In a turn of events that will make it mercifully more difficult for me to gain weight, Chilly Willy’s ice cream on 2nd St. is apparently dunzo. Employee Katie told me that within a few weeks, Willy’s, which serves hand-dipped Hershey&#8…

Spice-gate continues. For those of you who aren’t aware, Monday a server and a bartender at Spice were fired after being quoted in a story by reporter Daniel Victor that appeared in the Sunday edition of the Patriot-News. Molly Turner …

This summer has been flying by and even though it seems slow here it’s been very busy for me.   Who knew building a house could be this time consuming.  Couple that with the fact that I really haven’t been out downtown that much this summer makes for slow posts online.
Either way, here are a few [...]

What do an Irish pub, an art museum, and a center for science and the performing arts all have in common? Not too much without getting really creative - unless you’re speaking about an innovative job and internship fair called Experience Harrisburg. In that case you’d know that Molly Brannigans, the Susquehanna Art Museum, and [...]

ABC27 and WHP are reporting that everybody’s favorite not-even-trying-to-hide-it illegal bar was raided yesterday.  The Regal Beagle, right across Second Street from the parking garage, was busted for selling alcohol without a license.  Generally speaking, that’s not something you want to do to an undercover state trooper.
I was never at the RB, but judging by [...]

ABC27 is reporting that  new hotel is planned for “312 Chestnut St” in Harrisburg.  Google Maps puts this address in Penbrook, but I believe the intended location is in the SoMa area.  Specifically, directly across from Pennsylvania Place.

Nothing is on their website yet so this is strictly from memory.  The plans called for the renovation [...]

Experience Harrisburg, the annual job and internship fair that takes place at multiple downtown venues is officially on the calendar for the evening of October 23rd, 2008. The fair is going into it’s 7th year of existence, and naturally this year will be the best to date! I can say that because I’m planning the [...]