Lancaster Announcements  

The School District of Lancaster was once again named to the Best Communities for Music Education for the second year in a row by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.

"The district credits this recognition to our teachers, students and families for their enthusiastic ...

Lancaster IAFF Local 319 is joining the Muscular Dystrophy Association tradition of firefighters who give back to the community by "filling the boot."
Lancaster firefighters will be filling the boot from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Penn Square by collecting donations from motorists and pedes...

The Lancaster Public Library will hold a Cultures and Cooking program featuring Greece on Wednesday, May 23, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the library, 125 N. Duke St.
The program will includes a presentation on Greek culture and cuisine followed by food preparation.  Food samples will be provided at the...

Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center will hold its 30th Annual Softball Weekend at Lancaster County Central Park and Froelich Park Friday through Sunday, June 1-3.

The first pitch, thrown at 6 p.m. Friday will kick off 48 hours of softball  to benefit the nearly 4,000 children with special needs...

A public discussion on efforts to make Lancaster city more "bicycling friendly" will be held Wednesday, May 23, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Southern Market Center, 100 S. Queen St.

The meeting is organized by the recently formed Coalition for a Bicycle Friendly Lancaster, which aims to have Lancaster ...

Transportation projects slated for funding and construction over the next four years and the county's longrange vision for transportation will be addressed at an upcoming public hearing.
The hearing to review drafts of the county's 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Plan and its 2040 Long Range T...

Spex in the City has opened at 50 N. Queen St. The boutique offers designer eye wear, including frames from Gucci, Prada and Versace.
Spex in the City, located behind Bonbonnierre, is owned by Heather Estrada and Alan Catalan. They also own Recs Spex, the sports sunglasses shop nearby at 44 N. Queen...

Reuse shop expands Lancaster Creative Reuse, a craft and sewing supplies thrift shop, has expanded its store at 438 N. Queen St., giving it 50 percent more space.
The 1,800-squarefoot shop, which is in Room B-5 on the lower level of the Stahr Center, has taken over an adjacent room, allowing more di...

A Buchanan Elementary School music teacher has been honored with a Teacher Impact Award.
Georgia Katsourides was one of five teachers from area schools honored in Harrisburg May 14.
Each of the teachers received $1,000 for their schools.
The awards are sponsored by WGAL, Rotary District 7390 and UGI...

Bridge Educational Foundation and its donor, Covanta Lancaster Inc., have announced $18,360 in scholarships for local families.
The scholarships will help families with children attending Lancaster Catholic, Our Lady of Angels, Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Resurrection Catholic and St. Peter's scho...