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Community First Fund: Continuing to Impact Lancaster

As uncertain times continue to affect small businesses throughout Lancaster County amid COVID-19, Community First Fund has aided in financial relief for many minority business owners whose economic fate seems undetermined…

Food & Drink

Tonnino Winery: Bringing Authentic Italian Wine to Lancaster City

Tonnino Azienda Vitivinicola, or the Tonnino Winery, is a small Italian wine producer based in Alcamo, Sicily. In the winter of 2018, Tonnino’s international operations struck on a unique opportunity that has since established Lancaster City as the home for its exclusive storefront location in the U.S…

Food & Drink

Hometown Heritage – Dutch Gold Honey

Cave paintings in Europe indicate that more than 8,000 years ago, Mesolithic humans collected honey from beehives using a system of ropes and ladders…

Food & Drink

Hometown Heritage – Hammond’s

Many may remember the year 1931 as the year that the US faced the Great Depression. For the Hammond family, it was a year of rebirth.

Community Interest

Giving Back: Grape Leaf Cafe

The community that Patience found in Lancaster with a newly resettled Syrian neighbor sparked an idea.

Things to Do

Strasburg Rail Road: Combining history, luxury, and playfulness.

Lancastrians may already be familiar with the youth events Strasburg Rail Road hosts, such as their “Day Out With Thomas” or “Santa’s Christmas Trolley”, but Steve Barrall, Vice President of Guest Experiences, heartily encourages them to explore programs offered for more mature audiences…

Shopping & Retail

Fresh Face: Fern.ish Home

Lindsey Barnes has always been interested in interior design. From a young age she was drawn to helping her mother decorate their home...

Community Interest

Lancaster Love Stories: Phil & Laura

Love was in the air spring of 2011 at Solanco High School. Phil and Laura just didn’t know it yet. From craft beer at a local brewery to sunset walks in Clearwater, FL…

Fresh Figs Delivered to You

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.