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.
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.
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.
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.
Sovanna Mam of The Justice League takes his best shot at the recent HYP Capital Classic kickball tournament.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.
On May 13th, 2009 Harrisburg Young Professionals in partnership with abc27 sponsored the Harrisburg Mayoral Debate, held at the Midtown Arts Center.
'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?
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.
Camp Curtain Elementary School is having a Read-A-Thon on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 to celebrate Read Across America!
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