CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

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Hershey Gardens Blooms, Butterflies and Bugs

Hershey is known as much for its chocolate confections as it is for its action-packed theme park. With its signature Kiss-shaped streetlights, Hershey is also home to some amazing restaurants, ...Read More

15 Minutes a Day to Keep Gardening Aches Away

Dr. Richard L. Bitner has turned his column over to Deb Nehlig this month. Deb is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Teacher as well as a Registered Yoga Teacher (200 ...Read More

Sip & Paint Nights are a Hit in Lancaster

Wine and art have a lot in common. Each is creative, as both winemakers and artists put trademark style into their finished products. Each is subjectively judged, since different people ...Read More

Full Circle

Always an avid carpenter, and a master of many trades, Larry Ebersole began making miniature carousels after taking early retirement from Alumax in 1981. Larry felt he needed something to keep ...Read More

Here Comes the Son Back to His Lancaster Roots

The son of a generations-old, deeply rooted Lancaster family returned home to join the family business just in time to celebrate his 50th birthday with a party that brought his ...Read More

A Camping We Will Go!

“Lancaster has lots of overnight options, including the open-air fun of our many campgrounds.  There’s nothing more natural than a restful stay at one of these well-maintained properties in a ...Read More

Welcoming Non-Native Plants to Our Gardens

Native plants may be the darlings of the plant world, but there are a lot of positive things to say about non-natives. Just last month the National Arboretum presented an all-day ...Read More

Recycling the Past

When Dwight Graybill was given the assignment of razing the buildings on the farm where he grew up, he asked that payment for his services be made with the building ...Read More

Outdoor Living

When Tim Arpin and James Henning say they live outdoors, they truly mean it. When warm weather arrives, they derive great pleasure from tending to their gardens and entertaining friends ...Read More

A Gastropub and More

Hunger N Thirst Craft Beer and Provisions offers a unique experience. It’s really three businesses under one roof — a gastropub, bottle shop and specialty food marketplace — that support ...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,