By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. • Photo By Andy Gaskin It’s been said that naming things after people put them at the deserved risk of …
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By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. Flowers are good, but romantic getaways are better. Even though Valentine’s Day falls on a Thursday this year, you can …
Harrisburg State Hospital On the surface, Harrisburg State Hospital appears to be a perfect ghost repository. It was built in 1851 and was known as …
by Alison Gregory “I didn’t really think Lemoyne had a scene,” says Shayne Reed, vocalist/guitarist of Almost Honest, a metal band from New Cumberland. “We’ve …
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, nope, it’s a hot air balloon! The AACA Museum in Hershey has partnered with United States Hot Air …
Architectural Pop WORDS BY M. DIANE MCCORMICK, PHOTOGRAPHY BY HALEY HARNED The Property: 1500 Condominium, at 1500 N. 6th Street. Built new by The Vartan …
Lofty Intentions WORDS BY M. DIANE MCCORMICK, PHOTOGRAPHY BY HALEY HARNED The Property: Throughout Harrisburg are former storefronts, their glass-fronted facades recalling the heyday of …
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 …
By Rick Dapp; Photography by Jadrian Klinger Shoemaker Architecture in Harrisburg The Payne-Shoemaker Building stands as a testament to an end of an era, both …
By Harvey Freedenberg by Jess Walter (Harper Perennial, $15.99, 337 pages, Paperback) If you’re reading this review when it’s published, at the height of the …