LVCOA launched its newest outdoor exhibit, which asked artists to consider connections between “human and nature, nature with nature, nature to industry, water to land, humanity to industry.”
Rochelle Shenk
Rochelle A. Shenk is a writer with over two decades experience. Her work appears in regional business publications and lifestyle magazines as well as area newspapers. She writes about business and municipal sectors as well as arts and entertainment, human interest features, and travel and tourism.
Rochelle has interviewed notable figures such as NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, artist P. Buckley Moss and the late Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll. She also interviewed the late Helen Thomas, a groundbreaking journalist who was a member of the White House press corps covering the administrations of 10 presidents and one of the first female members of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
A lifelong central Pennsylvania resident, Rochelle served as the president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications and was on the board of the Ad Club of Central Pennsylvania.
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Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts’ June exhibit focuses on Lebanon Camera Club
Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts newest exhibit featuring photography from Lebanon Camera Club members will debut during the First Friday Art Walk, June 4, from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Tony’s Mining Company sold, to re-open under new ownership
Tony’s Mining Company, the iconic restaurant in Cornwall, closed in April but will most likely re-open with new owners later this year.
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‘Art for Healing’ debuts May 7 at Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts
Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts newest exhibit, Art for Healing, will debut during the First Friday Art Walk, May 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit is on display at LVCOA’s Gallery 770, 770 Cumberland Street, Lebanon.
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Another rebranding for the old Treadway Inn – Hammock Hotel replaces Clarion
The Rodeway Inn/Clarion Hotel at Quentin Road and Poplar Street (625 Quentin Road), Lebanon, has been rebranded as Hammock Hotel Lebanon Hershey.
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Champ’s Barber School to open in Lebanon
Champ’s Barber School will open in May in downtown Lebanon. It will be located at 37 South 8th Street; the former location of Edible Arrangements and Cedar Book and Card Shop.
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Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts to unveil April exhibit during First Friday
LVCOA will unveil its April exhibit, Heart and Soul: Art that Comes from the Heart – Art that Speaks to the Soul, during the First Friday Art Walk.
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National publication ranks Lebanon as the #1 city for remote workers
Lebanon topped Ownerly’s recently-released ranking of the Top 10 Cities for Remote Workers.
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Work on restaurant, apartments in North Cornwall Commons begins
The first of two 110-unit apartment buildings, a Fairfield Inn by Marriott and a restaurant, Mick’s All American Pub, are all now under construction at North Cornwall Commons.
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Politicos brief business leaders during Lebanon Valley Chamber federal legislative update event
Nearly 50 area business leaders attended a federal legislative update hosted by the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce Friday, March 12.
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Align Life Ministries offers free baby care essentials
Essential baby care items are available for safe, contactless pickup at any of Align’s four locations throughout Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
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LE’s Cupcakes and Fat Puppy Coffee Roasters open in downtown Myerstown
LE’s Cupcakes and Fat Puppy Coffee Roasters were part of a grand opening event Feb. 5 at Main Street Mercantile, Myerstown.
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Londonderry Village provides COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff
Londonderry Village and its onsite pharmacy, Hershey Long-term Care Pharmacy, hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for independent living residents. During the two-day clinic, 377 residents received the first of two doses of the vaccine.
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Under the Bridge Hard Cider celebrates first anniversary
Under the Bridge Hard Cider opened its tasting room and cidery in downtown Lebanon in December 2019. Over the last 10 months the small-batch craft cidery has pivoted to create a platform for online sales and offering pick-up and carry-out sales of sample packs and bottles at the tasting room.
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Myerstown Vitality Partnership teams up with bank to streamline Paycheck Protection Program application process
Myerstown Vitality Partnership has entered into an agreement with Customers Bank to create a streamlined application process for local businesses to apply for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program loans.