Month: February 2014

Story by Julie Gargotta It’s freezing outside, but inside the Lititz Rec Center, the air is warm. Sue Morgan is still walking rather gingerly as she finishes her first mile on an incline of two […]

By Rick Dapp Harrisburg is a city with many historical markers. They exist in places where they may be expected and in places that take casual observers by surprise. If you look near the west […]

By Jadrian Klinger The Jewish Community Center Rebuilds After 2011 Flood In early September 2011, Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made its way inland.  The remnants of the storm were […]

by Jen Merrill Though the rock bass is one of the most common fish of large warm-water streams and rivers, the local restaurant that takes its name from the red-eyed, sturdy-looking sunfish is anything but […]

By Jadrian Klinger and Jen Merrill From the quaint downtown businesses on Main Street to the hustle and bustle of the Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg is a catchall area comprised of a variety of municipalities. Residential […]

By Scott Campbell It may not match the classic Horatio Alger narrative, but Gregg Gehret’s story is an engaging one. The 58-year-old owner of Easy Siders Home Improvement Company brushed aside college offers to play […]

By Harvey Freedenberg In the twilight of a cool, early October evening last year, along with my son, son-in-law and 7-year-old grandson, I sat in the upper deck of Beaver Stadium, watching Penn State eke […]

By Scott Campbell At 59 years of age, photographer John Wright is back where he was as a teenager in Battle Creek, Mich. There, he began to explore photography as a fine art and, after […]

By Julie Gargotta; Photos by Melania Marta Photography Working Out the Winter Woes When it comes to wellness, trainer and nutritional expert Juliane Flood wants to help others make good choices.  That’s why Flood started […]

By Jadrian Klinger and Jen Merrill; Photography by Jadrian Klinger Mechanicsburg Historical Sites Irving Female College
(12 S. Filbert Street) The Irving Female College was the first female college in Pennsylvania to grant degrees in arts […]