbg.com “Ann Benton Yeager—A Timely Retrospective,” featuring some of Ann’s early work and the ...

Jan 22, 2025 · New housing for lower-income residents may be coming down the tracks. At a City Council meeting on Tuesday, Harrisburg-based Latino Connection Foundation proposed its plan for an affordable housing development at 1001 N. 18 th St. in Harrisburg.. The proposal includes constructing a four-story affordable apartment building for seniors, “Woodward Lofts,” on a vacant lot that once housed ...

Dec 30, 2024 · In a white-walled, warm gallery room decorated with a lotus flower mural, I laid down my props in what I thought was an obscure corner but turned out to be right next to the teacher. I brought my own yoga mat from home, years old and not often used, because I didn’t want to have […]

Dec 18, 2024 · Dauphin County has a budget for the new year, which includes a tax increase for the first time in two decades. The county commissioners on Wednesday approved a $222 million general fund budget for 2025, including a 21.8% property tax hike to address a budget deficit. This is the first increase in the county portion […]

Oct 30, 2024 · Sam Dunklau of Harrisburg was looking for a way to put his faith beliefs into practice. He found it with Off The Streets, a ministry serving the homeless throughout Dauphin County. Off The Streets is a nonprofit organization based in Middletown, one of eight chapters in Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Washington. The national group was […]