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New Wawa store opening directly next to Sheetz store in Central PA
Here in Pennsylvania, we all know the neverending debate of Wawa versus Sheetz. Well, Wawa is taking it one step further by building a new store directly next to their competitor Sheetz in Central PA. The new gas station and convenience store is expected to open on West Harrisburg Pike in Middletown, PA on September […]
York County business owner sues police chief, borough over law against tarot reading
HANOVER, Pa. — A business owner in Hanover, York County, is suing the police chief and the borough, alleging that a 163-year-old law banning tarot reading infringes on First Amendment rights. "I'm willing to take this fight up to the Supreme Court if I have to," said Beck Lawrence,...
On Fire: Cajun fusion restaurant to open in former firehouse restaurant in Harrisburg
One of Harrisburg’s most unique restaurant venues has a new life ahead, with added spice. Men in the Kitchen, a Cajun fusion restaurant in York, plans to bring the heat to Harrisburg, opening a second location in the former Firehouse Restaurant on N. 2nd Street. The restaurant will operate...
Shop provides York County first responders with free coffee
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — First responders in York County got an extra jolt of appreciation Friday. A new drive-through coffee shop called 7 Brew Coffee in the Red Lion area gave them and their families free coffee. York County Regional Police and local firefighters were there. “We think it’s really important,” Matt Peters of […]
Silantra Asian Street Kitchen closes York County location
Silantra Asian Street Kitchen, a quick-serve restaurant serving Asian cuisine formerly located in the West Manchester Town Center, recently announced the closure of the York location. Owners Sam and Cindy Guo started Silantra in 2015, with their first location in Lancaster. Eventually, they expanded into York County. ...
New Era Restaurant: The American dream was the driving force behind this Route 30 eatery
During his senior year of high school, New Oxford athlete Alen Ahmetovic found a photo of him featured in the Hanover Evening Sun. It was a significant moment for the Bosnian immigrant, though one detail from the image is still engraved in his memory today: his worn-out cleats, held together with a few...
Restaurant Inspections – Columbia Borough – August 23, 2024
King’s Country Flavorites, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, Type 3 Follow-up, Aug. 17. Pass. Prepackaged (Oreo desserts, garden salads, red beet eggs, red beet deviled eggs, coleslaw, and angel food cake dessert) is not labeled to clearly indicate any “Big 9” allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement; repeat violation, Dec. 12, 2023, and Aug. 10. Prepackaged (Oreo desserts, garden salads, red beet eggs, red beet deviled eggs, coleslaw, angel food cake dessert) are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, distributed by statement; repeat violation, Dec. 12, 2023, and Aug. 10. New food facility in operation more than 90 days and has not employed a certified food employee as required.
York County SPCA to offer free adoptions of dogs, cats and small animals this weekend
The York County SPCA will host a free adoption event this weekend in hopes of finding new homes for 80 animals, according to a news release. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Brougher Companion Animal Shelter at 3159...
New candle and tie-dye shop opening, Wawa update, food hall venue shutters
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — This past week in the Midstate, a local food hall announced it will be listed for sale, a candle-making business that offers handmade tie-dyes shared its upcoming opening, and we have an update on Central Pennsylvania’s first Wawa. Apricity Wawa Lincoln Social Food Market Stay tuned next week for another edition […]
Midstate animal shelter hopes to ‘clear the shelters’ over the weekend
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate animal shelter is offering free adoptions as part of the national Clear The Shelters movement this weekend. The York County SPCA is hosting the event at the Brougher Companion Animal Shelter, 3159 Susquehanna Trail North from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Sheetz to be built at site of pizzeria, wine shop in central Pa.
Sheetz is making plans for a convenience store in Mount Joy Township that would take a spot along Route 743 just over a half-mile south of Route 283. The new Sheetz would replace a building at 50 Veterans Drive that is the home of Pizzatown and Ferrarelli House of Wine, whose owners say they plan to relocate.
Caiman found in storage unit in Lancaster County now at reptile rescue
WEST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A caiman that was found in a storage unit in Columbia, Lancaster County, is now in the care of Triple J Reptiles and Rescue in West Donegal Township. John Fitzwater, who has run the rescue since 2005, said about whoever left the caiman and...
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