October in the Rivertowns

While Columbia is the epicenter of Halloween-related activities along the Susquehanna River, Marietta and Wrightsville are equally as spooky at this time of the year. ...Read More

Health & Wellness: The Blue Effect

Forget pink and green, blue, as in water, is being touted as the way to achieve optimal health and wellness. Why We Swim, a book written ...Read More

Gardening … Fall’s Coming

I live 10 minutes from the Penn State Flower Trial farm in Manheim and have never visited. Why, is beyond me. I finally broke that ...Read More

Your Technician, Abbie Hanlon, Will be Arriving …

That’s the text I received from Brubaker, Inc. ahead of my HVAC system’s summer check-up. “Abbie. That could be a woman,” I thought to myself. ...Read More

They’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat!

“If life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” is a phrase that encourages us to look on the bright side of situations. In the case of ...Read More

Soulcialize Comes to Long’s Park

I might be in trouble. I live about six minutes from Long’s Park and if the shrimp-and-grits Corey Woods served at the ribbon-cutting for Soulcialize’s ...Read More

Are You Celebrating Summer’s Newest Holiday?

Are you familiar with Summerween? Apparently it’s become hugely popular among those who love Halloween. What were people doing on Saturday, August 1, which was a ...Read More

You’re Taking Me Where?

That’s the question I asked friends when they invited me out for dinner. “Mohnton,” came the reply. “Just over the line in Berks County.”   Mohnton ...Read More

Life in the Garden

We had so many pictures left over from photo shoots in Kevin Lehman and Stacy Martin’s gardens that we thought it was a shame not ...Read More

Move Over Hex Signs, America is Obsessed With Barn Quilts

I first noticed a barn quilt several years ago when the Book family’s farm was a stop on the Strasburg Garden Tour. Forget the gardens! ...Read More