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Last month, theburg opened our doors for
the candlelight house tour, an annual event
organized by historic harrisburg Association.
we had never participated before, so I wasn't
sure what to expect.
Fortunately, the weather cooperated—chilly
but dry—and a steady stream of people flowed
through our doors all afternoon long, many
hundreds in all.
It was fascinating speaking with our visitors,
who mostly did not live in harrisburg—I'd say
that 80 to 90 percent resided in the suburbs
and beyond. most read us, some were big fans,
but not everyone was familiar, especially those
from farther outside the area.
A lot of people asked me questions. the three
most popular were probably:
1. how long has theburg been around?
2. how do we choose our covers/cover
artists?
3. how do we stay in business?
so, I told them that we've been publishing for 11
years (this month!) and that we choose our cover
art based on a theme or an interesting idea that
we have then identify an artist or photographer
who we believe can execute it well.
the third question—how do we stay in
business—was asked, I presume, because
people know that the news industry is in such
dire straits. but it was actually the easiest one
for me to answer. we exist because of one
thing: community.
the greater harrisburg community has rallied
around theburg, supporting us when many
other news organizations are failing. It was
exciting to tell this story again and again to
the people who came by. on that day, visitors
from schuylkill, Franklin and berks counties,
and even a guy from maryland, left knowing
about theburg and understanding at least one
important thing about harrisburg—the people
here support their community.
During the house tour, several people
mentioned to me that they keep a copy of
theburg in their homes all month long, reading
it and referencing it until the next issue comes
out. through these conversations, I locked
up the doors that night with the hope—the
belief—that we serve a community that also
supports us.
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7. nEws DigEst
10. City viEw
ArounD the burg
12. arounD town
14. strEEt CornErs
16. milEstonEs
18. Doing gooD
new YeAr new You
22. shaPE sPaCE
24. hEaD anD thE hEart
26. nEw yEar, nEw viEw
28. i got a guy
30. what's thEskinny?
gooD eAts
32. ChEf's kitChEn
34. homE Cooking
cuLture
36. art sPaCE
38. CrEator
40. artist in foCus
42. City CinEma
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