Community Interest Articles

Giving Back: Discerning Eye Community Agriculture

What does the Lancaster local art scene and its urban farming community have in common? Two things: the first is the necessity for organization, advocacy, and education. The second is Hawa Lassanah.

A Lancaster City Real Estate Renaissance

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Zamagias Properties is a family-run real estate investment and development company that owns and manages over 2 million square feet of office, retail, mixed-use, and student housing properties across Pennsylvania and Virginia…

Meet Our 2021 Social Mission Partner: Crispus Attucks

At Fig, we believe in the power of a community that works together to identify needs and find solutions —one that creates connections and is passionate about helping its neighbors. Each year, Fig partners with a nonprofit organization working to transform the community…

Giving Back: Willonda McCloud

Willonda McCloud is a community powerhouse. In addition to her role as the President and CEO of Bright Side Opportunities Center, she sits on multiple nonprofit boards and is a Lead STEM Fellow for the Lancaster STEM Alliance.

Murray: Lancastrians supporting Lancastrians

Preparation and security are two facets of daily life many of us should regularly think about but often forget to. At Murray, their goal is to provide smart solutions in insurance, risk management…

Inspire Series: Jannat Beauty Design

Jannat Veras's unrelenting journey is a heartening tale categorized mostly by one virtue: perseverance. It all began when she was only seventeen years old. After completing most of her high school career in the Dominican Republic…

Giving Back: Keisha Finnie

Artist Keisha Finnie has something to say. With her paintbrush as a bullhorn, she shares her voice in vibrant colors that saturate canvases and walls, coloring new life across the streets of Lancaster where she grew up.

Fresh Figs Delivered to You

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