CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

May 2018

Add Some Spice and Herbs to Your Meals

Finding Pennsylvania Dutch recipes with seasonings beyond butter, salt and sugar – and maybe saffron and parsley – can be a challenge. While such ingredients make up a warm part ...Read More

Lancaster Sertoma Chicken Barbecue

For the past 65 years, Lancastrians have been treated to a taste of summer, courtesy of the Lancaster Sertoma Club. I am, of course, referring to the annual Lancaster Sertoma ...Read More

Modern Farmhouse … Old-fashioned Hospitality

Housed in a restored 1790 farmhouse that combines a modern vibe with elements of its 18th-century heritage, The Greenfield Restaurant & Bar offers an upscale menu that features farm-fresh ingredients, ...Read More

Turf War

Turf has long been the expected groundcover, rolled out like wall-to-wall carpeting around every house. But, its status is being challenged. America’s turf-grass lawns, including those of corporate campuses and business ...Read More

A Kentucky Derby Party With a Heart of Gold 

While the Run for the Roses is the inspiration for the Clark Associates Charitable Foundation’s annual Derby Day Party, its real purpose is to raise money for nonprofit organizations, both ...Read More

34th Annual Gourmet Gala

Details Date: Sunday, May 6 Time: 4-7 p.m. (Bidding on Silent Auction items, 4-6:30 p.m.) Location: Excelsior, 125 E. King St., Lancaster Tickets: $90 for members of the Historic Preservation Trust; $100 for non-members; ...Read More

Locaflor Weddings

Brides from coast to coast are expressing an appreciation for local bounty where floral design is concerned. The Locaflor movement is making itself known in Lancaster thanks to educated consumers (namely ...Read More

The New Trend in Celebrating Valentine’s Day

February 14 is the day that celebrates love, whether it’s for a spouse, a significant other, family, friends or even

Loving February

The shortest month of the year is packed with so many events that before you know it, February is gone

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