CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

February 2017

Indian Echo Caverns

Winter. Lifeless lawns, leafless trees and colorless shrubs only add to the dreary landscape, and it seems inevitable that you’ll come down with a case of the winter blues. The ...Read More

Commune with Nature

The Garden Media Group, which is based in Kennett Square, compiles a trends report each year. For 2017 they predict that indoor gardening, forest bathing, soundscaping, downsized gardens and plants ...Read More

3 Steps to a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in four deaths can be attributed to heart ...Read More

Yoga for Everybody

Yoga can be traced to the first millennium, yet it didn’t gain prominence in the Western world until the 19th and 20th centuries. The rise and fall of its popularity ...Read More

Destination: Cuba

Cuba has intrigued me for years. The largest island in the Caribbean, I first glimpsed it on our honeymoon cruise. Before that, I learned about Cuba in history class in ...Read More

Health and Well-Being

Make this your healthiest year ever with help from area medical, dental and fitness professionals. ...Read More

New Year, New You

This year, wanting to learn something new, I set out to find some kind of activity that would be challenging from a creative perspective. As I discovered, such opportunities are ...Read More

Get Cooking!

Whether you’re 12 or 72, it’s never too late to learn something new in the kitchen. Since 2014, Zest! – a unique shop tucked comfortably along Main Street in historic Lititz ...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