I've been practicing yoga pretty much my whole life, I just didn't always call it that. Acro[yoga]batics with my brother and sister in the back yard, climbing on each other like jungle jims, like airplanes, imagining at any moment- TAKEOFF; or learning about the power...
Being a new person in a new place can be daunting at times. There are so many reasons to move: love, employment, boredom, searching for a greater meaning, or just plain following your heart. I can’t tell you why you’ve ended up here, but I...
Whenever I experience something really awesome for the first time, I want to hang on to it forever. So, I’ve decided to share this time-traveling technique with you, flippin’ terrific or especially weird first-time moments and experiences, here in Lancaster, and beyond, collected like to...
This past weekend, we took a Transplant Field Trip to venture into the unknown…The Hole In The Wall Puppet Theatre. This is a place I have heard about, passed on foot and by car numerous times and just plain wondered what went on behind closed...
By John Spidaliere, “Lancaster’s Home Town Realtor” and Lancaster Transplant since 1993 Often, we do not even see them, but that doesn’t mean they are not there. Every day, on the way to work or coffee, we pass pieces of Lancaster’s past. Landmarks, like the Armstrong foot bridge,...
When Jocelyn and I started scheming and daydreaming our plan for the Transplant Winter Mixer we knew a few things to be absolutely true: #1 There is a whole lotta love in this community to Make It Happen #2 If you build [a teepee] they will come,...
By Michael Sirianni I am twice a transplant. I was born and raised just outside of Pittsburgh, and like everyone else outside the county, Lancaster was just horse and buggy territory in my eyes for most of my life. Though I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, I truly...
There were so many amazing things happening in Lancaster City a few weekends ago that I basically forgot to eat or sleep for three days. From Lancaster's International Short Film Festival, aptly titled “Rumschpringe,” to the bi-annual Punk Rock Flea Market, to the Pennsylvania Guild...
By Ken Mueller I'm a transplant to Lancaster, twice over. The first time was in December 1984, just a little over a year out of college. I packed up my '67 Chevy Impala with all of my earthly possessions. I was moving into town to work at...
Rumschpringe is one of Lancaster's hidden gems. In June we signed on to help plan and promote this year's festival. I wasn't quite sure of what we were getting into, but as the months unfolded and the films were submitted, I began to appreciate what Rumschpringe's...