Month: September 2013

The white-bright lights are up in the shiny-surfaced TV studio on Queen Street in York, barely a half hour before the 4 p.m. show goes live. A row of strategically placed, automated, high-def cameras divide […]

By Jadrian Klinger On a morning in May – some eight years ago – at Kenyon College, a small liberal arts college in Ohio, the late, award-wining writer David Foster Wallace stood in front of […]

By Harvey Freedenberg by Meg Wolitzer, (Riverhead Books, $27.95, 468 pages) In novels like The Ten-Year Nap and The Uncoupling, Meg Wolitzer has demonstrated she’s a keen-eyed observer of the foibles and follies of contemporary American life. It’s a sad […]

By Jadrian Klinger 5 Local Bands and Solo Artists Create the Unique Sound of Harrisburg Experimental On the corner of Green and Muench streets in Harrisburg, butted up against Little Amps Coffee Roasters, the trio […]

By M. Diane McCormick The catcher emerged from the locker room into the dugout, wearing chest protector and shin guards. “You sure you want to do this?” were the first words out of his mouth. […]

By Rick Dapp The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge, (aka the State Street Bridge) is traversed by many entering and leaving downtown Harrisburg. Commuters and travelers hurriedly work their way past the towering pylons, each […]

By Jen Merrill Encouraging Independence Through Alternative Education Encouraging Independence Through Alternative Education Picture this: your child starts having trouble at school. Maybe she’s bored. Maybe she’s not moving at the same pace as the […]

By Scott Campbell Artists who like to produce work on location, a practice referred to as en plein air, owe a debt to their 19th century antecedents. With the invention of paint in tubes and […]

By Jen Merrill Gilligan’s Bar & Grill often gets recognized – and lauded – as a sports bar. You know, pool tables, a large selection of beer, some televisions. And yes, you can find those […]