CELEBRATING LANCASTER COUNTY'S PEOPLE, SCENERY,

HERITAGE, STYLE & POINT OF VIEW SINCE 1987.

July 2017

Oldenburg Vineyards
Oldenburg Vineyards

A South African Wine Safari

Let’s say you’re thinking about taking a vacation to wine country. Where would you go? Napa? Oregon? France? Italy? Joanne Bender would recommend South Africa. And, she’ll even take you ...Read More
On the menu: Start with a cheeseburger and fries, add a black raspberry frappe, and finish with the brown butter almond brickle affogato.
On the menu: Start with a cheeseburger and fries, add a black raspberry frappe, and finish with the brown butter almond brickle affogato.

Flavors Fresh from the Farm

Fox Meadows Creamery & Country Market focuses on farm-to-table food, with ice cream being the main attraction. The critical ingredient — milk — doesn’t have far to travel, as the ...Read More
The view of the Saron and Saal buildings from the Bake House.
The view of the Saron and Saal buildings from the Bake House.

Into the Mystic: The Ephrata Cloister by the Numbers

For years I’d driven past the Ephrata Cloister’s welcome signs. Years turned into decades. I wondered why I didn’t know more about the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission site that ...Read More

Lititz – Independence ✮ Remembrance ✮ 200

July 4, 2017, will mark the 200th time that Lititz celebrates Independence Day, making it the second-oldest continuous and community-minded event of its kind in the nation. It’s safe to say ...Read More

Recreation on the Susquehanna

This year I’ve had a lot of questions come my way about kayaking and enjoying our waterways, particularly after last month’s Lancaster Water Week story. So, I thought I would ...Read More
Boys & Girls Club staff leadership team, Scott McLellan, COO; Erin Elliott, chief development officer; and Karen Schloer, CEO, provided guests with more in-depth details on the clubhouse project from a “campaign headquarters” in the Carrs’ library. Plans and schematics for the project were available for guests to review.
Boys & Girls Club staff leadership team, Scott McLellan, COO; Erin Elliott, chief development officer; and Karen Schloer, CEO, provided guests with more in-depth details on the clubhouse project from a “campaign headquarters” in the Carrs’ library. Plans and schematics for the project were available for guests to review.

A Dinner Party Hits a Home Run and Scores a Lasting Legacy

We have all attended house parties that leave lasting impressions. An elegant dinner party held at the home of Edward and Barbara Carr, however, was momentous in that it will ...Read More
Queen of the Candles candidates for 2017.
Queen of the Candles candidates for 2017.

Queen of the Candles

Each year, members of the senior class at Warwick High School select 12 of their classmates as members of the Queen of the Candles court. The girl receiving the most ...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,