Arts & Culture
Find Connection through Creativity at the Center for Creative Exploration
Explore and connect this winter season through courses offered through PCA&D.
An enthusiast’s guide to local dining, shopping, arts, and community in Lancaster City, Pennsylvania
Things to Do
Get ready for Friendship Community’s 23rd Annual Art Auction & Gala
Celebrate creativity and inclusion at Friendship Communy’s 23rd Annual Art Auction & Gala on February 26, 2026.
Community Interest
Historic Rudy’s Hall is celebrating 125 years of community
Built in 1900, Historic Rudy’s Hall is a Lititz mainstay known for its rich history and support for small businesses. Miles Rudy, an entrepreneurial butcher living directly across on Main Street, realized the community needed a Town Hall to gather…
Community Interest
Lancaster Success Story: Emily Gonzalez
Emily is the owner of GEM’s Catering and co-owner of Inna’s Pierogi Shop.
Winter 2025
The Humble Beginnings Issue
This special anniversary edition is a celebration of business milestones, community evolution, and all things local. Throughout this issue, we are highlighting the rich history, new ideas, and people and places that make our city a wonderful place to live and visit. Cheers to Lancaster!
Community Interest
Reflecting on 20 Lancaster City milestones
Fig has been honored to tell the stories of our innovative small city for the past 20 years, cheering on entrepreneurs, leaders, and projects like those featured here—plus many more.
Discover Lancaster: Lancaster County tourism past and present
Beginning as part of the Lancaster Chamber in the 1930s, Discover Lancaster became an independent organization in 1958 and is now the official destination marketing organization for Lancaster County.
Meet Armstrong World Industries Foundation’s 2025 grantees
These four organizations are a catalyst for change in the Lancaster community,
Fig Origin Story: Samaritan Center
Samaritan Center was established in 1988.
Food & Drink
Tec Centro grad Jocelyn Morales is serving Puerto Rican flavors at La Cajita
Anchored by Jocelyn’s signature Cuban, La Cajita also offers coffees, smoothies, and other comfort food.
Fig Origin Story: The Log Cabin
The Log Cabin was established in 1933.
Meet the owner of Southern Market’s new coffee shop, Lynn & Gray
Marasha Sanchez’s is the creator behind their signature cold foam flavors.
Get a taste of Puerto Rico at Chévere Café
Located in SACA’s Plazo Centro, the cafe is a gathering place for Lancaster’s southeast and beyond.
Featured Events
Sangjaru: Korean Folk Band at Ware Center for the Arts
February 6 @ 7:00 pm
Ware Center for the Arts
Subscribe to Fig Magazine
Designed and produced four times a year, Fig Lancaster magazine is filled with the latest in Lancaster including local shopping, dining, arts, events, and community.
Local Services
Invest in a native garden with the help of Colorgarden
Marcy Hostetler and her team craft living yards and landscapes that promote biodiversity.
Re:Size Right is designed to help you navigate living transitions gracefully
Founders Lisa and Gerry Breneman believe in helping you find the right place, right time, and right size.
LCSWMA is building on a legacy of responsible waste management
Story written by Executive Director Daniel G. Youngs
Fig Origin Story: Two Dudes Painting Company
Two Dudes was established in 1987.
Shopping & Retail
Fig Origin Story: Kitchen Kettle Village
Kitchen Kettle was established in 1954.
18 shops you can’t miss on the 300 Block of North Queen
Discover the shops that make the 300 Block of North Queen Street “the shopping block.”
Shops off the beaten path in Lancaster City
Discover these 16 shops off the beaten path.
Unwrap something special at Lancaster Gift Box
Their expanded location just across the street on the 300 Block is home to even more local gifting options.
