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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 […]

It’s that time of year again.  The leaves are turning, the temperature is dropping, and yet another failed downtown venture gets shuttered.  Yes, despite the urgent need for a good 24-hour diner within walking distance of downtown Harrisburg, the Tom Sawyer Diner From Hell served room-temperature mediocre food at premium prices and closed every night […]

Story here. In short, there was a shooting last night (Sunday morning) around 2am. The shooting took place on Chestnut between Second and Third. That’s between Executive House and Pennsylvania Place apartments. Surprising, because crime — let alone violent crime — usually doesn’t work its way down there. In my […]

Apparently taking the “Central PA’s hottest ____” radio advertising cliche a little too far, Privado had some sort of Fire-Department activity last night.  Was anyone there?  Any insight to share?

I didn’t get to pay a personal visit last weekend, but I noticed that their sign is down.  Surely they’re not closing - are they?