CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

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March 2015

New Curator at National Watch and Clock Museum

The National Watch and Clock Museum has hired a new curator of collections to continue the legacy of Carter Harris, who retired from the museum in August. Kim Jovinelli, who ...Read More

Marching Toward Spring

March is a strange month in Lancaster County. You know beautiful, sunny weather is just around the corner, but it’s not quite here yet. During March, we’re teased by some ...Read More

Re-thinking the Garden … 15 Things to Consider

Now and again, gardeners are captivated by a colorful perennial or attractive shrub they see in public gardens or on the pages of glossy catalogs. Disappointment sets in when the ...Read More

Nose to Tail

Whole-animal utilization, which is better known as nose-to-tail eating, ensures as little waste of an animal as possible. Locally, a few Lancaster County masters of cuisine have taken it upon ...Read More

Terrarium Fever!

Winter still has a few weeks to go, and the planting season doesn’t begin in earnest until early May. Why not breathe some fresh air into your home or office ...Read More

A Sweet Sixteen Party Rocks the Ballroom

“Groovy?” Hardly. “Awesome?” So 2010. It’s hard to keep up with teens, because what’s hot just changed like, uh, five seconds ago. But, some things really never change. Girls – ...Read More

Hempfield Area Food Pantry Gets Stocked

The Hempfield Area Food Pantry, which serves the district’s economically disadvantaged residents (30% of all students falls into that category), benefitted from the Hempfield Gives Back Food Drive that was ...Read More

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

Oh, Henrietta!

Henrietta Heisler is one of the talented women who Eliot Sefrin, the founder of Kitchen & Bath Design News, credits

Cherry Blossom Time

Mention cherry blossoms and visions of Washington, D.C., immediately come to mind. However, you don’t need to travel to the

Cheesecake Revival

Have you noticed? Cheesecake is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. From grocery stores and bakeries to specialty shops such as

Be Gracious, Be Generous, Be Gregarious: Your Guide to

Those perennial signs of spring are just around the corner: daffodils, robins, golfers and, in Lancaster County, fundraising events! Whether

A Path to Genealogy

I never expected to “get into” genealogy. I had a pretty good grasp on my heritage … I thought. Then