The Humble Beginnings Issue
Winter 2025
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!
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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.
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.
Food & Drink
Meet the owner of Southern Market’s new coffee shop, Lynn & Gray
Marasha Sanchez's is the creator behind their signature cold foam flavors.
Food & Drink
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.
Local Services
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.
Health & Wellness
Hypnotic Pole Fitness invites you to embrace a more confident you
Owner Lola Omolabi is passionate about helping women feel strong in their bodies.
Things to Do
Improve your game year-round at Fox Den Indoor Golf
The indoor golf simulator space is owned by father-and-son duo Ken and Tyler Fox.
Community Interest
Reach High: Stories of Leadership | S. Dale High
As Chair Emeritus of High companies and Chair of High Foundation's Board, Dale believes in his guiding principle of a Higher Purpose.
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.
Community Interest
Meet Armstrong World Industries Foundation’s 2025 grantees
These four organizations are a catalyst for change in the Lancaster community,
Arts & Culture
She Owns It: This is Happiness Studio
Owner Emily Keener hosts creative workshops alongside her own art pieces at her Gallery Row studio.
Local Services
LCSWMA is building on a legacy of responsible waste management
Story written by Executive Director Daniel G. Youngs
Community Interest
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.
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.
