LVCA received news mid-July that it will now receive program funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. It’s a big step for the 50-year-old arts organization.
Business & Nonprofits
$330M Bell & Evans plant to be operational by late 2021
Poultry producer Bell & Evans is constructing a new 411,500-square-foot organic certified chicken harvesting facility on its Fredericksburg campus.
Ebenezer Beautification adapts & keeps Memorial Garden plan moving ahead
The garden at Jay Street and Old Ebenezer Road will be highlighted by a central flagpole surrounded by bricks, benches, flowers and trees.
Online shopping may be hot, but Bennett believes car sales is a people business
Bennett is currently executing a plan to move its dealership in Lebanon from Quentin Road to West Cumberland Street.
130 Lebanon residents form first local NAACP chapter, set six goals
The Lebanon County branch of the NAACP is closer to a reality, thanks to a persistent organizing effort. The chapter will hold its first meeting Oct. 1.
Ruby Tuesday now ‘ghost kitchen’ for delivery-focused seafood franchise
In Lebanon, the Ruby Tuesday at 1351 Quentin Road is a ghost kitchen for The Captain’s Boil, a seafood franchise based in Canada.
Monday’s Market records best year yet despite pandemic
Despite reducing its 2020 schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, Monday’s Market, now in its third year, still managed to squash previous attendance records.
Awakenings Coffee Shop opens at Palmyra First United Methodist Church
Awakenings, a new Palmyra-based coffee shop opening Tuesday, has a dual purpose: to nourish the body and the soul.
Karns pulls Gumbas sauces over owner’s remarks towards LGBTQ community
Karns Foods has pulled the Gumbas sauce and salsa brand — made by Michael Mangano, who’s also family spokesman for the Taste of Sicily eatery in Palmyra — from its shelves.
The old Valley Beach Club taking on a new life as Quentin Grove
Quentin Grove, a four-acre space for weddings and events, will be ready this autumn.
CLA hit hard by pandemic restrictions, events to go virtual until 2021
The function of the Community of Lebanon Association (CLA) is to organize events in Downtown Lebanon and attract people to its businesses. Needless to say, COVID-19 has hit the organization hard.
Lebanon technology firm refurbishing computers for local nonprofits
Eagle Secure Solutions president Robert Yeagley learned about local nonprofits’ need for computers from the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce and began an initiative to get refurbished computers to the agencies that need them.
Goodwill announces new jobs to help with donation overflow
Goodwill Keystone Area recently announced that it has opened up several new jobs to accommodate a large influx of donations.
Spirit Halloween headed to former Kmart on Quentin Road
At least some of the 117,200 SF former “Kmart” space at 1745 Quentin Road will be put to use this fall as a Spirit Halloween store.
Community leaders hold anti-racism roundtable following protests
Two anti-racism workshops, similar to the one in early June, are planned for September, and they hope to also hold workshops about civic education and discussions about the intersection between the black community and the Jewish and LGBT+ communities.