Author Archives: Tom Barstow

Some readers of our YDR Facebook page offered a number of insights into my previous blog posting. Here are some of their tips on finding corners in York County that are better than some far-off lands. FROM STEVE MILLER: The … Continue reading →

My wife and I have traveled a lot of places over the years, which is a virtue of growing older and still having our health. We are in a phase these days, however, of re-discovering our own backyard. That has … Continue reading →

I haven’t had a chance this summer to go swimming at the Graham Aquatic Center off North Newberry St. at the park. But what a gem. The facility is run by the Y, so members get a discount that can … Continue reading →

Perhaps it is the engineer in me — that gene is most guys that makes us watch with interest construction projects — that had me smiling as I walked around the neighborhood. Crews are out building sidewalks and perhaps repairing … Continue reading →

Seems like every year at this time the craziness starts in the city. In our neighborhood, a number of cars were vandalized. Someone walked up or down Lincoln Street in the middle of the night recently and broke out the … Continue reading →

In a quiet corner of Farquhar Park, not far from the community bandstand, two benches serve as memorials to Lillie Belle Allen and York Police Officer Henry Schaad. Allen, a black woman, and Schaad, a white man, both were killed … Continue reading →

The debate never seems to end over schools and who is to blame for students who don’t take full advantage of the public education system. I’ve often thought that a basic civics question should be asked from the time each … Continue reading →

Here is a photo I got from Jim McClure, the editor here at the Daily Record/Sunday News. Pretty interesting. View image Can anyone tell exactly where that is? Jim has his own blog. Go to this link to see it.

I wrote recently about how litter can be a sign of who cares about a city and who doesn’t, focusing on who leaves trash in their own yards. Joe Stein responded to say that public places full of trash are … Continue reading →

Here is one thing we love about our house in The Avenues — all the nooks and crannies to put a chair and have a cup of coffee or read or just think. Windows by the back yard, windows that … Continue reading →