Are your friends and family constantly commenting that your home seems stuck in the ’80s? For once, that could be a good thing. Just like in real estate, location is a prime concern in the film industry. Lancaster-based production company Make/Films and New Zealand and London-based company Inspiring Films are […]
Lancaster city’s leadership program empowers neighborhood leaders to make a difference | Local News
Kirsten Krimmel said she and her husband found a hidden gem when they moved to their South Side Lancaster city neighborhood in 2009. “We really like it here,” Krimmel said of their Highland Avenue home. “It’s been a very nice, quiet neighborhood.” Krimmel, 42, said she had heard neighbors complain […]
Rodent droppings on shelves, water-stained ceiling: Lancaster County restaurant inspections, July 16, 2021 | Restaurant Inspections
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Subway No. 28273, 1380 Columbia Ave., July 9. Pass. Working bottles of restroom cleaner, degreaser, glass cleaner stored hanging above soda bottles on the shelf. Drano stored under the cabinet on a […]
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic renovates, renames building | Local News
The building that houses the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic has a new name and an updated look following more than $3 million in renovation work to its 61-year-old building on North Lime Street in the city. Now known as the Sam and Dena Lombardo Health Pavilion, the building has a […]
Pouring bleach onto clothes; enticing a fight at Burger King: Lancaster County police log, May 30, 2021 | Police Log
Columbia Borough police VANDALISM COLUMBIA: An unknown person drew graffiti on a shed in the 100 block of Commerce Street sometime before 11:19 a.m. on May 19, police said. Manheim Township police BURGLARY MANHEIM TWP.: An unknown burglar smashed an exterior window at Stauffers of Kissel Hill at 1850 Oregon […]
6 businesses displaced in downtown Lancaster so high-rise can add 16 new apartments | Local Business
The owner of the former Stevens House apartment building downtown is replacing at least six commercial tenants with 16 more apartments, prompting some of the displaced small-business owners to say they’re victims of gentrification. Berger Rental Communities, which bought the West King and South Prince streets building in 2019 for […]
Is the open floor plan on its last legs? Not in Lancaster County | Home & Garden
It’s a question that’s been posed every so often for years. And now, after an extended period of homebound family togetherness and staring at the walls — or in many cases lack thereof — people are asking it again. “Is the Open Floor Plan Really Dead?” inquired a headline in […]
Lancaster County vaccination center now offering limited same-day appointments
Same-day COVID-19 vaccination appointment scheduling will be held at 1 p.m. daily at the Lancaster County Community Vaccination Center starting Wednesday, officials said. Appointments are limited based upon no-shows and can be scheduled at the vaccination center’s interior mall entrance at Park City Center in Lancaster. Vaccine availability will be […]
What will Lancaster County workplaces look like post-pandemic? | Life & Culture
Remember the office? It’s that place you used go. Not just once a week or so when there’s a task that absolutely must be tackled from there. But every weekday. Along with all of your coworkers. You know, those people with whom you once squeezed — en masse and unmasked […]
Throwing lawn decorations, punching a vehicle: Lancaster County police log: March 16, 2021 | Police Log
East Cocalico Township police STRANGULATION EAST COCALICO TWP.: Ezekiel D. Sanderful, 28, of Reinholds, was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment after a domestic disturbance at his residence in the first block of Reinholds Road at 5:35 p.m. on Jan. 28, police said. A woman at Sanderful’s residence was transported […]
What will Lancaster County workplaces look like post-pandemic? | Food + Living
Remember the office? It’s that place you used go. Not just once a week or so when there’s a task that absolutely must be tackled from there. But every weekday. Along with all of your coworkers. You know, those people with whom you once squeezed — en masse and unmasked […]
Lancaster Bible College holds groundbreaking ceremony for future 700-seat outdoor athletics stadium | Local News
Lancaster Bible College took another step forward with its athletics programs Monday morning. The college held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of what will become Willis & Martha Herr Stadium. The stadium will surround the existing Donald H. Funk Field, a turf field that was added in 2018. “This […]
Columbia holds off Lancaster Mennonite for 73-65 win to claim L-L League Section 5 boys basketball crown | Sports
With its second-leading scorer Cole Fisher on the bench still recovering from an ankle injury, Lancaster Mennonite had to make some adjustments heading into Tuesday’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five boys basketball matchup at first-place Columbia. The visiting Blazers stuck 6-foot, 6-inch sophomore center David Weaver in front of the basket […]
Lancaster woman creates holiday scavenger hunt for friends, family; here’s why and how | Food + Living
Normally, I don’t make it a habit to skip out on a potentially enchanting winter walk in the snow. That was at least my feeling when I saw an email from a co-worker about a family near Rader Park in Lancaster County who, in an effort to replicate some lost sense of Christmas spirit, […]
York, Chester and Lancaster counties are home to nearly four dozen food trucks.
Rock Hill Editor’s note: There are nearly four dozen food trucks serving this region. Today The Herald is starting an occasional series to highlight these food trucks. If you’d like to be considered for this series, contact Tracy Kimball by email at [email protected]. Behind the windows of a food truck, […]
Lancaster County business leaders incensed by Wolf’s 3-week shutdown | Local Business
Weary business executives reacted with anger and frustration to Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision on Thursday to temporarily close restaurants, gyms, theaters and certain other businesses in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19. The shutdown, which starts Saturday and runs until Monday, Jan. 4, bans indoor dining at restaurants, which […]
COVID-19 hitting Latinos hard nationwide, but what’s the story in Lancaster County? | Local News
Ismael Melendez sympathizes with those who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. He knows the feeling all too well. “My cousin died from COVID in Delaware, leaving three children and a husband behind,” Melendez said. “It was heart-wrenching. No one could visit her before she died or be with […]
Lombardo’s restaurant reopens in Lancaster city after $2M-plus renovation | Local Business
Lombardo’s reopened this week in Lancaster city after a more than $2 million renovation of the longtime Italian restaurant. The restaurant at 216 Harrisburg Ave. was bought in December 2018 by Sam Lombardo, whose uncles started it in 1946 and whose cousins ran it before he took over. “We feel […]
Some Lancaster restaurants to voluntarily close dining rooms after spike in COVID-19 | Local Business
In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases across Pennsylvania, at least two Lancaster County restaurants have voluntarily closed their indoor dining areas, a move few other establishments have made statewide. In downtown Lancaster, the Pressroom restaurant, which is owned by Steinman Communications, publisher of LNP, reverted to a takeout-only […]