CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

September 2018

Go West, Young Foodies!

Route 441 has developed into a foodie trail of sorts. Along the route you’ll encounter Marietta’s ever-growing selection of restaurants, a farm that raises 100% grassfed Cattle, and a winery ...Read More

Putting Up the Harvest

At the end of every harvest season, without fail, I am filled with sorrow. I notice the selections at my favorite roadside stands are reduced from a cornucopia of produce ...Read More

Milestone Year for the Ephrata Fair

Fair season is finally here, and it’s one of my favorite times of the year! The sights, the sounds, the rides, the aromas and the flavors never fail to stir ...Read More

Barberet Bistro & Bakery | French Flair

Barberet Bistro & Bakery, which brings a taste of France to Lancaster, has been part of the eclectic downtown restaurant scene for more than three years. Earlier this year it ...Read More

Celebrating Lancaster’s Printing Heritage

If the pen is mightier than the sword, then the printing press is a cannon. Printing is something we now take for granted in our modern age of on-demand technology and ...Read More

Reveling in Going Retro

Lucy and Desi, Dean, Marilyn and other icons from the Fabulous Fifties were on hand as the Fulton Follies transported its guests in the way-back machine to Prom Night 1959. Each ...Read More

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

CoffeeCo: 40 Years of Coffee, Food & Community

Forty years is a long time for any business to both endure and succeed. CoffeeCo achieved that milestone in December.  “It’s