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Author Archives: Cathy Hirko
Reporter, Harley-Davidson mishap in live TV spot
She wasn’t hurt (thankfully), just a little embarrassed at the minor topple of a Harley-Davidson. It was a big bike, and she is a small reporter. Gotta love live TV. Check it out.
Posted in Cathy Hirko, Harley-Davidson
Tagged Harley, Harley-Davidson, live TV, televsion reporter
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I know about Twitter. I don’t know about hair coloring
I was getting my hair cut and colored on a Saturday recently at a salon on East Market Street. It was my first visit to Xpressions Hair Studio because my stylist, Evelyn Quinones-Detter, left her former position at Regis at … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, City of York, Your money
Tagged Facebook, FourSquare, Hair salon, twitter, York
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Recap of Friday night’s Taste of York City
I was lucky to be a part of the group of women who sat at the MediaOne table Friday night at Taste of York City. It was held at the Valencia Ballroom in York. What a beautiful building. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, City of York, Food, Food companies, Restaurants
Tagged Cathy Hirko, food, get togethers, parties, party, restaraunt, restaurants, Taste of York, YDR, York, York County, York PA
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Sign up for our text alerts
The Daily Record/Sunday News now offers breaking news text alerts for your cell phone. Pretty cool, right? We launched email alerts a few months ago and it’s taken off. But we realized that most people get their information on their … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko
Tagged alerts, breaking news, digital first, email alerts, journalism, news, smartphone, Text alerts, YDR, york daily record
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Home Show visit
Sean Adkins, Buffy Andrews and myself will be speaking Thursday at the Home Show in York. More details here. Sean is our expert on real estate matters in York, I’ll be talking about all the different platforms where you can … Continue reading
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Now, that’s a receipt: Sales at The Bon-Ton
Lots of buzz in the newsroom/building today on the Bon-Ton sales at the West Manchester Mall. Here’s a receipt from one shopper. She spent about $100, but saved $900. The Bon-Ton at the mall is closing at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Bon-Ton, Cathy Hirko, Retail, The working world, Your money
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Mail call: Mobile journalism, transparency
I received an email Monday from a reader who complimented our efforts on mobile journalism and peek behind the curtain on how we cover some of the news locally. Barry Ness is the writer and said I could mention the … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, On the job, Uncategorized
Tagged Cathy Hirko, Lauren Boyer, mobile reporting, sean adkins, West Manchester Mall, YDR Insider
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Thanks Spring Grove, Lauren enjoyed her visit
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. Lauren received some great feedback today after stopping by Spring Grove. She will update this blog, shortly. Where should she stop by next week? UPDATE 10:30 a.m.: As I post this at 9:40 on Thursday morning, Lauren … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, Lauren Boyer, On the job
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Wine vending ends in Pa.
I’m not sure I ever bought into the idea of the wine vending machines that now have ended in Pennsylvania. I do like the convenience of being able to grab a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, Food companies, Your money
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What size am I, and other traumas of swimsuit shopping
I read an interesting New York Times article on women’s clothing sizes. It shows the age-old problem when shopping for women’s clothes: There isn’t a consistent size. A size 10 in one store could be a size 14 in another. … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Hirko, Consumer issues, Retail, Your money
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