LNP; LancasterOnline • 10th February 2023 A leaf-collecting robot mower, a smart tub with fog: 17 CES 2023 tech finds for a smart home Smart dryers, tech-y sprinklers: the internet of things continues to march into our yards and homes.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 27th January 2023 Learn Lancaster history and architecture in these 3 free walking tours, plus a virtual option Learn more about Lancaster's history and architecture in these tours (on foot or on the couch).
LNP; LancasterOnline • 22nd January 2023 2022 wrapped: These podcasts got me through the year [Unscripted column] These were my top podcasts of the year.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 13th January 2023 In this Chestnut Hill townhouse, they turned a bedroom into a bigger, brighter bathroom [photos, video] They traded a 4th bedroom for a bigger bathroom.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 5th January 2023 Goodbye Samoas, hello Caramel deLites; Lancaster County’s 2023 Girl Scout cookie lineup has a lot of changes New year, new cookies.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 16th December 2022 Antique Christmas: a close-up look at rare Victorian ornaments made from scraps of paper [photos, video] It’s a Christmas miracle some of these fragile ornaments survived decades in hot attics and damp basements. @Landis Valley Museum has more than 30 ornaments in its collection of early Pennsylvania Dutch life.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 2nd December 2022 Test your knowledge of Longwood Gardens Christmas, the best botanical lights in the country [quiz, video] Take a tour of Christmas at Longwood and see how well you do on our quiz.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 20th November 2022 See the art, craft and nostalgia of vintage neon before this Philly museum closes Captured mostly in a single room, this collection is a celebration of neon and commercial art as well as 20th century Philadelphia and roadside America.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 27th October 2022 Tour 8 places on Columbia’s Halloween House Tour, including this Victorian 'dead and breakfast' [photos, video] If Halloween is your favorite holiday, this tour's for you.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 30th September 2022 In this Meadia Heights home, they turned 3 closets and 2 bathrooms into a dream kitchen [photos] This couple started with an 8,000 square-foot home. They're in the midst of what they call a clever process of subtraction, with a new floor plan and a flow that's less of a puzzle.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 18th September 2022 This show is a mashup of 'Fixer Upper' and 'Hoarders' [Unscripted column] They buy houses sight unseen and transform them.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 12th August 2022 Should it stay or should it go? These experts assess your yard and share tips to help wildlife and water for free What can you do to help wildlife and boost water quality? Lancaster Conservancy offers property assessments. (And they're free.)
LNP; LancasterOnline • 8th July 2022 Landis Valley's newest historic garden is revolutionary because it's 'just for pretty' The inspiration behind Landis Valley Museum's newest garden: a woman who had a little time to plant something just for pretty. “Here was a person who had time and resources to plant something that they didn't have to have just to stay alive.”
LancasterOnline • 24th June 2022 A smelly, rare corpse flower blooms at Longwood Gardens and will only last a day or two After a close watch for years, a 6-foot tall corpse flower opened up at Longwood Gardens. Aside from being one of the largest flowers in the world, the titum arum plant also is known for its scent. This particular plant’s bloom has been described as hot garbage.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 18th May 2022 The most unique logo in craft beer was made in Lancaster The platinum crushie goes to this local designer.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 15th May 2022 How well do you know Ephrata Cloister? [quiz] How well do you know the history of one of the oldest sites in Lancaster County?
LNP; LancasterOnline • 4th May 2022 ‘House Hunters’ brings the home search to Lancaster city; Which house did they pick? This episode of House Hunters shows how fast real estate prices in Lancaster city can jump with a renovation. One flip was sold for more than double the price paid just a year before.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 4th April 2022 Lancaster County brewery named best in Pa. in 2022 Beer Madness contest We have a winner!
LNP; LancasterOnline • 29th March 2022 This Lancaster County brewery is in line to be named best in the state; Here’s how to vote This brewery made it to the championship of Breweries in PA's Pa. Beer Madness.
LNP; LancasterOnline • 20th March 2022 Explore Lancaster’s Diamond Sampler quilt, a vintage marvel of detailed sewing [photos, video] This week, The Lancaster Quilt Show at The DoubleTree Willow Valley Resort returns after a pandemic break. Mennonite Life's quilt turnings sold out, but here's a look at one of the special quilts from the collection.