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Dawn Clouse was awarded the 2021 Woman of the Year by the Women Inspiring and Networking Organization. 

Construction of a new four-story affordable-housing apartment building in Lititz for older adults is underway and set to be completed by fall of next year, a local nonprofit developer announced

State officials have awarded two Lancaster County affordable housing projects a combined $3 million in competitive grants and tax credits.

A few weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Scribbler wandered around the Sunnyside peninsula. The peninsula is formed by a large horseshoe bend of the Conestoga River at Lancaster City’s southern end. We were searching for any sign of a trail along the water. It was a futile journey into the wild undergrowth of one of this area’s most neglected natural features. So much could have been done with Sunnyside, if only those who had a vision to develop it as something more than the spacious site of a jail for juveniles had not been ignored. The recent news that the present board of commissioners has ...

The departure of Lancaster County Prison from the east side of Lancaster city may open a rare redevelopment possibility, community and city leaders said Wednesday, but one that comes with sizable challenges. “Obviously this is an exciting opportunity for the city and especially the east side neighborhood. Here is Lancaster’s chance to transform a critical area, historically associated with pain, into a positive asset and extension of this neighborhood,” said Marshall Snively, president of the Lancaster City Alliance, a nonprofit that promotes the city’s growth and stabilit...