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May 2020

Making Art in the Time of COVID – Part One

The pandemic is not far from anyone’s minds lately. Shutdowns, social distancing and quarantines have affected us all in countless and varying ways for the last several weeks, and will ...Read More

Law & Orchids

John F. Pyfer, Jr. has gone from being a super lawyer to an orchid grower. He pinpoints his love of nature and respect for conservation to his lifelong involvement in ...Read More

You Can Still Travel the World

Shelter in place, no school, social distancing, quarantine, non-essential workplaces. Such phrases have become part of our vocabulary because of the coronavirus. By now, you’ve probably watched your fill of ...Read More

Cocina Mexicana: Experience Authentic Mexican Cuisine

Lucila “Lucy” Gomez Lucero has been treating Lancaster to a taste of Mexico for the last 17 years. Starting out in a tiny space on North Prince Street, Cocina Mexicana’s ...Read More

You Can Go Home Again

Kathy Hohenadel and Vickie Groff live in the home where they grew up. “Our yard was the gathering place for the neighborhood kids,” Kathy says. Decades later, it’s still the ...Read More

Supporting Monarch Butterflies

Readers who have been sheltering in place as of late should have no lack of diversions – spring is typically the busiest time in our gardens. Staying close to home provides ...Read More

The Lancaster Conservancy … Nature’s Helping Hand

The shuttering effect from social distancing prompted by the coronavirus has led many of us to reconnect with nature. As a result, new faces now behold the beauty Mother Nature ...Read More

A Creative Collaboration

Kevin Lehman, the founder and director of the Lancaster Creative Factory, has always enjoyed the creative process, most notably the

401 Prime: The Resurgence of Happy Hour

Happy Hour is once again filling seats in the bars and lounges of area restaurants. As the hospitality industry struggled

The Heirloom Seed Project at Landis Valley Village &

Held annually on Mother’s Day weekend, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum’s Herb & Garden Faire draws visitors from far

Faschingfest, Lancaster-style!

Two Lancaster couples with German-Austrian ancestries whisked away the winter doldrums with a nod to their European roots – and

Adding Up the Azaleas

Kirk Trasborg pushes numbers at Winterthur, the former home of Henry Francis du Pont. His office is literally located in

It’s Prom Season

Across Lancaster County, high school students are taking part in a time-honored spring ritual, the prom. Many students will also

Saving Nature

It Starts With You "In short, we no longer have the right to ignore the stewardship responsibilities attached to land ownership,"

May is in Bloom

It’s that glorious time of the year! The weather is perfect, gardens are blooming with spring flowers, rhubarb and strawberries