Category Archives: business

Sweeper company York’s ‘Merchant of the Month’

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

Who knew that there are more than 200 makes and models of vacuum cleaners? Not me. All I have is one old, broken one. Good thing I checked on York’s “Merchant of the Month” celebration.

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No home yet for York’s forsaken ficus tree

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

Please pity the forsaken ficus. It’s just too big, they say. Too unwieldy to be loved. But that can’t be true. Can it? Nikki Eckenrode, of Re-Source York, hopes not. And she’s nurturing that hope.  

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Growth, a little lunch, and The Rainmaker in York

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

The Rainmaker, it seems, is coming to York.

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Quarry query centers on recent fee hike

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

One resident’s questions over a recent city fee increase, and how it relates to a proposed mining operation expansion, received a quick reply from officials this week. That quarry query, posed by Libertarian city council hopeful Manuel Gomez, amounts to … Continue reading →

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City store raided by Homeland Security going out of business

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

If you’re looking for a deal, you might want to stop by the Bust-A-Left store on West Market Street in the city. That’s the one, if you’ll recall, that was raided by the Department of Homeland Security last week. Since, … Continue reading →

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Massage, a drum circle, and Mayor Bracey

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

If you’re like me, you’ve been scanning the newspapers and websites and city press releases, just waiting for the day when you can take in a drum circle and get a massage and chat it up with York Mayor Kim … Continue reading →

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More phone network upgrades at York smokestack

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

Expect at least one of those cranes in York city to stay put a little longer, as another phone company improves its network.

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New Year’s in York, and a positive start

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Tim Stonesifer

It was my first New Year’s Eve in York and and I’ll readily admit I didn’t get to stay downtown as long as I would have liked. Still, in the time it took me to talk to a few people … Continue reading →

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York Countians’ thoughts on Fiscal Cliff dilemma are as polarized as Washington’s

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Hannah Sawyer

The deadline to the impending Fiscal Cliff is so close that it can now be counted in hours, rather than days. And while there has been a desparate bi-partisan call for cooperation in the waning hours, a deal has yet to … Continue reading →

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Crepe Lady versus Hot Dog Guy? …Not exactly.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tim Stonesifer

Hot Dog Guy? Sure, he knows what she’s talking about. He knows just where Crepe Lady is coming from, he said on Friday. The fleeting right to run a little stand on Continental Square in York means plenty to him … Continue reading →

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