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For great beer and unusual pizza, raid The Fridge
Correction Nov. 11, 2011 — James Futty is a co-owner of The Fridge. His name was omitted in an earlier version of the story below. ••• You won't find le......
Health board shutters tavern after emergency meeting
Lancaster city officials have revoked the restaurant license of the Golden Eagle Tavern after a recent inspection found evidence of mice, roaches, a blocked sewer drain and a bucket of feces in the basement. In a rare emergency meeting of the city Board of Health, board members voted unan......
Barn Cafe opens in Bird-in-Hand
The Barn Café has opened in Bird-in-Hand on the second floor of the Mount Hope Wine Gallery, 3174 Old Philadelphia Pike. The café features Rumspringa Brewery, a nano-brewery with several varieties of beer on tap. The 55-seat café also offers a limited food menu with m......
6 beers, 6+ years: Prison for theft
Stealing a six-pack of beer will cost Richard Decker Jr. more than six years in state prison, according to a judge's order. Had Decker not pulled a gun on bar employees who tried to get the beer back, it would have been nothing more than retail theft. Instead, Decker, 23, wasn't w......
Eatery at Richmond Square
Joe's Famous American Kitchen has opened at 608 Richmond Square Drive in the former location of Hauté Chocolate Café. John Zuwiala closed his chocolate cafe in December and has transformed the space into a restaurant that features specialty burgers and hand-cut fries. The ro......
Red Rose Jazz: Today's scene, downtown and all around
Lancaster County is a veritable beehive of jazz activity Friday with a new venue, a fundraiser, an outdoor show and more. • The Jazz Dispatch, a quartet of Gettysburg College students just back from a summer tour of Europe, will play Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ten Thousand Vill......
Chameleon branches out with brew fest
  There is something new brewing at the Chameleon Club, literally. One thing that owner Nick Skiadas claims most people don't know about his nightclub is the selection of craft and microbrewed beer available. One of the brews the Chameleon is currently pouring is Dogfish Head Craft B......
6-pack will cost robber 5 years
Stealing a six-pack of beer will cost a Lancaster man at least 5 years in state prison, he was told Thursday in county court. Richard Decker Jr., 23, admitted to robbing a Lancaster Township bar/restaurant of the six-pack in 2009. He also admitted to pointing a handgun at two employees wh......
Mount Hope BrewFest draws folks from far, near
  It may be more than 10,000 miles from Adelaide, South Australia, to central Pennsylvania, but that won't stop Aussie Steve Wilkins from making the trek in search of some good beer. Actually, he'll be bringing a recipe with him and hopes to show off his talents as a home brewer....
Hershey Gardens hosts brewers and beers from near and far
There was a time when beer lovers didn't have much choice when it came to new brews around here. But boy, have times changed. Microbreweries have popped up all over the place, offering everything from strawberry wheat beer to hard cider. Head over to the Biergarten at Hers......
Irish holiday calls for the best in Irish beer
At St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, the monstrous gate marking the entrance to the Guinness production plant dominates the streetscape in the same way the signature stout dominates St. Patrick's Day in this country. Aside from discounted, dyed-green domestic beer, Guinness rules the day....
New Threads: Acoustic trio is all tied up
Once again it's time to rock and roll with Rios and Roberts, the two guys who keep you up to date on the local music scene. Local musicians have been busy, so let's get down to busyness. • There's a new band in town. New Threads is an acoustic trio wit......
6 Elizabethtown College students charged with illegal alcohol sales
State police have charged six Elizabethtown College students with illegally selling alcohol at their off-campus homes. Two of them are basketball players for the school, and two play on its lacrosse team. Bradley Daniel Gallagher, 22, of Lansdale, Bryan Edward Harrity, 21, of Warr......
Brewpub opens Thursday
The Spring House Taproom will open Thursday at 25 W. King St. The brewpub will feature beer from Spring House Brewing Co., which began in 2007 in a converted barn in Conestoga. The taproom, in the Hager Arcade space previously occupied by a deli and gourmet foods shop, will have 10 beer v......
LCB cites 7 Lancaster County establishments
Seven area establishments were recently cited by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement office. Establishments and alleged violations are: Beer Ink., 530 Centerville Road, sales to a minor. BPOE Lancaster Lodge No. 134, 219 N. Duke St., failed t......
Police seek help in identifying Denver burglary suspect
East Cocalico Township police are asking for the public's help to identify a burglary suspect. Denver Beer Distributor, 4 Main St., was burglarized overnight Nov. 1, police said. Police ask anyone with information about the suspect to call Detective Keith Neff at 336-1725. ...
Porter Furniture to close
Porter Furniture is shutting its doors Friday, but the sell-off of its used furniture and eclectic and unusual wares will continue. Located in a five-story warehouse at 626 Columbia Ave., Porter Furniture is closing after some 60 years in business. David and John Porter operate th......
St. James Episcopal Church inspires an ale
A beer named after a church? You don't see that every day. But you can buy St. James Brown Ale starting Friday at Iron Hill Brewery in Lancaster city, and raise a glass of the English ale to the city church that inspired it. The beer with the unusual name is the b......
Local history bottled up and ready to be sold
Rodney "Scott" Sweger found an old beer bottle and flask at a dump near his family's Holtwood home when he was 12. Since then, Sweger, 44, has been fascinated by old glass bottles.Beer bottles, flasks, whiskey bottles, milk bottles, shot glasses, medicine bottles. "It......
Suburban blight
Jim Huber remembers Columbia Avenue the way it was. Huber, a former county commissioner, was manager of the county's first McDonald's, opened in 1962 in the Wheatland Shopping Center off Route 462. "Traffic could get bad, bumper to bumper," Huber said. "The parking lot......
Segundo asalto a banco en dos dísas
Por segunda vez en dos dias, un banco en el Condado de Lancaster fue asaltado.A las 2:30 pm del jueves, un hombre blanco de mediados a finales de los 20 años entró a Lanco Federal Credit Union, 349 W. Roseville Road, en la municipalidad de Manheim, y le entregó una not......
Conestoga brewer hopes to open pub in Lancaster city
Three years ago, Matt Keasey wanted to open a brewpub in downtown Lancaster.Those plans, however, fell through.So Keasey went in a different direction. He bought a property in Conestoga and renovated an old barn into a brewery. His Spring House brewery has been going gangbuster......
Homemade root beer appears at scores of roadside stands
Like many of the tourists on visits through Lancaster County, Richard Boyd of Annapolis, Md., has never tasted homemade root beer.He doesn't even know such a thing exists beyond the canned, commercial variety, with its pumped-in carbon dioxide, found in grocery stores and soda machines......
Tips: Best bets for the week
Rides 'n' parades ... opens WednesdayIf you didn't get your fill of fireworks and fun on the Fourth of July, you're in luck. The annual Terre Hill Days carnival opens Wednesday and continues right through Sunday, July 18. And Saturday night ends with a bang, as fireworks wi......
Tasty cask beer celebrated at festival in Lititz
To the untrained eye, it looked like Alex Hall was surrounded by several small kegs inside the General Sutter Inn on Sunday afternoon.The metal barrels were shaped like kegs. They had taps and dispensed beer."They're not kegs," Hall said through a thick British accent.......
Teen safe after SUV takes dip in Denver creek
Police said a 17-year-old Adamstown resident walked to safety Monday night after his sport utility vehicle splashed into Little Cocalico Creek in Denver Borough.The teenager lost control of his Toyota 4Runner on Weaver Road, just off Main Street, police said. The vehicle traveled a short d......
Cooking with suds
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 ......
Trailer Choir: a young band on the rise
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 ......
Two gift shops will close
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......
Lowe's opening doors Friday
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 ......
A new One for Sushi
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......
President taps Stoudt's
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......
Still buying lottery tickets?
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,......
County recalls the end of Prohibition
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......
SMART REMARKS: Sin and suds
Sunday News columnist Gil Smart interviews a local beer distributor who says he was denied oil service because of the business he ran....
Your right to chews
(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......
Popular Dome returns to downtown Lancaster this weekend
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......
Council nixes liquor license in Southeast
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......
ASK THE CHEF: What ales you: Cook with beer
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......
This little brewery has big business
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......
Foodies, start your culinary engines
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......
Form an ale-liance
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......
Liquor tax cut doubted
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......
Molly's prepares for the day when everyone's Irish
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: Man hosted teen drinking party in van
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......
Caught in the drafts
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......
Spirited spirits
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"......
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
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......
Local doc says he's ready to comp-eat at Wing Bowl
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......
Local beer prices hop
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 ......
Drinking in 'disposable history'
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......
Want a beer with your pot pie?
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......
Manheim Township OKs liquor license transfer for Lyndon
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 ......
Appalachian Brewing still has sights set on county
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......
The Iron is hot: Premium pub brings its handcrafted beers to city
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......
Lancaster Brewing to open new location
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, ......
Beer-making passion bringing micro-brewery to Conestoga
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......
Beer bill likely to draw 'cheers'
(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......
Iron Hill tanks up for fun
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......
The cure for what "ales" you
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......
Beer tasting is much like tasting wine
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. ......
City eatery keeps it local
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......
Beer kegs often more popular after the party
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......
What's new
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......
Something’s brewing
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...
Real estate investor gets prison term
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...
Everybody’s talking about the Long’s Park Art & Craft Fest
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......
They’ve heard it all
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 takes engineer's office to task

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...
Brew pub, eatery on tap for West Hempfield
"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...
Brewery caught short

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...
County spared flood disaster

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...
Yuengling's chief talks about beer

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....
Man jailed for shootings
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...
Former real estate investor guilty of fraud

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...
Thumbs up for Steelers
(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...
Ex-title firm owner indicted for fraud
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......
Man pleads guilty in crash that took 2 lives
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...
Many local beer distributors open this Sunday
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......
Attack with beer can costs man $1.2 million
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, ...
Letter to the Editor
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...
Litter bugs cited for throwing beer cans
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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Caught in the fever, fans see nothing but perfection
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......
Alcohol Awareness Month
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...
Court date set in rape case

"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......
Seats, yes, numbers, no; dugouts, yes, benches, no

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......
THE WEEKLY DISH: Fiorentino’s face lift: super-sizing, Sunday hours and taking reservations
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......
Stepping up to the plate / The Barnstormers new stadium will be filled with the local flavor of tasty food
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 ......
Woman faces jail for son's death

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......
'What'd you do that for?'
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......
After 44 years, windows to see light
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 ......
Day of Infamy teaches lifelong lesson of forgiveness

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......
Beer tester is world's best job? Maybe, minus hot sauce
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......
Watching the river rise
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......
Find a taste of France in Lancaster County
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...
Midget baseball All-Stars selected
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....
Barnstormers hire general manager
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 ......
The case for selling beer on Sundays


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...
Diamonds ... Are A Girl’s Best Friend
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...
No 'Amish in City' debut for WLYH
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....
Cheers, to the happy new couple!
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 ......
Motorcyclist drank, had little sleep before crash
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......
A sure way to get a head
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......
Movie on golfer Bobby Jones will boost First Tee efforts here

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...
Why not skip green beer and curl up with these movies

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...
Look what's brewing at the faire
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....
Boy Scouts dedicate new flag plaza at Camp Mack
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 ...
Controller cited for drunkenness
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......
For screaming babies and red-faced parents, "cry rooms' in churches provide a refuge

"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...