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Category: Holiday

2021, Arts & Culture, Holiday, Lifestyle

The History of Valentine’s Day

Posted onJanuary 29, 2021January 27, 2021

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. According to historians, Valentine’s Day is a successor of the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia dating back to 300 BC. …

2021, Food & Drink, Holiday, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

No Sour Grapes: The Experts Spill Their Secrets to Wine Storage

Posted onJanuary 29, 2021January 27, 2021

By Diane White McNaughton Wine lovers, raise your glasses! Here’s another reason to drink the nectar of the gods (as if you needed one).  Louis …

2020, Holiday, Lifestyle

Deck the Halls with Greens, Gold and Old

Posted onDecember 4, 2020December 2, 2020

By Diane White McNaughton It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas—from back in the day. While technology has dazzled us with lawn-sized synchronized light …

2020, Holiday, Lifestyle, Style & Shopping

Have Yourself a Merry Local Christmas

Posted onDecember 4, 2020December 2, 2020

By Diane White McNaughton “Daddy, we have to walk slow, so we don’t miss anything.” These words of wisdom from a jubilant four-year-old in a …

2020, Community, Featured, Food & Drink, Holiday, Lifestyle, Style & Shopping

Chocolate Easter Eggs Served Sunny Side Up

Posted onApril 7, 2020April 8, 2020

Story and Photo by Diane White McNaughton Under a spare rooftop cross splayed against cloudless blue skies soaring above Middletown, the sounds and smells of …

2020, Community, Featured, Holiday, Lifestyle

It’s a Love Story

Posted onJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

By Diane White McNaughton Michelle (Hollander) Kauffman of Lower Paxton Township. met her future husband, Dan, on a blind date.  Almost. She was supposed to …

2020, Health & Fitness, Holiday, Top Featured, Travel

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Romantic Getaway

Posted onJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Harry Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe (Photo courtesy of the Harry Packer Mansion) By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Valentine’s Day looms large for many who struggle each …

2019, Community, History, Holiday

Harrisburg Holiday Memories

Posted onNovember 27, 2019November 19, 2019

By Jacqueline G‭. ‬Goodwin‭, ‬Ed.D‭.‬ Do you remember the Christmas holiday season? Do you remember the holiday season starting with the family Thanksgiving dinner with …

2019, Community, History, Holiday, Lifestyle

White House Selects Pennsylvania 23 Foot Douglas Fir As Its Christmas Tree

Posted onNovember 27, 2019January 6, 2020

By Jacqueline G‭. ‬Goodwin‭, ‬Ed.D‭.‬ ANorthumberland County Tree Farm has provided the White House with its Christmas tree this year. Larry Snyder, the owner of …

2019, Arts & Culture, Community, Did You Know?, Entertainment, Holiday, Lifestyle

After 19 years of humbugging, Nicholas Hughes once again returns to the stage as miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge

Posted onNovember 27, 2019January 7, 2020

Story By Jeff Falk • Photos By Haley Harned Charles Dickens’ character Ebenezer Scrooge causes us to pause and look inside ourselves, and challenges us …

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