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The state inspected the following food establishments in Lancaster County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture produces retail food inspection...
Somewhere in Amish country, a grocery store sells camel, ostrich, and antelope right down the aisle from shoofly pie. That alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned the building covers 130,000 square feet. The bakery turns out more than 300 scratch-made recipes. The butchers run their own smokehouse. There’s...
Out along Route 30 in Ronks, there’s a spot where the highway suddenly gets a lot more interesting to look at. That spot belongs to a genuine stainless steel diner car, sitting there looking like it drove straight out of an old photograph and decided to stay parked for good.
There are very few moments in life when you pull into a parking lot and immediately know you made the right decision, but Hometown Kitchen in Quarryville, Pennsylvania is one of those moments. Something about the place just feels right before you’ve even opened the car door. That’s not...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Friday announced upcoming bridge demolition operations that will impact Montgomery and Chester counties. The demolition operations will happen on westbound U.S. Route 422, Sanatoga Road and Porter Road in Lower Pottsgrove and North Coventry townships, according to a news release from PennDot.
READING, Pa. – A new spot for specialty pizzas, sandwiches, and six-packs of beer is coming soon to Berks County. Anthony’s Pizzeria 817, offering freshly prepared pizza, pasta, and other dishes along with beer and wine to-go, is tentatively set to open on Nov. 19 at 817 Oley St. in Reading, owner Henry Cruz told 69 News.
The remarkable history of 903 Buttonwood Street, Isaac Daniel Lutz, and the German Stomach Bitters that traveled far beyond Reading. At 903 Buttonwood Street stands one of Reading's most distinctive nineteenth-century commercial buildings. Its ornate facade, projecting bay window, floral ornaments and the date 1891 high above the street recall an era when a merchant's building could be as memorable as the goods sold inside. Yet the story of this address reaches from a Robesonia hotel to the Berks County Prison, and from a family tragedy to a widely distributed brand of medicinal bitters.
Miley has spent far too long waiting for her happy ending. After surviving life as a breeding dog in a Lancaster County puppy mill, she finally got her freedom. Now all she needs is a family to call her own. Miley is a 5-year-old German Shepherd being fostered through Home At Last Dog Rescue, and […]
Back in 1960, a dining room on this farm became the first in its county to serve meals family-style. Platters went down the middle of the table, and strangers passed the potatoes like cousins. That tradition still shapes the place today. The current restaurant sits inside a barn-like building with...
Ready to find the best humble diners in Pennsylvania with comfort food worth traveling for?. These 9 diners serve up hearty meals and warm hospitality that’ll make you a regular in no time!. 1. Route 30 Diner (Ronks) Out along Lincoln Highway in Lancaster County, the Route 30 Diner...
A Chester County community theater could go dark in the coming months as West Pikeland Township sells the stage out from under them.
UNION TWP., Pa. – For many people in Berks County, the start of the holiday season means the start of pierogi season. At the Immaculate Conception Church in Union Township, women like Janet Edleman have been busy making hundreds of pierogi for their first-ever pierogi sale. "We're giving it...
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean spending hours in the kitchen. If you’d rather leave the cooking to someone else this year, you’re in luck. There are restaurants across central Pennsylvania ready to serve a holiday meal. From traditional turkey and mashed potatoes to all-you-can-eat buffets, WITF has rounded up restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in the region.
Some restaurants hand you a menu and a glass of water. One spot in downtown Reading hands you peanuts, and then it lets you toss the shells right onto the floor. Nobody frowns, and nobody grabs a broom in a panic. The practice has been going on for so long that grandparents, parents, and kids in Berks County have all shared the same simple ritual at the same tables.
SPRING TWP., Pa. - A new retail and residential development in Spring Township is moving closer to completion, with its developers expecting the first residents and businesses to move in next year. The Broadcast District, which began construction about a year ago, is expected to have 800 residential units, plus...
WYOMISSING, Pa. – It took the mayor’s vote to make it happen, but Wyomissing Borough will advertise a proposed 2027 general operating budget with a 60% tax increase. Wyomissing Borough Council was divided on advertising the proposed $31 million budget by a 3-3 vote Tuesday night. Mayor Frederick Levering was then required to vote to break the tie.
LITITZ, Pa. (WHTM) — Weis Markets’ store in Lititz, Lancaster County, reopened today after closing in July due to storm damage. Weis Markets reopened at 740 South Broad Street in Lititz with a new interior, brighter lights, a new gas station, an upgraded deli, and an updated pharmacy. The renovated store will also have a […]
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A local cooking school in Lancaster County officially opened the doors to its new location at the Shops at Rockvale. abc27 News reported back in April 2026, when the Zest Cooking School first announced they would be relocating from 1180 Eerbs Quarry Road in Lititz to the Shops at Rockvale shopping […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Route 30/222 interchange project is moving forward with more road work next week. Both the east and westbound sides of Route 30 will see lane restrictions while crews conduct work on the new Route 222 bridge in Lancaster County. The work is scheduled to be conducted from 9 p.m. […]
