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Building? Remodeling? Patience is a Virtue

Photography by Nick Gould
Dwight Graybill has owned Denver-based Cocalico Builders for 23 years and had worked for its previous owner as a high school and college student. “I’ve never seen or experienced anything ...Read More

Ways to Help Honey Bees

Text and photography by Dr. Richard L. Bitner 
Mild winters have been prompting honey bees to make an early appearance in our landscapes. When you’re adding new plants to your landscape this fall, be sure to include some ...Read More

Nights for a Museum 

Text and Photography by Michael C. Upton
Whenever I travel with my family, we make sure to visit one or two museums. Whether it’s small, historic homes in colonial-era towns or grand testaments to architecture housing some ...Read More

The Railroad House Inn: Full Steam Ahead

By Sue Long | Photography by Ben McMillen 
Built in 1823, the Railroad House has survived catastrophic floods, the effects of war, a depression, prohibition, economic downturns and a barroom brawl or two over the course of nearly ...Read More

Senior Living

Produced by Kaylee Rex
Seniors who are contemplating a move to a retirement community often hesitate because they fear they will have to give up one of their favorite pastimes: gardening. As you will ...Read More

Cornwall Manor: The New Nature of Senior Living

Gardening and Nature at Cornwall Manor Cornwall Manor is a uniquely beautiful senior-living community tucked into the quiet countryside of Cornwall in southern Lebanon County. Our welcoming community has been compared ...Read More

Fairmount: Dedicated to Faith, Family & Community

Gardening and Nature at Fairmount Situated in a rural setting and with many farmers and folks with green thumbs among our residents, Fairmount is a great place to continue “playing in ...Read More

Homestead Village: Thrive Where You Are

Gardening and Nature at Homestead Village Resident and (retired) Master Gardener, Linda Kay Pressley, has brought her love of gardening to Homestead Village by forming a new gardening group called “Soil ...Read More

Keystone Villa at Ephrata: A Distinctive Retirement Community

Gardening and Nature at Keystone Villa at Ephrata Keystone Villa at Ephrata truly believes that removing obstacles and giving people the opportunity to do what they love is how a person ...Read More

Landis Homes: Enriching Lives, Together

Gardening and Nature at Landis Homes The natural setting of the 114-acre campus hosts many areas for residents to explore including ponds, woods, rain gardens and a bluebird walk, in addition ...Read More

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The Next Generation of Holiday Décor

With Thanksgiving coming so late, no doubt the turkey might find itself surrounded by glistening ornaments, greenery and even disco

It’s December!

Regarded as the most wonderful time of the year, December is packed with events that celebrate this season of holidays.

Brenda and Lloyd Jacobson’s Memory-Filled Home

In working on our annual Senior Living advertorial (September-October issue of Lancaster County Magazine), we met residents of local retirement

Time to Decorate for the Holidays!

Now that Halloween is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to think about decorating for the holidays. ’Tis the season

Casey Kaufhold: Olympian

What a difference three years made in Casey Kaufhold’s Olympic experiences In Tokyo and Paris. Success (a bronze medal) and

Vintage Wonderland

Elaine and Glenn Pottberg’s home in Lancaster provides the perfect backdrop for the holiday decorations they’ve collected over the years.

Christmas at Stone Gables Estate

Imagine spending the holidays in a cozy cottage or a beautiful mansion, with more than 1 million lights glowing in

Chef Greg Gable: Cheese Lover

Chef Greg Gable, whose résumé includes high-profile positions at The Restaurant at Doneckers and the heralded Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia,

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