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It’s no secret that Privado is one of my favorite places downtown.  Somewhere between the vocal trance / house in the basement, the house / old-school / hip-hop soundtrack on the ground floor, the unique atmosphere, the fast service, and the high-but-still-reasonable prices, the place has fully recovered from its questionable “OMG BEACH CLUB” past.  [...]

First, I love Privado.  It’s about the only unique place left on Second Street these days.  Sure, I enjoy Molly’s and Pep Grill and Ceoltas.  I’ve even occasionally been dragged into Spice.  But Privado, despite the best efforts of some of its former management, has largely remained my favorite spot.  So I’m understandably frustrated that [...]

Sometimes — and I know this is going to be hard for some of you to believe — companies do colossally stupid things.
Take Spice, for example.
A few days ago, two Spice employees — Molly Turner and John Burkholder — spoke with a Patriot News reporter about how the economy is affecting their tips.  It was [...]

Starbucks announced last week that they will be closing 600 stores nationwide.  This will reduce the national average number of Starbucks per street corner to approximately 3.7.  Although it was said that no Central PA locations will be closing, WHP is reporting that two area ‘Bucks will be going under.  One of them is the [...]

ABC27 and WHP are reporting that everybody’s favorite not-even-trying-to-hide-it illegal bar was raided yesterday.  The Regal Beagle, right across Second Street from the parking garage, was busted for selling alcohol without a license.  Generally speaking, that’s not something you want to do to an undercover state trooper.
I was never at the RB, but judging by [...]

ABC27 is reporting that  new hotel is planned for “312 Chestnut St” in Harrisburg.  Google Maps puts this address in Penbrook, but I believe the intended location is in the SoMa area.  Specifically, directly across from Pennsylvania Place.

One of Sunday’s attacks happened at the intersection of Second and Union Streets, which is awfully close to downtown. ABC27 has the story; if anyone else covered it, I hadn’t noticed.
For the record, I still don’t feel that downtown — or midtown, for that matter — is unsafe. I think this is a [...]