Saturday Nights in the City will return to Harrisburg beginning May 1
The initiative closes certain city streets to traffic every Saturday night to allow downtown restaurants to expand outdoor dining and table service from 5-10 p.m. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 9:33 AM EDT April 20, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa.
Note: The video is from June 2020.
The City of Harrisburg announced Tuesday that Saturday Nights in the City, an initiative to support local businesses launched during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, will return again this summer.
The initiative, a partnership between the City and the Downtown Improvement District, closes certain city streets to traffic every Saturday night to allow downtown restaurants to expand outdoor dining and table service.
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Gov. Wolf indicates Pa. restaurants and bars can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Michael Keating, home from Mississippi State University, plays the bagpipes for St. Patrick s Day along Second Street in Harrisburg on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
File photo by Vicki Vellios Briner, PennLive PennLive
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Raise a pint of green beer. Cue the bagpipes.
It appears scaled-down versions of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are likely a go at Pennsylvania’s restaurant and bars, nearly a year after the Irish theme parties were abruptly canceled due to COVID-19 shutdowns.
Gov. Tom Wolf is not considering implementing new restrictions at this time, said Lynday Kensinger, a spokeswoman for the governor.