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Life in the city has its ups and downs, its quirks and characters. Get a behind the scenes look as members of the York Daily Record/Sunday News staff share their experiences in York County's urban center.
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
City vs. country
Loads of people complain that bad schools are hampering revitalization of downtown York. The school taxes are the highest in the county. The test scores are among the worst in the state. There’s a new plan to open a new … Continue reading
Avenues meeting: free presentation on Victorian era
The Avenues Neighborhood Association meeting Monday, Jan. 18, is open to the public. Jim McClure, Daily Record/Sunday News editor and local historian, will give a presentation about the Victorian era in York. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Fire … Continue reading
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Southeast group meeting Jan. 20
The Neighborhood Steering Committee of Southeast York will hold is second meeting from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20. The group, formed out of a survey performed by the Crispus Attucks Association, held its first meeting earlier this month to … Continue reading
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Plan for the Easter Egg Hunt
Seems a little early, but if you’re making Easter plans, here are the details for the 35th annual Easter Egg Hunt at Kiwanis Lake and Farquhar Park. The free event is for children age 8 and younger. The hunt starts … Continue reading
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Human Relations Commission to show free films
The York City Human Relations Commission is planning a monthly lunchtime movie event to coincide with First Fridays. On the first Friday of each month, the commission will show a 30-minute, “socially relevant” film, followed by 30 minutes of dialogue. … Continue reading
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Applications now accepted for St. Patrick’s parade
Applications are now being accepted for the 27th annual York Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, which will be March 13. The parade starts at 1 p.m. at Market and Penn streets and ends at Market and Duke streets. Applications are due … Continue reading
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A little City Hall lesson
I spent much of my day yesterday sitting around City Hall, waiting for things to happen. As I was hanging around, I saw a woman come in with a young boy. They went through the lobby and, as they passed, … Continue reading
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Farmers’ market group update
I recently received my e-mail update from the York Historic Farmers Market Association. Here’s the latest. The monthly meeting of the York Historic Farmers Market Association will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Union Lutheran Church Social Hall. (The … Continue reading
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York Emporium to host story time for kids
Update: I had the wrong day on this, but it’s been corrected. The York Emporium will be offering a free, monthly story hour program for kids, starting Jan. 10. High school volunteers will be reading stories — contemporary and vintage … Continue reading
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