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Duke’s Riverside (or The Riverside G-Man, as roughly 99% of us locals still call it) has always been an integral part of living here. It’s not particularly trendy and it’s not particularly cheap. But it does have a deck, it is easy to get to, and most of the food is pretty good […]

I was just thinking about how many downtown venues have come and gone in the post-Vault era of downtown Harrisburg, and I was surprised by my realization.  Since the opening of 5:01, we’ve averaged just over 1.5 venues per year flaming out.  It’s been said before, and it will be said again, but this rapid-fire […]

In a rampant rumor which has “not” been “confirmed” by “two” “sources” now, Smalls appears to be closing after tonight to make room for Mars.  This surprises no one for exactly two reasons:

It was popular and unique, offering some variety to the otherwise cookie-cutter downtown area
It’s been there over a year

As you know, any venue […]

Let’s either get ten feet of snow or jump back to summer.  This in-between, cold-but-not-snowing weather has got to go.
In other news, I grabbed a friend and hit Suba this past Friday.  Neither one of us had been there before, and we both agreed that it was not quite up to par with the hype […]

Another Thanksgiving, another Thanksgiving weekend downtown. There’s no better way to burn off excess pecan pie than bouncing from lounge to lounge in 20-degree weather. For that matter, nothing makes up for the hell that is Black Friday better than a few martinis.

First, happy Thanksgiving!  I’m up in Parts North right now recovering from an oversized holiday feast with the closest thing we have to a Starbucks.  The drive up here is about 25% interstate and about 75% good-ol’ Pennsylvania Back Roads ™; with the leaves being down all over the place, I’m really looking forward to […]

I don’t know what else can be said.  Tom Sawyer Diner, home to lukewarm, half-hearted food at inflated prices, abruptly went under and re-opened as Konnichiwa.  Less than four weeks later, Konnichiwa has abruptly gone away to make room for The Cabana Sawyer’s Cantina.  Stories here, here, and here.  Didn’t we just have a giant […]