For years, inventive cooks have been trying to marry food with drink. The expansion of the micro- and craft-brew market has opened the eyes — and taste buds — of the thirsty and hungry. Sure, foodies have been using beer as a recipe ingredient for some time. But the days of ......

Mark Fortney's fortunes changed when a 400-pound behemoth named Vinny walked into his life and helped him form a band they called Trailer Choir, which will play Sunday at Fallfest, the county's annual country music extravaganza. The college-educated Fortney had spent the better part ......

Joyce Gibbel Gifts in the Lancaster Shopping Center and Heavenly Collectibles in Quarryville will close sometime after the Christmas shopping season.With 51 years in business, the roughly 2,400-square-foot Joyce Gibbel store at 1637 Lititz Pike is the only remaining original store at Lanca......

The Lowe's at 1845 Hempstead Road is opening Friday. The 117,000-square-foot home improvement store includes a garden center.It was built at the former Kemps Food site. A Best Buy store being constructed nearby is slated to open in the fall.Lowe's pegged the cost of its new ......

Sushi One, a Japanese restaurant, opened July 1 at 1961 Fruitville Pike. The 2,000-square-foot restaurant in Foxshire Plaza has seating for about 20 in a dining room and at a small sushi bar.Sushi One's menu features nearly 60 types of sushi rolls, plus appetizers, soups and salads, as......

What would the president pour?Now we know.President Barack Obama's exclusive "backyard bash" for family and staff at the White House this Fourth of July featured a sudsy sampling of Lancaster County: Stoudt's beer.To wash down an all-American menu of hot dog......

Are lottery sales up or down in the sour economy? It depends on which store you ask. "We're doing great," said Jeff Corcoran, manager of Brewer's Outlet, 1948 Lincoln Highway East. "We're up a lot in lottery sales." Jack Patel of Teck's News Agency,......

It was the era of flappers and bathtub gin, of bootleg liquor and speakeasys.Alcohol, banned by the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, became a hot commodity, fought over in the streets by machine-gun-toting gangsters led by men with names like Scarface Capone, Bugs Moran and Dutch S......

Sunday News columnist Gil Smart interviews a local beer distributor who says he was denied oil service because of the business he ran....

(AP) — A man walks into a cafe, proclaims his support for Sen. John McCain, then, inexplicably, orders a gingerbread man frosted to resemble Sen. Barack Obama."I don't need a bag," he tells owner Max Gabriello, then bites the head off the cookie and throws the rest in t......

Ever had a Twisted Bow Tie?What about a sip of MOOSE juice?The zippy names of these specialty cocktails are just a hint of what's in store this weekend when the popular Dome returns to downtown Lancaster.The 60-foot inflatable bubble will be erected in Binns Park and will......

Lancaster City Council denied a request Tuesday to transfer a liquor license to a bar and restaurant proposed in the city's southeast end.Yuosar Khlok of Brownstown requested to transfer a license from Niko's Pizza & Grill in Manheim Township to a new establishment at 911 S. Du......

Q. I have four cases of beer in my garage that are probably no longer drinkable, but I don't want them to go to waste. I would like to use them in cooking. Is this ok, and what's the best way to use them? — Brian H.
A. If your beer has weathered a few seasons i......

At a little more than 2,000 square feet, the Spring House Brewing Co. in Conestoga is, by definition, a micro-brewery.As head brewer and president of the company that produces Seven Gates pale ale in a 214-year-old converted barn, Matt Keasey embraces the title."Oh yeah, w......

The people behind the first annual Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest know that good times are usually high in calories."Well, if you want to bring people together, the most important component is food, right?" said Chris Darrett, CEO and president of the PA Dutch Convention & Vis......

Wine may have to give up its seat at the dinner table as more people, exploring the ever-expanding beer options, believe brew may make a better dinner date."Not everyone likes wine," head chef Dave Rupp of Union Barrel Works in Reamstown said. "I would say, though, that abou......

A bill approved by a state Senate committee Tuesday would raise by 60 percent the discount that bars and restaurants are given on purchases from Pennsylvania's state liquor stores.So why isn't the Pennsylvania Tavern Association cheering?Amy Christie, Tavern Association exec......

Just about any other time of the year, a skirted man loitering in Musser Park playing the most Canada-goose-sounding instrument at the crack of dawn probably wouldn't make it out of Lancaster alive.But on one day of the year for nearly 20 years, it's not only tolerated, but positiv......

Police are looking for a Lancaster city man who they say set up a drinking party for teenagers in the back of a parked van.Luke A. Osment, 22, of 535 W. Frederick St., charged teens $5 to $10 to sit in the van and drink beer that he bought, according to a news release from Manheim Township......

Philly Beer Week might be all about Philadelphia's long-standing love affair with beer.But that doesn't mean beer aficionados won't be getting a taste of Lancaster County, too.Participating breweries are as large as the Yuengling Beer Co. in Pottsville and from as far aw......

When the veil that separates the world of the living and the world of the dead is breached, one can always expect intrigue.At Mount Hope Estate & Winery, that intrigue happens to come with a four-course dinner and a choice of wine or beer."Wine, Dine and Séance"......

Some people think drinking a beer is a good way to pass the time.Vince and Rick Stanley, on the other hand, use beer to keep time.The innovative clockmakers from Millville used Yuengling Lager beer bottles to create a 21-foot-long clock with workable parts.Vince and his fathe......

Though the odds are stacked against him, Columbia family practitioner Dr. Bret Daniels said he believes he'll shine today in the greatest eating contest in the world.Well, maybe the greatest eating contest in Philadelphia.Daniels, aka "Dr. Digestion," an Ivy League eat......

A global shortage of key brewing ingredients could have some bar patrons crying in their beer next month.Christian Heim, brew master at Lancaster Brewing Co., said price hikes brought on by shortages of malted barley and hops have been sobering. Beginning Feb. 1 the company will hike pint ......

There may be some dust on these bottles, but after all, they were made between 1850 and 1950.Some rare examples of beer, soda and mineral water bottles were exhibited Friday at the Lancaster County Historical Society, where collectors Sam Nolt, John Long and Curt Tomlinson explained to a l......

Lyndon City Line Diner doesn't serve wine or beer. But the Macaroni Grill does. So does the Olive Garden. So does the Outback Steakhouse and Carrabbas Italian Grill. Diner owner Lyndon Quinn worries that he is losing his customers who want a glass of chardonnay with their chicken or ma......

Dinner at Lyndon City Line Diner may soon include the option of a glass of wine, beer or other spirits.Manheim Township Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a municipal liquor license transfer for the popular Manheim Pike eatery.Restaurant owner Lyndon Quinn, who has never had ......

Try telling Artie Tafoya that opening a pub is easy in Lancaster. "I never knew it could be so difficult," said Tafoya, who is the director of operations and brewmaster for Appalachian Brewing Co., or ABC. The popular microbrewery and restaurant based in Harrisburg still hopes to......

For his first official pour, Lancaster city Mayor Rick Gray overflowed his pint glass with the creamy froth of a Pig Iron Porter.His second "first pour," reprised for television news cameras, was perfect.Gray was behind the bar of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Wednesd......

The owners of Lancaster Brewing Company are taking their product outside Lancaster.Peter Keares, president of Keares Restaurant Group of Lancaster, said his company plans to convert the Doc Holliday's Steakhouse & Saloon on Eisenhower Boulevard in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, ......

Persistence is about to pay off for Matt Keasey. After five years of planning, the Conestoga resident will open a micro-brewery in about two weeks. Spring House Brewing Co., in a renovated tobacco barn on his 2519 Main St. property, will begin by making his proprietary Seven Gates Pale Ale......

(AP)A state Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that would give beer drinkers more options when buying six-packs and wipe out one of the nation's most restrictive beer-sales laws.The bill, which passed the Senate Law and Justice Committee on a 9-1 vote, must still receive approval f......

Keen analysis shows Iron Hill Brewery's leaps and hops in the craft beer market have been stout.On Friday, workers for the Delaware-based Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant received critical equipment required to construct its seventh restaurant, set to open in Lancaster around Thanksg......

Just a trace of foam may linger on the queen's lips when she quaffs a beer as part of opening ceremonies for Oktoberfest at the Renaissance Faire, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30.The beer itself will come from the regular line of ales and lagers prepared by the brewmaster of Swash......

Tasting a cask-conditioned beer is an event best done on a base of experience with its preparation. Yeast that has settled to the bottom of a cask can get into the glass if the cask-conditioning has not been carefully done, according to Stephen Jones, brewmaster of Oliver Breweries in Baltimore. ......

Buying fresh and local produce and meats is not just a one-day affair for Sean Cavanaugh — it's the philosophy upon which he based his career.Cavanaugh, executive chef at the John J. Jeffries Restaurant at the Lancaster Arts Hotel, has sought to build his menu around local produc......

Thanks to rising metal prices, some local beer distributors may find themselves tapped out this Fourth of July.The stainless steel kegs many people rent for holiday parties can turn a pretty penny at scrap yards, which means some choose to lose their deposit money to make a small profit in......

After seven months in limbo, the Beer Planet beer distributorship has reopened at Woods Edge Plaza in Centerville. Its former shop in the New Holland Shopping Center is now occupied by a Fastenal store. The 2,200-square-feet Beer Planet took the place of a storage area used by Rohrer's Hardwa......

The fast-growing brewery-restaurant group is the first retail business selected to occupy space in College Row, a 200,000-square-foot mix of retail, residential and commercial space being built in the 800 block of Harrisburg Avenue.

The $30 million complex, across from the F&M campus, will in...

Barrylee Paul Beers had earlier in the year pleaded guilty to wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

District Judge Barclay Surrick sentenced Beers in federal court in Philadelphia.

Surrick also ordered Beers to pay $750,324 in restitution and serve three ye...

You could try adding a wine and cheese tasting with fine local wines. Or perhaps a selection of hand crafted beers. How about a delightful afternoon tea with crumpets and petit fours? Or an ice cream sundae Sunday? Or 50 brand new artists and craftspeople to add color and sparkle? Better yet, you......

Every sarcastic comment, every insult hurled their way is supposed to slide past them like a face in the crowd. It doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, when the circumstances are right, a fan’s words can really get to the guys on the field. “I have to admit there have been a few times in m......

Shaub accused the engineer's office of "arbitrarily" excluding three local architectural firms from bidding on a county project.

But county engineer Dave McCudden said the three firms were not as qualified for the "specialty project" as the two out-of-county firms his office is recommendi...

"We're very excited about the location," he said. "That Mountville exit is a great site. We think there's a lot of growth that's coming to that area."

The original 50,000-square-foot ABC site is flourishing at 50 N. Cameron St. in Harrisburg. A second restaurant and brew pub already is operat...

Not so, says Christian Heim, LBC brew master. Heim said Thursday the brewery's troubles are ones for which any business would kill.

The problem is caused by too many customers and the challenge of keeping up with demand. The brewery's workers, 14 fermentation tanks and two mash tuns are s...

That was certainly the case Wednesday in Marietta, where the too-close-for-comfort Susquehanna River is expected to crest this evening at 53.8 feet. The flood stage at Marietta is 49 feet.

That daunting fact, however, certainly didn't bother the crowd gathered Wednesday at Marietta Boat C...

The fifth-generation president and owner of Pottsville-based Yuengling & Son Brewery said he wants the company to remain family-owned.

For Yuengling, 63, that would mean handing the nation's sixth-largest brewery over to his four daughters, each of whom works for the 177-year-old company....

He didn't expect to be the target of gunfire.

"I'm not sure I can convey into words what it's like to think you're going to be murdered," Deshong told a Lancaster County judge Monday as he read from a prepared statement, pausing to steady his shaking voice.

Deshong said he tries to for...

Mickey Allen Weicksel, 39, faces a maximum penalty of 180 years in prison and $7 million in fines after he was convicted in federal court in Philadelphia of 14 counts of wire fraud, three counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Weicksel, formerly of Mi...

(AP)Save for a few big plays that changed the game, style points were hard to come by on America's annual football holiday. But to Pittsburgh, the 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks was beautiful -- a gritty grind of a game that included just enough flair to transform a blue-collar team playing...

Pamela S. Rife, 44, of Lancaster, was charged recently by the U.S. Attorney’s office with altering a check by $100,000 and then cashing it. According to court records, Rife was the owner and operator of Wheatland Abstract Inc., a title insurance agency located in Akron. And the check she alleg......

An open plea means there is no deal in place with the prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Todd Brown.

Rodriguez admitted to driving drunk, speeding, crossing the centerline and causing the Feb. 14 crash that killed Thadeus N. "Tad" Eckerd and his infant son, Ethan Tyler Eckerd.

Rod...

But they worry about losing customers to competitors. So most beer distributors here will take advantage of a new state law allowing Sunday hours, beginning this weekend, a New Era survey found. Nine of 11 distributors polled today said they’d be open this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., selling c......

Omar Oree, 53, of 622 Park Ave., also must serve 1 year less a day to 2 years less a day in prison for beating Gary Ford so severely that he remains in a nursing home more than a year after the attack.

A jury in April convicted Oree of simple assault and reckless endangerment for the July 6, ...

First of all, in his editorial, he says, “Mr. Stephen Stone now wishes to sue the District Attorney’s office as well as the Akron Police Dept. but never once mentions about suing the individuals who supplied the more than 6 cans of beer to Miss Karkoska.” If Mr. Wentling had known what he was speaki...

The youths had been riding in a vehicle when they both threw partially filled beer cans at a 16-year-old Rapho Township male and his friends who were all standing in front of 113 Railroad Avenue.

One of the Rapho teens was hit with a beer can. The extent of his injuries was not reported.
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Two hours before game time, Barnstormers fans circled the stadium. The early arrivals made for long waits at the gate but eliminated the parking and traffic problems expected as 6,000 fans descended on downtown Lancaster.

The main gate opened at 5:30 p.m., and the wait to get in w......

In recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month, Jeff Becker, President of the Beer Institute, highlighted the commitment of the thousands of men and women who brew, sell, and serve America's beers to reduce underage drinking and drunk driving. Noting long-term progress made in these areas, M...

"I want to go home!" she shouted as her fiancé followed her out of the room. "I can't do this! No!"

Robert Taylor Jr., 36, of 210 Hale Ave., Allen Hall Apt. 201, Harrisburg, is charged with kidnapping, rape, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and unlawful restraint for......

The men weren't pitchers, but part of a small band of construction workers that will soon relinquish control of the stadium to the Lancaster Barnstormers baseball organization, its players and, most importantly, the fans.

Two weeks and two days before the sold-out home open......

There really isn’t one. Two Saturdays ago, the doors closed for a month while the restaurant is doubled in size, says owner Rose Billas. That means more seating, a larger bar area, an outdoor deck, a cozy atmosphere and the ability to take reservations for parties of any size. That’s a welcome......

FOR SOME BASEBALL FANS, peanuts and Cracker Jacks outscore home runs and triple plays. When the Lancaster Barnstormers host their first home game May 11, 6,000 hungry fans will find ballpark favorites — what’s a baseball game without a hot dog? — upscale touches like fresh lettuce and tomato and ......

Rachel Catherine Gomez, of 520 W. Vine St., Apt. 2, pleaded guilty before Judge Michael A. Georgelis to homicide by vehicle, two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed and passing in a no-passing zone.

She......

District Justice Cheryl Hartman ordered Terence D. "Cracker" McCracken, 40, of 1018 Williamsburg Road, to stand trial on one count of aggravated assault, two counts of making terroristic threats and three counts of simple assault.

McCracken is accused of knifing Gregory L. Spangle......

Now three stained-glass windows inextricably entwined with her family and St. Peter’s will cement the bond. The road from the former church in Neffsville — later the home of her family’s business, Kirchoff Inc. — to its present location, Delp Road and Lititz Pike, is short and direct. But the ......

Twenty-year-old Ramon Carazo jumped from the crew chief stand. He raced to the door of the airplane hanger and looked beyond the runway at Hickam Field out into Pearl Harbor where big black puffs of smoke were billowing into the sky.

An oil tanker must have blown up, Car......

The 36-year-old master brewer at Stoudt’s Brewing Co. measures bitterness with a spectrophotometer. Another machine pierces a bottle cap and pinpoints a beer’s oxygen content to parts per billion. But then Worona dutifully performs the most important test, a task some would say makes his job t......

About 11 a.m., Susquehanna River water began to seep through the storm drain in the street near his house at 130 E. Front St.

By 4 p.m., most of his yard was under water, and his basement was flooded.

"It took a while to start coming up, but once it came through the s......

The French connection to the Pelgers’ gorgeous home began five years ago when Debby and Ned first visited France. After flying to Paris, they rented a tiny stone farmhouse in the Vallee du Lot near the Lot River. The region dates back to the 13th century with its medieval castle ruins and charming f...

Donegal, champion of the School League's American Division, placed six players on the division's first team. The Cocalico Eagles, winner of the Community League's East Division, had five first-team selections.

Teams earning three first-team selections included Hempfield Black, division cha....

The new Lancaster Barnstormers minor-league baseball team, which is busy laying the groundwork for its inaugural season in 2005, has chosen a general manager, the front-office person who will be in charge of a variety of aspects of the team’s operation. Joe Pinto, who since 2000 has been general ......

Dano, owner of the beer distributor, says it's the newest way to cinch a sale in an industry that's going as flat as beer in a day-old open can.

Pennsylvanians, it seems, are drinking less beer. In 2003, according to state Department of Revenue figures, the amount of tax money generat...

The four – carat-weight, clarity, color and cut - are the essentials when it comes to selecting engagement or wedding jewelry.

No two diamonds are alike and a stone’s rarity and cost are determined by its unique characteristics as measured by the 4C's.

Size alone doesn’t make a diamon...

Matthew Uhl, vice president and general manager of WLYH-UPN 15 and WHP-CBS 21 in Harrisburg, ultimately made the call not to air the reality show when other affiliates debut it. He had wanted to decide after previewing the show, but UPN network refused to supply an early copy.

"It's 25 min....

Cheese and beer?!

That's right! It's not just about traditional wine pairings anymore.

Beer and cheese is a new food trend that has become a favorite in American culture. But it's not about matching your average suds with a favorite chunk of cheddar.

"People don't want ......

Those details and more appear in hundreds of pages of police reports compiled during a monthlong investigation by Manheim Township and Pennsylvania state police and reviewed Friday by the Intelligencer Journal. The documents include a lengthy state police accident-reconstruction report, t......

As you drive north on Route 222 toward Reading, a highway sign advertises Stoudt's microbrewery as one of the Denver exit's featured attractions.

"It's an experience," said Carol Stoudt, 54, president and founder of Stoudt's Brewery. "We were Pennsylvania's first microbrewery s......

The film, which will be released nationwide on April 30, has Lancaster connections.

"We were responsible for raising all of the money for the film through private investors,'' says Donna Beers of The Private Consulting Group, 220 N. Duke St. "This is our first film.'' On Thursday, April 2...

In the past decade or so, the Irish film industry has been thriving.

So, instead of going out and drinking green beer today, why not check out an Irish movie. I've selected a few that I think are the best and give a well-rounded look at Irish life today and in the past. There's nary a lep...

Scott Bowser tells a similar story, of a night several years ago when Chuck Romito, the owner of the Renaissance Faire, came into his restaurant, Summy House in Manheim, and struck up a conversation.

"I had never been to the Renaissance Faire before I met Chuck," Bowser said on a recent bu....

The American flag rose to new heights this week at J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation. The group celebrated the dedication of Lititz Mutual Insurance Company Flag Plaza for two reasons. The plaza symbolizes scouting's emphasis on duty to country as well as the first project of the ...

Campbell, 45, a Republican serving his second term as controller, had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, had bloodshot eyes and was unable to keep his balance when city police Officer Donald Morant found him at 1:25 a.m. outside Lancaster Malt Brewing Company, 302 N. Plum St., a......

"Madam, you don't have to leave,'' he said. "Your baby's not bothering me.''

"Yes,'' the woman replied, "but you're bothering my baby.''

For those times when a baby is disturbing a worship service, some churches offer a cry room -- a room with a window to the sanctuary where parent...