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TheBurg We are greater Harrisburg’s award-winning monthly community publication and daily online news site.

TheBurg is a free monthly magazine and daily online news site that begins to tell the stories that, put together, describe the community of greater Harrisburg: the people who live, work and travel here; the families that make their home here; the merchants who do business here. Our print publication and online website proudly combines responsible reporting, high-quality writing, and beautiful desi

gn in order to illuminate the community we cover. Through an engaged style of reporting, we seek to describe, in full context, life in our urban center, while setting a high standard for principled and integrative journalism.

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10/31/2025

All of our news is linked here!

Happy Halloween from TheBurg! You know what’s really scary? Not reading your local news! Catch up on this week’s coverage below. City Council approved an office-to-apartment conversion in downtown Harrisburg, our online story reported. Breneman Properties will turn three attached office building...

Local food banks and pantries are bracing for impact as the federal government shutdown is slated to cause SNAP to run o...
10/30/2025

Local food banks and pantries are bracing for impact as the federal government shutdown is slated to cause SNAP to run out of money.

“We’ve had the hallway and lobby filled with people waiting. I don’t know how much fuller it can be.” Executive Director of the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry Deidre Lenker said their small pantry in the Camp Curtin YMCA is already pushed to its limits, and worries about what the coming weeks w...

Happy Halloween weekend! Check out all area events, spooky or not, in the Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich.
10/30/2025

Happy Halloween weekend! Check out all area events, spooky or not, in the Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich.

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! What you’ll find ⤵️ For something new: Mac Saturn (they opened for The Struts in 2023 (HUP/XL) at Capital City Music Hall tonight; not really new but The HBG Flea is back indoors at Strawberry Square for th...

📣 TheBurg’s November Issue is here!Our Shop Local edition has arrived—just in time for the holiday season! 🛍️This month’...
10/30/2025

📣 TheBurg’s November Issue is here!
Our Shop Local edition has arrived—just in time for the holiday season! 🛍️

This month’s issue celebrates the people, places, and small businesses that make the Harrisburg region shine. From stories of creativity and community to award-winning local journalism, it’s packed with everything we love about life in the Burg.

✨ Cover by: Dauphin County Parks & Recreation
📍 Find TheBurg free at 500+ locations across Central PA
💻 Read the digital issue now: view.flipdocs.com/theburg/nov-2025

Let’s make this holiday season a hometown one—shop small, support local, and celebrate community. ❤️

TheBurg is a monthly magazine and daily online news site that begins to tell the stories that, put together, describe the community of greater Harrisburg: the people who live, work and travel here; the families that make their home here; the merchants who do business here. Learn more about TheBurg |...

Trick or treating in Harrisburg has been postponed.
10/29/2025

Trick or treating in Harrisburg has been postponed.

The city’s trick-or-treat night has been rescheduled. Trick or treating in Harrisburg will now take place on Halloween itself, Friday, Oct. 31, instead of on Thursday, the city announced on social media. Several other area municipalities have also rescheduled their trick-or-treat due to forecasted...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg announced two new playgrounds at their Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Lif...
10/29/2025

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg announced two new playgrounds at their Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life in Uptown.

Harrisburg kids now have another place to play. The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg announced that they constructed two new playgrounds for schoolchildren and the community at their Alexander Grass Campus for Jewish Life in Uptown. The playgrounds were built on the Etter Family Green, a larg...

With council approval, an adaptive reuse project in downtown Harrisburg can now move forward.
10/28/2025

With council approval, an adaptive reuse project in downtown Harrisburg can now move forward.

An adaptive reuse project in downtown Harrisburg can move forward, having received the stamp of approval from City Council. Developer Breneman Properties plans to transform three attached office buildings at 315 N. 2nd St. into a 10-unit apartment building. Council passed the apartment conversion by...

Harrisburg Police Bureau officials said that new tech has recently been introduced in the city, including cameras and li...
10/27/2025

Harrisburg Police Bureau officials said that new tech has recently been introduced in the city, including cameras and license plate readers.

Police are hopeful that recent technology upgrades will aid in solving and preventing crimes. Harrisburg Police Bureau officials told TheBurg at a press briefing on Monday that new tech has recently been introduced in the city, including cameras and license plate readers, thanks to state grants. In....

Catch up on this week's news, right here.
10/24/2025

Catch up on this week's news, right here.

We want to take a second to thank our readers for your support. Whether you’ve been reading TheBurg since the beginning or just discovered us, we are thankful for you! Keep on reading below for our news coverage from this week. Harristown Development Co. shared its plans for “Coronet Park,” ou...

With just over a week until election day in Harrisburg, many residents told TheBurg that they were either not voting or ...
10/24/2025

With just over a week until election day in Harrisburg, many residents told TheBurg that they were either not voting or still needed to research the mayoral candidates, while some had their minds made up.

With just over a week until election day in Harrisburg, many voters are still undecided over who they believe will make the best mayor. At lunchtime on Thursday and Friday at the Broad Street Market, dozens of residents told TheBurg that they were either not voting or still needed to research the ma...

Midstate Shows on Thursday announced its first show for the 2026 Dauphin County Live Concert Series in Riverfront Park a...
10/23/2025

Midstate Shows on Thursday announced its first show for the 2026 Dauphin County Live Concert Series in Riverfront Park as alt-indie band Rainbow Kitten Surprise.

If the chilly air already has you ready for next summer, a September concert will give you something to look forward to. Midstate Shows on Thursday announced its first show for the 2026 Dauphin County Live Concert Series in Riverfront Park as alt-indie band Rainbow Kitten Surprise. The band will sto...

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