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April 2023

Meet the 2023 SCORE Small Business Award Winners

Kaylee Rex | Photos courtesy of SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon
The annual SCORE Small Business Awards recognize five local businesses that demonstrate resiliency, leadership and excellence. SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon provides free business advice to entrepreneurs with future business ideas, small businesses ...Read More

Mediterranean-Style Gardens: What is (Very) Old is New Again

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Edward Babiarz: The Paper Artist

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Ramping Up for Spring

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Lancaster From Above: Green in So Many Ways

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Lancaster From Above: Green in So Many Ways

Photography by Jordan Bush | Written by Sue Long 
Photographer Jordan Bush’s assignment was to capture Lancaster County from above. Using his quadcopter drone, he visited a variety of sites across the county from late August to early December ...Read More

Ramping Up for Spring

Text and Photographs by Jordan Bush
Often called “wild leeks,” ramps are delicate, cool-weather vegetables similar to chives or onions. This ephemeral plant is easily over-foraged, which has led to ramp patches – including a few ...Read More

Mediterranean-Style Gardens: What is (Very) Old is New Again

By Dr. Richard L. Bitner
It appears that European gardeners – even the English – discovered the allure of Mediterranean-style gardens last season. Now the trend is crossing “the pond” and will be making an ...Read More

Edward Babiarz: The Paper Artist

By Michael C. Upton | All photos by Kevin Brett with permission of the artist
Edward Babiarz dips his hand into a 10-gallon bucket filled with a bright-red slurry. It is almost comforting to watch the texture move as his hand becomes the agitator. He ...Read More

Support a Local Author & Bookstore

By Kaylee Rex
Finding contentment with what one has can be difficult, especially for children. In an often materialistic society, many kids experience the pressure to fit in with peers through possessions such ...Read More

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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

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