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Doing Good During COVID-19

Kaylee Rex
Chantelle Delaney, a teacher for the School District of Lancaster, is coordinating free meals for essential staff at Lancaster General Hospital. Her good deed started out as a Facebook post with ...Read More

Reasons to Smile

Our news feeds are cluttered with scary headlines and statistics surrounding the coronavirus. It is all anyone can talk about. It is certainly an overwhelming time to be alive. While there ...Read More

A local non-profit creating global impacts

Kaylee Rex
The kindHuman foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing clean drinking water to those who don’t have access. How they work towards this mission? A sister for-profit business called Humankind, ...Read More

Read Across America in Lancaster County

This week, schools across the nation will be participating in the National Education Associations’ Read Across America initiative. The program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading ...Read More

Microbrewery and music venue Phantom Power opens in Millersville

Kaylee Rex
Phantom Power, a microbrewery and music venue, is Millersville’s newest addition. Sitting on the edge of Millersville University’s campus, the venue is the same building that Point of View Cinema ...Read More

Lancaster City Restaurant Week 2020

Kaylee Rex
Get out and support local restaurants next week (March 2-8), because Lancaster City Restaurant Week is back with close to 40 restaurants participating. We got a sneak peek at the deliciousness that the restaurants are offering.   The event, ...Read More

Bird Migration at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area

Kaylee Rex
This past warm and sunny Saturday, I decided to check out the snow geese migration at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. We went at sunset, since that’s one of the best times to ...Read More

A Very Chilly Lititz Fire & Ice Festival

Kaylee Rex
Food trucks, ice sculptures, and thousands of people filled the streets this past weekend for the Lititz Fire and Ice Festival and wow was it cold! I went on Friday night for my first ...Read More

Tips from a Local Nutritionist

Kaylee Rex
Kilene Knitter is the Nutritionist for Giant Food Stores in Lancaster, York, and Chester Counties. She frequently offers programs to help consumers find healthy, yet affordable food options. I attended ...Read More

Still looking for Valentine’s Day plans? Here are some ideas.

Kaylee Rex
Whether you are looking to spend a special evening with the one you love or celebrate a different kind of love, like friendship or family, Lancaster has a Valentine's Day event ...Read More

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A Creative Collaboration

Kevin Lehman, the founder and director of the Lancaster Creative Factory, has always enjoyed the creative process, most notably the

401 Prime: The Resurgence of Happy Hour

Happy Hour is once again filling seats in the bars and lounges of area restaurants. As the hospitality industry struggled

The Heirloom Seed Project at Landis Valley Village &

Held annually on Mother’s Day weekend, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum’s Herb & Garden Faire draws visitors from far

Faschingfest, Lancaster-style!

Two Lancaster couples with German-Austrian ancestries whisked away the winter doldrums with a nod to their European roots – and

Adding Up the Azaleas

Kirk Trasborg pushes numbers at Winterthur, the former home of Henry Francis du Pont. His office is literally located in

It’s Prom Season

Across Lancaster County, high school students are taking part in a time-honored spring ritual, the prom. Many students will also

Saving Nature

It Starts With You "In short, we no longer have the right to ignore the stewardship responsibilities attached to land ownership,"

May is in Bloom

It’s that glorious time of the year! The weather is perfect, gardens are blooming with spring flowers, rhubarb and strawberries

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