Gallery 141 adds sounds to sights with 'The Listening Room' Now 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. Music Friday will get a shot in the arm starting next Friday, Sept. 18, when Gallery 141 will unveil a new music ......

The Conestoga Area Historical Society is honoring the humble ale Saturday, with visits to a local brewery, ale tastings, seminars on the history of taverns in the area and demonstrations of how ale was brewed in colonial times. Back in the 18th century, ale was considered the staff of life i......

The owners of Doc Holliday's restaurant said Monday that the eatery located off Franklin & Marshall College's campus will close at the end of the month.Owner Pete Keares, of the Keares Restaurant Group, said the closure is due to an inability to work out a new lease with F&......

OK, here's what's happening on the local music scene. Been wondering what happened to The Sleeping World (www.myspace.com/thesleeping...)? So have we. Wonder no more. The Sleeping World returned to the local music scene last Friday......

Franklin & Marshall College announced Thursday that three new tenants have signed leases at College Row, including WOW Cafe & Wingery, which will open April 11.The $35 million, three-building, mixed-use project that opened in 2007 still has three stores available. But developer Cam......

Plum Street Gourmet will open Feb. 2 at its new location, 1831 Oregon Pike, across from Stauffer's of Kissel Hill. The catering business and gourmet food store, owned by Anne Eshelman, opened in 1989 at 347 N. Plum St. For many years, Eshelman also operated a stand at Central Market....

It seems most people aren't going to let a slumping economy mar their New Year's Eve celebrations.Many local restaurants and venues are reporting reservation lists on par with previous years as Lancaster County residents prepare to ring in 2009 tonight."I would say we e......

It was considered a Lancaster County institution, one that had been serving meals for more than 20 years until it unexpectedly closed this past June: The Restaurant at Doneckers in Ephrata, famous for its Nouveau French-American haute cuisine and its chef from Le Bec Fin, a world-class restaurant......

Murder and Christmas: They're not exactly chocolate and peanut butter. The murder-mystery dinners at Alois restaurant in Bube's Brewery have become a staple for Sam Allen, co-owner of the Mount Joy brewery. But finding a su......

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......

In my last review, I explained that Oktoberfest typically starts in September and ends the first weekend in October. At Iron Hill Brewery, they didn't get the memo; their Oktoberfest dinner promotion goes until Oct. 31. But hey, I like German food and all things pig. Lancaster's Iron Hill Brewe......

Hide your cotton knits this October, because the boll weevils are going to invade.Performance troupe Halloween Radio Theater will present a twin bill of creepy comedy this month at the Appalachian Brewing Co. in Harrisburg and Bube's Brewery in Mount Joy."Attack of the Gian......

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......

Chalk up another new store for College Row. The retail shops along Harrisburg Pike across from Franklin & Marshall College are beginning to fill up. Earlier this month, officials announced two new tenants: Azura Clothing and WOW Cafe & Wingery. European Eyeware by Olde Towne m......

On a blazing Wednesday afternoon, foot traffic was sparse at College Row, along Harrisburg Avenue across from Franklin & Marshall College. But inside Filling's, owner J. Jay Filling's demeanor was as bright as the midafternoon sunshine. In October, Filling's became the first sto......

If belated breakfasting and leisurely lunching on summer weekends whet your appetite, sink your teeth into brunch. From overstuffed omelets to lush lobster, the ambrosial combo of breakfast and lunch is as much about the food as it is about the time it takes to enjoy the meal. What better ......

We've all seen them. Skulking around the hallways of our schools. Loitering in darkened doorways. Lurking in the shadows. They're the goth kids, and as usual, they're up to no goo— Now wait a minu......

With each new owner it has seen in the past several decades, the Historic Blue Star has successfully reinvented itself.Now, the 135-year-old pub seems primed for yet another new beginning.The Blue Star, which closed earlier this year shortly after losing its liquor license, is now l......

Jeff McLain and his neighbors regularly weed, mulch, plant and clean up trash in Crystal Park. But they can't do much about safety concerns, poor drainage, inadequate lighting and broken bottles in the grass where children play soccer. "We know the city's busy, and they do ......

When it comes to visiting Lancaster, tourists have an amazing number of hotel choices: mega-resorts like Willow Valley or the Lancaster Host, for example, or more modest, family run establishments like the Revere Tavern.Now, however, a local business owner is trying out a new concept in th......

Editor's note: "On Your Plate" is an occasional series designed to sate the local appetite for newsworthy tidbits that relate to the local food-service industry.

Some folks love cold spaghetti, but Claudia and Angelo Campailla, at Vecchia Sici......

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......

Brew news
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has been awarded two silver medals at the World Beer Cup, held April 19. One was earned for its Vienna Red Lager in the "Vienna-Style Lager" category, and one for its Wee Heavy in the "Strong Scotch Ale" category. The Vienn......

By JANE HOLAHAN New Era Staff Writer The Not Ready for Drive Time Players are returning to Lancaster Friday, presenting their Spring Radio Theatre show at Bube's Brewery. The troupe will be presenting a sketch comedy show that pokes fun at everything from baseball players singi......

Like the best beer, Union Barrel Works took time — and the right conditions — to brew. Tom and Amy Rupp bought the former Reamstown Garment Factory in 2001. Six years later, they finally opened their brew pub. "It needed work," Mrs. Rupp diplomatically says of the 191......

Police have not charged the 23-year-old woman who drove her SUV the wrong way on Route 30 early Tuesday and crashed head-on into another vehicle, resulting in the deaths of three York County men.Sgt. Robert Baldwin of the Manheim Township Police Department said investigators are waiting fo......

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......

Historic Blue Star owner Allen Petropoulos said his attorneys are trying to reverse a recent decision by the state Liquor Control Board not to renew the hotel's license to serve alcohol after a series of violations over the past several years.•••...

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......

Think you're all done with opening gifts, baking cookies, trimming the tree and watching all those sappy holiday movies? Not so fast! The Not Ready for Drive Time Players aren't about to let you move on past the holidays quite yet. The holiday season is still here, whether you like i......

Despite state lawmakers' failure to outlaw smoking in restaurants, many local establishments voluntarily have decided to kick butts out the door.The Belvedere Inn in Lancaster city and the General Sutter Inn in Lititz on Tuesday joined a growing list of restaurants in the county to go ......

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......

Editor's note: "On Your Plate" is an occasional series designed to sate the local appetite for newsworthy tidbits that relate to the local food-service industry.

Iron Hill Brewery has landed in Lancaster. The regional restaurant and brewpub chain, h......

For many, the holiday season is a time of happiness and joy: peppermint candy canes, kisses under the mistletoe and the pleasure of coming home to spend time with family. For others, of course, the holidays are a different story. "People can get stressed out. They need a place to rela......

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......

Iron Hill Brewery planned to open its $2.8 million restaurant and brewpub today in College Row, the $30 million student housing and commercial complex at Franklin & Marshall College. The 280-seat restaurant at 781 Harrisburg Pike expects to annually brew about 37,200 gallons of beer on site......

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......

The guys from Flatbed Ford say they're not into hyphens.That means they don't play emo-metalcore, or indie-electronica or even ska-funk-bluegrass-dub.Nope. They're a rock band — pure and simple. An unhyphenated rock band based in Central Pennsylvania."A......

J. Jay Filling doesn't have the usual trappings of a pioneer. There are no sod-busting plows, kerosene lamps or canvas shanties at his new store at 681 Harrisburg Pike. Just the fine fabrics of the men's and women's clothing that his family has sold for more than half a century......

(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......

Some neighbors of a Little Chickies Creek tributary in Mount Joy Township don't want just any bridge traversing the water at Mount Pleasant Road.They want their old bridge back, just like it was in 2002 before arson destroyed the 130-year-old span.But little remains of the old R......

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. ......

Donna L. Reinaker doesn't want too much excitement coming from the skies this weekend."We're hoping for a very dull-weather weekend," Reinaker, artistic director for the 29th annual Long's Park Art & Craft Festival, said Wednesday. "No tornadoes or hurricanes......

Lancaster City Council has approved a measure aimed at pumping new life into the northwestern section of the city.Council voted Tuesday to allow Mayor Rick Gray's administration to establish an Infrastructure Investment District.The city is planning an ambitious program of const......

Lancaster will soon be home to a second brew pub. City Council members took a preliminary step Tuesday for the transfer of a liquor license for the planned Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. Work on the brewery began last week on the first floor of Franklin & Marshall College's Col......

"Wow" is a word Franklin & Marshall College president John Fry expects to hear a lot when students return to F&M next month.Many of them will be moving into a new $35 million apartment complex, taking science classes and labs in a new $50 million classroom building and pl......

School District of Lancaster has hired a Harrisburg public relations firm to enhance its communications as it prepares for a massive school improvement project.The school board approved a one-year, $48,000 contract with Neiman Group, a Harrisburg-based advertising, marketing and public rel......

Filling's, a Lancaster-based clothing retailer, has signed the second lease in College Row at Franklin & Marshall College.The high-end men's and women's apparel retailer will open a new store in October at the $30 million student housing and commercial complex now being built at F&......

The members of the local band Ripe said they found each other through networking, serendipity and a little help from the Internet."I tried to go it solo for a while," said guitarist Adam Mentzer. "Then finally, I just wanted other musicians to play with. I met (bassist Sam K......

Friday might have been Friday the 13th, but today in Mount Joy, things are going to get spooky.The sixth annual Pennsylvania Paranormal Conference will take place at historic and allegedly haunted Bube's Brewery, where the food is tasty and the atmosphere is chilling — but in a g......