CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

December 2018

The Star Barn Village

The newly restored Star Barn looks amazing! If you have yet to see the results, December offers a number of opportunities to do so during the holiday-themed events being held ...Read More

La Petite Patisserie: Taste-Tempting Treats

La Petite Patisserie makes its home in a jewel-box of a shop along Lancaster’s Gallery Row, where sweets, savories, tea, coffee and more are always on the menu. Owner and Head ...Read More

Holiday Spirits

Tis the season to indulge in holiday spirits! This month I set out to discover what makes a quality cocktail with local flavor. In doing so, I stumbled upon a ...Read More

Christmas in Lititz

Hometown pride is particularly evident in Lititz at this time of the year. Vintage decorations, a Nativity in the town’s square, thousands of twinkling lights, festively decorated store windows, Moravian ...Read More

Artfully Festive

As Lori Sturgess demonstrates, celebrating the holidays can be done beautifully and creatively. You might call Lori fearless when it comes to art. After graduating from McCaskey, she enrolled in the ...Read More

Hallelujah … It’s Time to Decorate

Kevin Peters loves to deck the halls at holiday time. David Gelatt brings his artistic talents to the process. Together, they devise a theme that transforms their home into a ...Read More

No Man Left Behind

The U.S. military’s concept of “no man left behind” goes back centuries. No one knows who originally coined the phrase, but one Lancaster County public relations specialist, Cathy Kornfield, can ...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