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A Vacation for Cooking

Most people view vacations as a break from cooking. But, visitors to Fairview Cottage, an Airbnb in West Hempfield Township, are inspired to cook, due in part to the bounty ...Read More

Food Anthropology

What do you get when you combine the rustic simplicity of Italian cooking, the top-notch hospitality of Napa Valley and a love of fresh, vibrant and locally sourced ingredients? You ...Read More

Fashion Plate

According to the Pantone Institute, fall’s color menu is being inspired by things we crave: tranquility, strength and optimism. Those sentiments translate to colors such as Airy Blue, Aurora Red ...Read More

Mutiny of the Bounty

Does the thought of one more sliced tomato, stuffed pepper, ear of corn or zucchini whatever make you want to stage a revolt? Fall arrives on September 22 and with ...Read More

Foodie Paradise

How fortunate are we to live in a place where fresh food is literally around the corner! Farm stands, CSAs, specialty stores, farmers’ markets and collectives are helping to make ...Read More

Team USA Driven by Local Talent

The chances of having a local player make an Olympic team that is comprised of only 16 members are rather slim, but to have two local players make the team ...Read More

First Friday Went to the Dogs!

June not only celebrates grads and dads, but also dogs! It was a perfect reason to throw a party during June’s First Friday festivities and raise some money – nearly ...Read More

Getaway in a Glass

Photographing food has always intrigued me. I think it’s the primitive nature of the tones and textures that are so alluring. It’s something we can all relate to, and it ...Read More

Hiking the Appalachian Trail for Dummies

I am incredibly nonathletic. I am not in shape, and I am not motivated to be in shape. I eat donuts with disregard; copious amounts of caffeine and sugar are ...Read More

Small Town Living

Two-hundred-forty years ago, Colonial America declared its independence from England. Victory followed, and the young Republic faced the task of choosing a suitable location to serve as the nation’s capital. ...Read More

May: So Much To Do!

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

Arbor Day: April 26, 2024

I’d always heard about a huge sycamore tree that grows just off Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township. However, curiosity

GR Mitchell: A Company on the Grow

It’s always heartening to see a company with deep roots in Lancaster County continue to thrive and grow. Having weathered

Butt, Who Knew!

This year I saw two of the movies that were up for a fair share of Oscars. Those were Maestro

Get Composting with Lancaster Compost Co-Ops!

And you thought composting was just for people who have large yards and/or expansive gardens. Think again! Composting is for

The U.S. Women’s Open is Returning to Lancaster!

May 28-June 2 at Lancaster Country Club Golf fans, the ladies are making a return trip to Lancaster and the

No Foolin’, April Has Arrived

Spring has sprung! It’s time to get out and enjoy all that the season has to offer. Best Kept Secrets

So Many Choices … So Little Time: Lancaster

It was apropos that the preview of Lancaster City Restaurant Week was held at a restaurant named Decades. The annual