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Lighting Up Lititz

There are houses across Lancaster County that are must-sees at holiday time due to the elaborate light displays that often include elements such as inflatables, computer animation and synchronized music. ...Read More

15 Festivities for the Holidays

After last year’s scaled-down and canceled activities, Lancaster County is ready to celebrate the holiday season like never before. Residents started to decorate their homes as soon as Halloween was ...Read More

Dig Into Some Gardening Books

It may be winter, but that doesn’t deter avid gardeners from finding a way to stay connected to the natural world. Many turn to books and spend the winter reading ...Read More

A Time to Celebrate … Everything! 

Way back in 2019 – pre-pandemic and all that 2020 brought us – a Manheim Township couple looked ahead to what 2021 would likely signify to their family: their two ...Read More

Candy Land … the Backstory

Who hasn’t played Candy Land at some point in their life? For many of us, it represented our introduction to board games. However, it seems Candy Land provides an even ...Read More

Frisco’s Chicken: The Destination for Peruvian Charcoal Chicken!

Lancaster’s favorite new restaurant will celebrate its one-year anniversary this month. Located next to the Science Factory in Lancaster, Frisco’s menu focuses on the distinctive food of Peru, which is ...Read More

It’s a Beautiful Day With Marshall W. Snively

Imagine Covid doesn’t exist and you have a day off from work. You are free to spend the day doing exactly as you please. Inspired by U2’s It’s a Beautiful ...Read More

The Winter Version of Farm to Table

Stepping out of the crisp, cool winter air and into a high tunnel, you’re greeted with a blanket of warm, humid air that envelops the winter produce that’s growing inside. ...Read More

Holiday Decorating Goes Wild!

Last year was a record-setting decorating season for designer Tim Arpin. For the first time in 28 years, the owner of The Gilded Lily found himself fielding requests from clients ...Read More

In Search of the Perfect Candle

In this part of the country we have a plethora of options when it comes to purchasing candles, but I’ve found a few makers I really like for some specific ...Read More

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

Lincoln Shoe Co: A Reimagined Event Venue Gets

Like a spunky old man, the building that was home to the Badorf Shoe Company worked hard in its day,

Decades: A Mix of Food, Fun & Events

“This space has so much history,” says Jonathan Yeager, who is a partner in the venture along with Chris Trendler

Scouting Out Mount Joy’s History

Tristan Bair may only be a high school senior, but of late he’s been thinking about people and places much,