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Harrisburg is full of potential -- let's start playing it up

Harrisburg is full of potential -- let's start playing it up
By Patriot-News Op-Ed
November 11, 2009, 6:47AM

by Ryan Riley

This time of year reminds me of a major milestone - the purchase of my first home.

It was just a year ago that I moved into the old uptown section of Harrisburg. Since then, there have been countless trips to hardware stores and furniture outlets and more weekend projects than I care to remember.

Posted: November 11, 2009

HYP represented at CPBJ Forty under 40

HYP leaders Nicole Borda, 2009 President, and Amy Richards, 2010 Secretary-elect, were honored along with 38 of their peers at the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal's annual list of forty under 40. In addition, to our current leadership, former board members Andy Johnson and Stacia Zewe were honored.

Posted: October 27, 2009

Release of Survey Results

Harrisburg, PA, September 30, 2009 - Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP) has conducted a survey of over 300 individuals, and the results are in. The results of the survey as well as supplementary information can be found via the links below.

Posted: October 2, 2009

State of Dauphin County reveals survival, potential

Keystone Edge, 9/17/2009

When Dauphin County Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco delivers the state of the country address today, he'll be talking from the heart. DiFrancesco, a lifelong Dauphin County resident except for his time pursuing his undergraduate degree at Penn State University, has a personal attachment to the area and knows all too well its challenges.

Posted: September 17, 2009

Kickball popularity on the rise

Posted by BRAD KANE, The Patriot-News Tuesday August 18, 2009, 7:05 PM

Categories: Recreation
Sovanna Mam of The Justice League takes his best shot at the recent HYP Capital Classic kickball tournament.

Posted: August 20, 2009

Combined Efforts Bring New Life to a Neglected Street

6th and McClay, Fair Housing Council Building, Harrisburg, PA
Combined Efforts Bring New Life to a Neglected Street
June 13, 2009

Drive through the city on a daily basis and your emotions stir with concern that there is much work to be done. Blocks doubling as trash receptacles, a deprivation of pride, and a loss of hope. Are the wrong values instilled in our neighborhoods? Can we breathe life back into them? Where do we begin? Answer: At the Beginning.

Posted: June 22, 2009

Harrisburg Mayoral Debate

On May 13th, 2009 Harrisburg Young Professionals in partnership with abc27 sponsored the Harrisburg Mayoral Debate, held at the Midtown Arts Center.

Posted: May 14, 2009

'Clean and green' makes for brighter economic future in Harrisburg

'Clean and green' makes for brighter economic future in Harrisburg
by Eric Fischer
Wednesday April 29, 2009, 1:48 AM

Amid a backdrop of turbulent financial times, many of us wonder what we can do to solidify our futures. How can one person make a difference when our financial ills reach globally and the cures seem so out of our control?

Posted: April 30, 2009

NEIGHBORS NICOLE BORDA & RALPH VARTAN: HYP'sters strive to engage in city...

If it weren't for the love of camaraderie and friendship, communities such as Harrisburg, where we enjoy those in plenty, wouldn't be worth half so much to us.

Posted: March 13, 2009

Read-A-Thon

Camp Curtain Elementary School is having a Read-A-Thon on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 to celebrate Read Across America!

Posted: February 19, 2009