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2020: A Health Odyssey

I recently read that a person’s health begins to go downhill at age 69. “Boy, isn’t that the truth!” I thought to myself. Pair that notion with a pandemic and ...Read More

Jake & Janelle Stoltzfus: The House That Built Them

October 2020 Jake and Janelle Stoltzfus were in need of a home that could accommodate their family of seven, plus Grammy Annie. Their search led them to a classic cottage on ...Read More

Fall Color

October 2020 One of the best parts of exploring Lancaster County has to be the changing of the seasons. That place you visited last spring is likely to have a completely ...Read More

Rachel’s Café & Creperie: Putting Her Own Spin on Crepes

October 2020 Fourteen years ago, Rachel Adams took a chance on whether Lancastrians would say “oui” to crepes. Lines that stretched out the door and sometimes down the block provided an ...Read More

Popcorn: A Worldwide Obsession

October 2020 Despite the fact that movie theaters were closed for six months, the sale of popcorn in the U.S. is projected to reach $12 billion this year. The eye-popping number ...Read More

The Farming Life

October 2020 Like every other business you can name, farming has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. And, like other business owners, Steve and Seth Hershey, who oversee a 120-acre farm ...Read More

The Magic of Fall

October 2020 In October, there’s not a ghost or goblin to be seen at the home of Stacey Toomey.  Instead, pumpkins and gourds share the spotlight with summer’s last blooms, fall’s ...Read More

A New Green Light: Traveling Through Covid

October 2020 Fall is a great time to squeeze in one last long weekend at the beach or schedule a week-long road trip to the mountains to take in autumn’s color. ...Read More

The Pandemic of the Garden: Annual Invasives

October 2020 The coronavirus lockdown has provided an opportunity for us to spend more time in our gardens. Weeding is an expected chore, obviously. But, analogous to a virus, some weeds ...Read More

A One-of-a-Kind Halloween

October 2020 So, we’ve made it through St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day without the usual fanfare and social gatherings that ...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,