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Working with local businesses is the foundation of
Bree Whitelock's blog Cherishburg—a guide to all
things Harrisburg.
But as invested as she is in the city now, that wasn't
always the plan.
"I didn't intend to end up in Harrisburg," she said.
But, after graduating from Messiah College and
landing a job at WebFX, a tech and marketing firm
on Front Street, Whitelock gained an appreciation
for the city she now called her home. A self-declared
optimist, she saw all that local business in the city
had to offer and wanted others to, as well.
"If I'm going to be working and living here, I don't
want these places to close," Whitelock said.
In 2017, she piloted her blog, Cherishburg, to
promote local business, but also to use as a creative
outlet for herself. She wrote about local restaurants,
places to volunteer and other quirks Harrisburg has
to offer.
It wasn't until this year that Cherishburg really took
off. Whitelock's Instagram page for her blog gained
a large following that is interactive and responsive to
her daily musings about the city they also call home.
"e best thing is the connections with other
people or other businesses that I would have never
met before," she said.
For most of her content, Whitelock doesn't
receive payment, other than a compensated meal or
experience, but that doesn't matter to her. Fostering
positivity within the city is her top priority.
"It was never about me to begin with," she said. "It's
about the city, and it always will be."
under the
InFLuence
Get your thumbs ready to follow
and like the local influencers
mentioned in this story:
• get Your chIc on:
@shAnteLLrobertson,
www.getYourchIcon.com
• onLYgIrL4boYZ:
@onLYgIrL4boYZ,
www.onLYgIrL4boYZ.com
• Foster the FoodIe:
@FostertheFoodIe
• cherIshburg:
@cherIshburg,
www.cherIshburg.com
Photos courtesy of Influencers
Bree Whitelock
