CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

June 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream of a Party

It was Tim Arpin and James Henning’s turn to host a party for their dinner club. They chose a date, came up with a theme and issued their invitations. The ...Read More

Chasing Waterfalls

Last September, we listened intently to the news, notably the weather forecasts. Hurricane Florence was making her way across the Atlantic and was primed to unleash her fury on the ...Read More

This Was us

I’m a huge fan of the show This is Us. Not only do I watch the show, but I also follow the chatter about it via social media. Response to the ...Read More

No-Fuss Annuals

Now that your beds have sprung to life, it’s time to fill in the bare spots. I’m providing a list of no-fuss annuals that provide pops of color, attract pollinators ...Read More

Top 10 To-Dos for June 2019

Through June 30 | Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival Franklin Square This spectacular festival is a celebration of light and culture that features magnificent steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted sculptures, created by ...Read More

Discover the Barrens

Hidden along the southern border of Pennsylvania are four preserves with a feature that might be unfamiliar to you. These preserves are known as serpentine barrens, and they are unlike ...Read More

Tweaking the Party Table

If you’re bringing out the same linens and napkins you’ve used year after year, it’s probably time for a refresher. We know just the place ... Special Occasions & Queen Street ...Read More

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Unveils Top 10 Gardening

With a snowy and blustery week in the forecast, avid gardeners will no doubt be taking solace in the catalogues

It’s Wedding Show Time!

Yes, winter tends to be a slow time for wedding-related venues and vendors, but that doesn’t mean they go into

It’s December!

Regarded as the most wonderful time of the year, December is packed with events that celebrate this season of holidays.

Two Weddings, Lancaster-Style

There’s nothing quite like a summer wedding, and the two we are presenting are quite different, as are the stories

Savannah Graybill and Chris Strup: Sliding Into Marriage

A winter Olympic sport known as skeleton led Savannah and Chris to become members of Team USA. While they didn’t

Jill Distler and Zachary Weire: Opposites Attract

When Jill met Zach, she lived on a farm; doted on her horses, dogs and cows; worked for a veterinarian

Dan Wecker: A Dutchman at Heart

In 1989, Dan and Donna Leigh Wecker took stewardship of an historic iron forge property that consisted of decaying buildings and 16

Growing Fruit With Climate Battery Technology

Greenhouses are magical places, as they envelop you in warmth and provide visuals of lush plant life. This is what