(HARRISBURG) - A panel of reform-minded lawmakers voted today to outlaw the smoking of marijuana during voting sessions of the state House of Representatives, a practice known as “dope voting.”The move is seen as a bold one for a chamber known for late…

I’ll admit it.  I’m not really a Harrisburg insider.  Rather, I troll the internets, monitor to the media, and pay attention to changes around town.  On my walk home today, I noticed the ubiquitous orange liquor license application hanging in the window.  The Keystone has never served alcohol before; its always been a little tucked-away [...]

Apparently Boston has not learned their lesson after the Mooninite incident. Today, Boston authorities blew up a box chained to a light post that turned out to be a traffic counting device!
We have become our own terrorists.  Perhaps this will put the real ones out of a job.

Oh, if only I were referring to our legislators! No, in fact, I am talking about the Harrisburg Senators, our minor league baseball team on City Island. For sale or not, the team’s home, Commerce Bank Park, has declared, No…

What may be the end of a failed experiment, it sounds as if restaurant Jackie Blue may be going through some changes in the near future. Rumors are floating that it may be for sale. The liquor license application in the window is usually an indication of an impending ownership change.
This week’s scheduled debut of [...]

According to a report in The Patriot-News, Central Dauphin school board members are still trying to tie down how much savings in property taxes would result from a proposed 0.4 percent hike in the earned income tax rate. The issue will be the subject o…

City Council and Mayor Reed both had their day in court. The result? A victory for the status quo, and further woe for the people of HBG. But all this has got me thinking, will the people of HBG really…