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with this issue, we celebrate the 10th
anniversary of theburg.
we distributed the first issue on a bitter
cold night just after new Year's Day in 2009.
At the time, I never could have imagined
that, a decade later, we'd be here, stronger
than ever, transformed into a publication and
news source that, while harrisburg-based,
reaches so widely, from Lancaster to carlisle,
from York to newport.
Indeed, our audience has grown
exponentially as has, I believe, our reputation
for publishing a high quality, informative,
creative and attractive news product.
so many people have played important
roles in our growth: my fellow founding
partners, our publisher, our staff, our
community supporters, our advertisers, our
contributors and our readers.
Above all, I would like to thank the people
of greater harrisburg for embracing us so
warmly. I'm a very lucky guy. Few people
have jobs that allow them to impact and
contribute to their communities each day.
the comments and feedback that I receive
are overwhelmingly positive and, even
when they're critical, we try to take them
constructively and learn from them.
many wonderful things lie in the year ahead.
of course, we plan to continue to publish
our beautiful monthly magazine, to report
important community news each day and
to grow 3rd in the burg. In addition, we will
sponsor numerous events, including the
2019 harrisburg mural Festival. Importantly,
we also plan to launch a reader membership
program, which will finally answer a question
we hear frequently: "how can I support
theburg?"
As you may know, the news business is
a very difficult one, particularly for local
journalism. but I am confident that, with the
help of our community, theburg has a bright
future indeed, and that, 10 years in, we're
only beginning to realize our promise and
potential.
laWRance BinDa
Editor-in-Chief
lbinda@theburgnews.com
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contents
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news
8. nEWs DigEsT
10. CiTy viEW
ArounD the burg
12. sTrEET CornErs
14. milEsTonEs
16. DAy Trip
18. CElEBrATions
20. Doing gooD
new YeAr, new You
23. om for All
24. in THE momEnT
26. figHT for your migHT
28. HEAlTHy HABiTs
gooD eAts
30. CHEf's kiTCHEn
32. AT THE mArkET
34. HigH spiriTs
36. HomE Cooking
cuLture
38. Burg Books
40. sTuDEnT sCriBEs
42. musiCAl noTEs
46. ArTisT in foCus
48. CiTy CinEmA
hAPPenIngs, 50
sPorts & heALth
56. your HEAlTH
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