PRESS RELEASES
The City of Harrisburg and the Office of Mayor Stephen R. Reed provides news information from time to time to all media outlets. For further news information, contact Randy King at 717.255.3040.
Recent Press Release
November 19 2005
CITY 2005 HOLIDAY PARADE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Saying it was a smashing success, Mayor Stephen R. Reed today reported that the 2005 Harrisburg Holiday Parade was, by far, the largest and longest ever held and that record attendance of over 42,000, by police calculations, lined downtown streets to watch more than 125 parade units, marching bands, floats, giant helium-filled balloons and other groups during the 2 hour, 15 minute event. Nearly 3,000 persons marched in the parade units.
November 17 2005
FAVORITE HOLIDAY MEMORIES COME TO LIFE AT THE 2005 HARRISBURG HOLIDAY PARADE ON SAT. NOV. 19 AT 10 A.M. WHBG TV-20 TELETHON SET FOR FRI. NOV.18 FROM NOON TO 9 P.M. AT SCI-TECH HIGH
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today invited residents and visitors from throughout Central Pennsylvania to the City of Harrisburg’s 2005 Holiday Parade, set to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19 in downtown Harrisburg. The event marks the start of the 2005 Thanksgiving-Hanukkah-Christmas-Kwanzaa- New Year Season in the Greater Harrisburg region. WHBG TV-20, the city’s television station will also be conducting its annual telethon to benefit the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank the day before the parade, Fri. Nov. 18, from Noon to 9 p.m. at Sci Tech High in downtown.
November 17 2005
LIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP FOR WHBG TV-20 FOOD BANK TELETHON SET; EVENT RUNS NOON TO 9 P.M. ON FRI. NOV. 18 AT SCI TECH HIGH
The City of Harrisburg’s 2nd Annual SouthCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank Telethon, airing live on the city’s WHBG TV-20, will feature nine different musical entertainment groups ranging from Gospel to Country, Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced today. The live telethon is this year being broadcast from the lobby of Sci Tech High School at 223 Market Street in the heart of downtown.
November 17 2005
WIND & WOOD REUNION CONCERT SLATED FOR FORUM ON SATURDAY, NOV. 19 AT 7:30 P.M.; BENEFITS WOMEN’S CIRCLE MENTORING PROJECT
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced that members of the popular musical group Wind and Wood and other performers will reunite for a special benefit concert at the Forum Building this coming Saturday, Nov. 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the one time only Anne Billmyer Memorial Concert are $20 and benefit the Women’s Circle Mentoring Program. The band has not performed together since 1985, when lead singer Billmyer unexpectedly passed away.
November 17 2005
DISTINCTIVE NEW ALVARO BREAD & PASTRY SHOP OPENS ON PEFFER ST.
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today cut the ribbon to officially open the distinctive new Alvaro Bread and Pastry Shop at 236 Peffer Street in the city’s north midtown. The unique Italian-style bakery offers a full range of bakery products, pizzas and coffees.
November 17 2005
NEW CAMERON STREET CAFÉ & BAR OFFERS 24-HOUR DINING SERVICE
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today cut the ribbon to officially open the new Cameron Street Café and Bar at Cameron and Market Streets. The distinctive new eatery offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner dining and is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week. . .
November 01 2005
INNOVATIVE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ESTABLISHED AT HBG. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Mayor Stephen R. Reed and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology President and CEO Mel Schiavelli today announced that the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement has been established at the University. The Center is intended to inspire, support and disseminate campus-based science education reform strategies that strengthen learning and build civic responsibility among students. The Center’s programs teach basic science and mathematics through a focus on some of the most important and complex civic issues facing society today. .
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