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TheBurgGreater Harrisburg’s Community Newspaper September 2009 Free AT THE MIDTOWN SCHOLAR BOOKSTORE Now Serving Harrisburg’s Best Coffee! New Location! Across from the Broad St. Market Grand Opening: 1302 North 3rd Street Sun, 9/13, 11a-6p Harrisburg, PA 17102 during Gallery Walk 6 Floors of Used Books! New Hours! FamousReadingCafe.com Starting 9/16 MidtownScholar.com, 717-236-1680 Wed 9a-5p Thu-Sat 9a-9p Gallery Opening: Photos of Bethlehem Steel workers by Sun 12p-7p Peter Treiber, 1p-3p (9/13) Fall Concerts: David Wilcox (10/15), John Gorka (11/19), Ellis Paul (11/28), Antje Duvekot (12/5) *Great Used Books*Fair-Trade Coffees & Teas*Art Gallery*Acoustic Music* Contents -Advertisement- Real Estate Investing, While Not Easy, Is Definitely In the Burg Doable. 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Editor: Peter Durantine did on them was very well done For some reason, our beach [email protected] (“The Baker Man Is Back,” August, vacation always fell the week before 2009, p. 7). Labor Day. Perhaps that’s why this Advertising Executive: Not only is your publication time of year always evokes a bit of Angela Durantine entertaining to read, but very nostalgia in me. To this day, come [email protected] informative on things that matter Labor Day weekend, I can almost to locals, who now include the feel the summer end, like I’m back Art Director: Lawrance Binda Amoroses, as we moved from York in the car getting my last glimpse [email protected] to Harrisburg about six weeks ago. I of sand and ocean—knowing that look forward to future editions. a new school year was about to Abraham Amorós descend right upon me. Staff & Contributors Harrisburg Unlike other seasons, summer Sales Associate: Jill Miller doesn’t fade away gradually. Instead, [email protected] Reading TheBurg made me feel the door slams shut behind it over a more connected to other people single weekend. Associate: Rebecca LeFever Today, I don’t see the end of [email protected] in the Harrisburg area. I enjoyed the information and reading the summer as quite the tragedy I did Reporter: M. Diane McCormick accounts of people’s passion for as a kid. Despite my annual pique of [email protected] what they do, especially “The Baker nostalgia, I actually welcome cooler Man Is Back.” Thank you. days and crisp nights. September Reporter: Carol Maravic has some of the finest weather of [email protected] Miriam Wege the year, and it’s a great time to be Hummelstown out of the house, enjoying all that Reporter: Rick Kearns the Harrisburg area has to offer. [email protected] We welcome all letters to TheBurg. The three-day Kipona festival Reporter: Mike Walsh We reserve the right to edit letters for is a definite highlight of the month, space and grammar. [email protected] as are Gallery Walk, the county Jazz Festival and Fort Hunter Day. But Cooking: Rosemary Ruggieri Baer please don’t hesitate to explore Cover: Dusk over the Susquehanna [email protected] beyond these major events. On River, Harrisburg Cinema: Kevyn Knox almost any day or night, you’ll kevynknox@thecinematheque. discover something great to do. com To help you decide, we’ve greatly expanded our “Happenings” Sports & Fitness: Laura Spurgeon pages, which now includes many [email protected] more venues and events. Use it as Pride Festival of Central PA your guide—then get out and enjoy Outdoors: Kermit Henning your city! [email protected] “One World, One Goal, Equality for All” —Lawrance Binda Pets: Todd Rubey [email protected] September 6, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Game Boards: Erik Arneson Benefi t Brunch at Liquid 891 [email protected] Harrisburg Local History: Jason Wilson September 19, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Burger Burn at Sam’s Club Harrisburg www.harrisburgpride.org 717-801-1830 Pride Festival of Central PA is a Project of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities 4 TheBurg City Hall Intersection Upgrade Harrisburg Snags Program to Begin 2010 All Star Game Harrisburg will undertake a major Harrisburg will host the 2010 All Star intersection upgrade program this Game of the Eastern Professional fall to improve safety for pedestrians Baseball League. and students. All Star Game activities will take The project features the place July 13 and 14 at Metro Bank installation of four flashing warning Park on City Island. lights and “School Zone” signs The ballpark is halfway through approaching the intersection at 6th a major renovation. The second and Division streets, as well as 34 phase of upgrades and expansion DuraTherm crosswalks at various will begin this month for completion school intersections, according in April. to the city. DuraTherm crosswalks Details for All Star week are improve safety by making them still being put together and will be more noticeable to oncoming be released in the coming months, drivers through patterns and colors. said Mayor Stephen Reed. Reed DuraTherm crosswalks will be added that there will be special installed near the following schools: opportunities for the public to • Foose School (1301 Sycamore St.) participate in events and meet the Eastern League all stars. • Shimmel School (548 S. 17th St.) This year’s All Star Game was • Holy Family School (555 S. 25th St.) in Trenton, N.J., and was hosted by the Trenton Thunder, the New York • Marshall School /Harrisburg High Yankees AA team. School (John Harris Campus) • Bishop McDevitt High School (2200 Market St.) Firefighters Wanted • Camp Curtain Sch. (2900 N. 6th St.) • Hamilton School (1701 N. 6th St.) Harrisburg is seeking a few good • Ben Franklin Sch. (1205 N. 6th St.) firefighters, accepting applications until Sept. 14. • Lincoln School (1601 State St.) The position offers a starting The project, estimated at salary of $21,000, which will be $287,500, is funded by a U.S. increased to $47,557 after the Department of Transportation grant. completion of a 12-week training The design was jointly coordinated program. Applicants must submit and funded by the city and the an application to be considered. school district for an additional No resumes will be accepted. $15,500. Applications must be accompanied by a processing fee of $30. Applicants also must undergo a civil service test and other screening processes. Did you know … All applications must be returned in person … The Susquehanna River gets its name by the applicant, or from the Susquehannock Indians, who applicant’s designee, to the city’s Bureau of Human had several settlements in the area? Resources no later than 2 … The sprawling Farm Show complex p.m. on Sept. 14. was built, in part, to create construction For additional information, call the work during the Depression? Bureau of Human … The Liquor Control Board building Resources at 717-255- on Forster Street sits on a site previously 6475 or go to www. harrisburgpa.gov/ occupied by a brewery? Resident/Public_Safety/ Fire_Bureau.html. TheBurg 5 State Street More Streets Fixed State Awards Grant Due to Low Bids for Chesapeake Bay Additional area roads will be built, The local office of the Chesapeake repaired and paved because bids Bay Foundation, 614 N.