Month: October 2013

By Rick Dapp Architecture and development have coexisted uneasily throughout the history of Harrisburg. The city seems to be in a constant state of oscillation with new construction attempting to supplant existing structures in a […]

By Harvey Freedenberg By George Packer, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27, 448 pages) If you are looking for a book to help you cut through the fog of rhetoric and commentary on the current state of American […]

Breast Cancer Awareness The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), founded in 1993 by Pat Halpin-Murphy, is an organized statewide nonprofit designed to extend public awareness of breast cancer and to encourage increased public and private […]

By Luke Rettig A Day in the Life of a Paramedic For Dave Dugan, it happened almost 20 years ago.  His first shift as a solo paramedic. His first time running a fully stocked ambulance with no […]

By Jadrian Klinger To Receive In a hospital room at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Lauren Keeney and her family and friends played Apples to Apples to pass the time – a laugh-inducing card game […]

By Luke Rettig Bigger and Stronger I had one of my first obsessions in elementary school, when I discovered the unexpected joy of ham and cheese sandwiches. Having never tasted two ingredients more perfectly paired, […]

Interview By Jadrian Klinger The Run for Mayor of Harrisburg As the temperature outside cools, political campaigns are heating up. Last year, we voted for President, but this year is all about local politics. The […]

By Scott Campbell Sean Matthews’ work is a marriage of materials. Currently, his dominant medium of choice is wood. However, over the years, the Messiah College assistant professor of art has dived into his “arsenal […]

By Scott Campbell Several years ago, I walked into Jumper’s Shoe Service in Mechanicsburg. My need was not one that could be called conventional. I had neglected to replace the soft-spikes on my golf shoes […]

By M. Diane McCormick Pasta Sauce Cook-off Adventure Chick is Irish. Therefore, Adventure Chick can’t cook. After my ancestors perfected roasted barley for that delicacy known as Guinness, they declared culinary victory and retired. My […]