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VIDEO: City of Harrisburg officials update press on Broad Street Market status
City of Harrisburg Business Administrator Dan Hartman and Communications Director Matt Maisel provide an update to the press on Tuesday, July 18 on the status of the Broad Street Market. Among the topics discussed include a site for a temporary market, the timeline of...
Mayor Williams and Harrisburg City Council approve more than $31 million in American Rescue Plan funding to benefit residents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] UPDATE as of July 12, 2023 Mayor Wanda R.D. Williams has signed Bill 5 of 2023. July 5, 2023 HARRISBURG – Harrisburg City Council and Mayor...
VIDEO: Mayor Williams, Governor Shapiro, Chief Enterline and others address fire at Broad Street Market
On Monday, July 10, at around 1 a.m., a devastating fire ripped through the brick building of the Broad Street Market. No one was injured, though more than 20 vendors temporarily lost their businesses. Thanks to the heroic work of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire, the...
City of Harrisburg moves forward to fund renovations to keep Harrisburg Senators on City Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] July 7, 2023 HARRISBURG – City of Harrisburg officials and City Council members agreed this week to provide the necessary funding to keep the...
Picnic with Parks: Join us to redesign Harrisburg playgrounds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] July 6, 2023 HARRISBURG – Parks and playgrounds in Harrisburg are about to undergo a massive renovation, and city leaders need the community’s...
Downtown street dining returns with ‘Second Saturdays in the City’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] July 5, 2023 HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg, Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District, and ten crowd-favorite restaurants are excited to...
Free meals available for children this summer in Harrisburg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARRISBURG -- In partnership with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, 15 different locations in the City of Harrisburg are providing free lunches and other meals for children 18 years old and younger this summer. All sites listed are serving...
Harrisburg Police swear-in four new officers, promote 12 more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Maisel, Director of [email protected](717) 255-7295 HARRISBURG -- The Harrisburg Bureau of Police is growing. Four officers were sworn in and a dozen more were promoted to higher ranks on Thursday at a new hire...
Harrisburg to celebrate July 4th with food trucks, fireworks, and lots of family fun
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Matt MaiselDirector of Communications, City of Harrisburg(717) [email protected] HARRISBURG – Nearly 50 food trucks will line Front Street on Tuesday, July 4 as the City of Harrisburg celebrates Independence Day with...
Inaugural July Music Series set for Reservoir Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Maisel, Director of [email protected](717) 255-7295 HARRISBURG -- The sounds of love, culture, and diversity will fill the air at the Reservoir Park Bandshell throughout the month of July. The City of Harrisburg...