by Paige Gregorzek | Sep 14, 2018 | Food & Drink
My sister and brother-in-law are here for a visit so we went to Trattoria Fratelli for dinner. This restaurant, located on Lehman street in Lebanon, offers fine Italian cuisine. As we waited for our table, we were surrounded by people talking and laughing; enjoying...
by Paige Gregorzek | Sep 1, 2018 | Food & Drink
Oktoberfest, the annual festival held in Munich, Germany in late September or early October, features the love of beer and traditional German food. In Germany, it is a sixteen to seventeen-day folk festival, held since the 1890s. This year, the Lebanon 8th Street...
by Paige Gregorzek | Aug 31, 2018 | Outdoors
Did you know there is a threatened butterfly, it is the Regal Fritillary, once common in the Northeast, but now has declined over the last 50 years due to grassland destruction. Lebanon Valley’s own Fort Indiantown Gap is home to the last remaining colony of Regals...
by Paige Gregorzek | Aug 24, 2018 | Shopping
When I want to buy healthy food or something to pamper my kitties, I go to Brandt’s Mill in Lebanon. This family business, with its pet loving staff, makes you feel welcome as soon as you walk in the door. George and Winston, the store’s resident English...
by Paige Gregorzek | Aug 10, 2018 | Food & Drink
Would you think there is a restaurant offering fine cuisine and award-winning crab cakes located at a small intersection in the Lebanon Valley? Believe it or not, there is. Porch Restaurant and Pub is the restaurant. Located at the intersection of Millardsville and...
by Paige Gregorzek | Jul 20, 2018 | Outdoors
In the summer I like to visit Middle Creek early in the morning when the birds are more active. My first stop is the impoundment or lake to check for bald eagles. No bald eagles today but there was a Great Blue Heron standing sentry along the edge, as in many of the...
by Paige Gregorzek | Jul 16, 2018 | Food & Drink
Did you know that Lebanon Valley has a farm to table creamery? Patches Family Creamery is one place you’ll want to check out this summer. Last week this local farm promoted their homegrown produce, creamery, and dairy farm with an event called Down on the Farm...
