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HOUSE PLANTS … A Craze is Reborn

Back in January, people were rushing the doors at the grocery chain Aldi. Social media was atwitter! The frenzy had nothing to do with food. The highly coveted fiddle-leaf fig ...Read More

A Lancaster Favorite for Breakfast & Lunch

Restaurants have been opening in record numbers throughout Lancaster County. At the same time, there are those gems that have been in business for decades, the sort of places where ...Read More

The Warwick to Ephrata Rail-Trail

My family and I love a good rail trail, and these days there are more than a dozen to choose from in Lancaster County. Many of them were years in ...Read More

In Search of an EVOO

Olive oil fans range from passive to obsessive; I’m about in the middle. Whether a bottle sits in the cabinet as an occasional ingredient or the home cook knows the ...Read More

Go Native with Woody Shrubs

Because they are considered more beneficial to our native pollinators and birds – as well as non-native bees – there is a trend among avid gardeners to grow as many ...Read More

In Celebration of the Hunt From a Culinary Perspective

Steeped in tradition, our Chester County neighbors honor the centuries-old sport of foxhunting with a cookbook that is intricately connected to Lancaster County through the eye of photographer Brian Donnelly. Thundering ...Read More

Food & Fun at Max’s Eatery

The motto of Max’s Eatery is “everyday eating.” It lives up to that promise, offering “adventurous food” at affordable prices with a dash of fun and “beloved memories” thrown in ...Read More

Lititz Fire & Ice Festival

A few years ago, Lititz was voted America’s “Coolest Small Town” by Budget Travel readers. Perhaps that’s because there is always something going on in Lititz, no matter the season. ...Read More

Working … Together

Family-owned businesses, some of which have been led by succeeding generations of family members, are a hallmark of Lancaster County. Lancaster is part of a very big picture. According to ...Read More

Change is Good

We are one month into the new year, and some of those resolutions have already come and gone. Inc. Magazine conducted a survey of 2,000 people, and the No. 1 ...Read More

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

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