letteR FRom the eDitoR
Last month, like many of you, I attended the
annual PA Farm show.
now, I'm a guy who grew up in suburban new
York, where the closest thing we had to livestock
was the opossum family that lived beneath our
patio one summer.
back then, a drive into the countryside was like
a trip to an exotic land, and I remember staring
wide-eyed out the car window at cows and
horses. when I saw deer—oh my—you would
have thought that I had just seen giraffes or
zebras grazing near the shoulder of the new
Jersey turnpike.
the thing is—I never quite got over that
wonder.
today, while I live in the city, the country is
minutes away, with all the deer, cows, horses,
sheep, pigs and turkeys that a guy could want.
And, with just a short walk down to the river, I
can watch herons and egrets and ducks, and,
if I'm lucky, even catch a beaver, mink, hawk
or falcon.
then, once a year, I have the privilege
of attending the Farm show, a fabulous
assemblage of agriculture packed inside a
cavernous, funky-smelling art deco building off
of cameron street.
how weird. how wonderful.
As regular readers of theburg know, I
often write about "city." I discuss things like
infrastructure and density and redevelopment,
relating it all back to the island of urban life that
is harrisburg.
but the PA Farm show reminded me of
something else I love about this area—the
proximity and even overlap of city and country.
so, I don't have to choose between walkability
and a mountain hike or between craft beer fresh
from the tank and organic eggs fresh off the
farm. It's all right here.
In this issue, as in all issues, we feature a
smattering of what's right here—community
stories, food, arts, culture and health, with
an expanded section dedicated to African-
American history and culture.
we hope you enjoy our content this month.
Like a good country breakfast—it's all local, and
it's all fresh.
laWRance BinDa
Editor-in-Chief
lbinda@theburgnews.com
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news
8. nEWs DigEsT
10. CiTy viEW
Around the burg
12. ArounD ToWn
14. pAsT TEnsE
18. grEAT ouTDoors
AFrIcAn AmerIcAn
hIstorY & cuLture
21. sAfE TrAvEls
22. HEAlTHy lifE, HAppy lifE
24. A spECiAl spACE
26. AlWAys giving BACk
good eAts
28. HomE Cooking
30. WinE TimE
cuLture
32. ArT spACE
34. ArTisT in foCus
36. musiCAl noTEs
38. CurTAin CAll
40. sTAgE Door
44. CiTy CinEmA
hAPPenIngs, 46
sPorts & heALth
54. movE iT!
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