Category Archives: Harrisburg
A Brand New Host
I just got done moving the site over to a brand new webhost. Wordpress.com has been great to me, but the times, they are a-changin’. As you read this, my brand new dual-E5620 and its eight cores of terrifying web-serving … Continue reading
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Harrisburg’s Northern Gateway
The Furlow Building is being restored. Midtown Harrisburg has evolved past “taking root” and into “sustained growth”. The 1500 Project is moving full speed ahead. Even the old glass factory on Third is being restored. Downtown’s entertainment district is as … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Harrisburg, Northern Gateway, Uptown
Midtown’s Furlow Building Gets Un-Furloughed
At some point or another, we’ve all strolled past this building on our way to Midtown Scholar or points downtown. At 1222 North Third St, the Furlow building sits almost directly across from the Broad Street Market, smack dab in … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Harrisburg, Housing, Midtown
Downtown Harrisburg: Something’s Very, Very Wrong With Nancy Eshelman
Today’s title comes courtesy of comment left by PennLive user BoredInMBG. You see, Nancy Eshelman — a long-time opinion writer at the Patriot News — published a story over the weekend complaining about downtown Harrisburg. I’ve read and re-read her … Continue reading
Filed under Downtown, Harrisburg
The State of Downtown Harrisburg: Part 2
Good news, everybody! I just received word from Mayor Thompson that due to a very fortunate change in circumstances, the city will NOT be shutting down as was announced yesterday via Facebook. Granted, the notion that this was a publicity … Continue reading
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The State of Downtown Harrisburg
Did anyone else catch that weird posting on the City of Harrisburg’s Facebook page the other day? I’m not sure what to make of this. It sounds out of character, but I’m sure it’s legit. The post has since been … Continue reading
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What Just Happened Here?
Browsing through today’s PennLive, counted not one, not two, not three, but seven (and a half) crime stories pertaining to Harrisburg from the past 24 hours: A woman was mugged in the River Street Garage (the one on Second; no … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Harrisburg
Fake Linda Thompson, Mayor of Twitter (Mayor)
Have you seen the Fake Linda Thompson account over on Twitter? There’s been a bit of an uproar in the media in the past 24 hours, with at least one outlet reporting that Mayor Thompson’s Twitter account has been hacked … Continue reading
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Harrisburg Hacked – Again
So the Harrisburg city council’s website was hacked. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last. But what’s frustrating is that this can be solved at a cost of about $10 … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Harrisburg
A Midrise for Midtown
Today I stumbled across The 1500 Project, a future mixed-use residential and commercial five-story-plus-roof midrise going in at the corner of Sixth and Reily streets. I’ve actually heard rumblings about the venture before, but I figured it would pretty much … Continue reading
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