08/09/2008 Grace Potter And The Nocturnals

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
bH Admin

To see the photos, click here  Grace Potter took her rock and roll roadshow to Lancaster, PA.  I had seen Grace Potter only once before when I saw them open for Gov’t Mule in D.C. fall of last year.  She had been around playing for a while and had been playing on the WXPN radio station with [...]

08-09-2008 Hoots And Hellmouth

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
bH Admin

Click here to see the photos Hoots and Hellmouth…. Wow, all I can say is I was pretty blown away, so much so that i decided to see them again a week later (photos to be posted soon). Do a search and listen to their music on myspace “What Good Are Plowshares” or “Want On Nothing” are a [...]

Backyard news and links, 08.27.08

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
BB

* Remember the warnings signs (pictured) that showed up a few weeks ago around the perimeter of Koons Park? Well, our friend at The Patriot-News, beat reporter T.W. Burger, passed along word today that Lower Paxton Twp. police will not charge the perso...

Harrisburg Young Professionals Open Registrations for Coed Flag Football

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
Brian

You can now sign yourself or a team of 12 up for HYP’s first ever coed flag football league. Games are scheduled for Tuesday evenings at 6:30 or 7:30 and will take place at Twin Ponds off Union Deposit Road. $20 will get you into the league or $240 to register a team of 12. [...]

Coliseum files for Chapter 11

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
HarrisburgNightlife.com

Yeah, the economy is wreaking havoc on area nightspots and this is yet another sign its going to get worse before it gets better.  It was reported this morning The Coliseum entertainment complex is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As I observed in my first visit to this place, the people behind it spend a [...]

John Brown’s Body - VENUE CHANGE

Posted on 27 August 2008 by
jerseym

Just a heads up- John Brown’s Body- scheduled for Friday November 8 at The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company with support from Mishka and Clint Daub’s Polar Coda has been moved to Dragonfly Nightclub located at 234 N Second Street in Harrisburg. All other info- tickets, times, ages- is exactly the same. If you’ve already purchased tickets, [...]

Sam Bucca’s

Posted on 26 August 2008 by
HarrisburgNightlife.com

They’ve done it again.  A great piece of downtown real estate has been transformed into a dark and depressing space.  We recently visited the newly opened Sam Bucca’s Pizza Pub (formerly Max’s, formerly Carmella’s Trattoria) and what a disappointment.  DowntownAfterDark’s signature is all over this one too.  From the giant signs advertising cheap beer on [...]

2008-08-27T01:47:23Z

Posted on 26 August 2008 by
Sara Bozich

Drink this now: Espresso Milkshake

Posted on 26 August 2008 by
Sara Bozich

Drink this now: Espresso Milkshake, Cornerstone Coffeehouse. Unbelievable! Please ignore the boyfriend's 'stache, and get yourself over to the Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill to try this delicious espresso milkshake. With three shots of espresso, it's sure to perk you...

How to help fire victims

Posted on 26 August 2008 by
BB

Gazette contributor Q has passed along info on helping to the family whose home in Blue Meadows Farm was destroyed by fire Saturday. Send donations to:Shirk Family Relief Fund319 Terrace RdMt Joy, PA 17552____Source Link

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Arts

Weekend roundup 8/14

Posted on 14 August 2008 by
Sara Bozich

Hi folks! What’s shaking? I’m finally in town this weekend, planning to visit the new Cocoa Beanery, see Tropic Thunder - and maybe The Wackness - and go to dad’s for Sunday sauce. Looking for something a little more exciting?…

Business

Advanced Technology- Your Niche is Now Global

Posted on 22 August 2008 by
Brian

Technology continues to shrink our planet, especially since the advent and explosion of online social networking tools. Recreational sites like MySpace and the Facebook have inspired a new generation of sites designed specifically for business networking such as LinkedIn and Xing. Perhaps at one time you could assume that there were 6 degrees of separation [...]

Downtown

Restaurant Review: Mangia Qui, 272 North St., Harrisburg

Posted on 19 August 2008 by
Brian

A word of advice if you’ve never been to Mangia Qui - rearrange your to do list. This place is well worth the visit! The downstairs is a very nice, quaint Italian restaurant and the upstairs is a gorgeous tapas bar called Suba complete with a high wooden beamed ceiling, colorful artwork, and detailed spanish [...]

Entertainment & Events

Weekend roundup 8/22

Posted on 22 August 2008 by
Sara Bozich

People: I have nothing planned this weekend. A small outdoor shindig tomorrow, which is really a 1 year-old’s birthday party (because that’s how I rock these days) and will no doubt be a blast. But that’s about it. So, that…

Living

BB AnswerLine: Medical supplies dilemma

Posted on 22 August 2008 by
BB

Question … Linglestown Gazette reader TB asked me if I knew anywhere that accepts unused medical supplies. One of this relatives recently completed cancer treatments and is hoping to find someone who could make use of his unused, unopened supplies. “…

Local News

Linglestown family displaced by house fire

Posted on 23 August 2008 by
BB

A family in Blue Meadows Farm housing community lost their home early this morning in a fast-moving fire, according to a news brief published online by The Patriot-News.Dauphin County dispatched Linglestown Fire Company for a deck fire early in the 1 a…

New Media

Last Thursday’s Central PA Tweetup

Posted on 24 August 2008 by
floor9.com

GREAT times at this past week’s tweetup!  Thanks to everyone — whether you tweeted about it, blogged about it, offered words of support, or just plain showed up — who made it happen.  I noticed a LOT of new faces (yay) and a few missing regulars (boo), but it seems like everyone in attendance had a [...]

Politics

DeWeese Urges Self To Step Down

Posted on 15 August 2008 by
Central PA Gazelle

(HARRISBURG) - State House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese was seen standing alone today on the floor of a darkened and otherwise vacant Pennsylvania House of Representatives delivering a speech in which he called upon himself to resign.
“In light of the fact that nearly everyone I’ve dealt closely with in the past couple years has been indicted or probably will be soon, I urge myself to do the

Sports

Twilight baseball finale …

Posted on 21 August 2008 by
BB

Twilight playoff championship notes … Winning pitcher Steve Booker had a 132-pitch outing in Wednesday’s game, struck out nine and only walked three. His record for the season was 3-0 with a 1.33 earned run average, and he had an outstanding 37 Ks in…