The first I heard about it was back around ‘93. A friend told me about it while we were driving up to the then-new Steamtown Mall. “Hey, did you ever hear about that Concrete City place? Yeah, it’s weird; it’s like they were going to build apartments or something but they just [...]

An oversight … A Gazette reader pointed out that I forgot to invite Ralph Nader in my open invitation to presidential candidates to visit Linglestown. No problem – Ralph, stop by anytime. And while I’m at it, the low-budget presidential candidate…

Last week, The Patriot reported that beer and wine sales may become a reality at Wegmans supermarkets in Pennsylvania. “Under the licenses, which are regular restaurant licenses, the stores can sell up to two six packs of beer to go at a time. The approved Wegmans stores will sell beer and wine by [...]

Do you remember the story about Mary Roth (pictured), an out-of-towner searching for her birth father believed to be living in the Harrisburg area? I published her story at the beginning of this month.Well, Mary contacted me over the weekend via e-mail…

A little past 9 a.m. today, a long fleet of truckers roared down the central business area of Harrisburg, all incessantly honking their horns. Some had signs taped outside their windows, revealing that they were protesting gas prices at the Capitol.
Interesting story, as anyone who lives or has an office downtown surely has heard them.
So [...]

Nightlife as Harrisburg knows it is going to change on 5.1.08.
In May, renowned entrepreneur and hospitality industrialist Nick Laus — best known as the brainchild behind the bustling Café Fresco — will redefine 2nd Street as the mecca for all things hip and cool when the doors swing open at velvet-roped, Level 2, the much [...]

Well, the buzz abounds. Level 2, Cafe Fresco’s soon-to-be cooler cousin (or second floor) is slated to open on May 1. A website has launched to promote the club, which is being teased as “nightlife redefined.” For more info, or…