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From street corner to studio, and stage to storefront, you’ll find dimensions of York’s artistic side. Our city is known for its industrial heritage and history, but the arts are on deck to shape the next segment of York in the 21st century.

Art isn’t created by a certain person or group of people; everyone — yes, you too — can be an artist. You can express yourself on canvas; you can express yourself in a hairstyle. You can paint scenes with pigments or with rhythms and lyrics. Art opens doors to interpretation and dialogue, revealing nuances of ideas and personalities.

Downtown York has set that stage for a must-experience arts and culture destination. This vibe hasn’t gone unnoticed. Travel & Leisure magazine listed York among 26 of “America’s Greatest Main Streets," noting the beauty of its architecture and community-engaging First Friday celebrations.

But this level of activity is only the tip of what York’s arts and culture community has to offer. Explore a bit deeper, and you’ll find the galleries, open mic nights, jazz bands and performing arts and entertainment in abundance.

Whether at Marketview Arts or in Beaver Street’s boutiques, through live theater and Broadway musicals, in music in the streets or sounds in recording spaces, York’s arts, culture and music is seen, heard and made here each day. Best of all, York invites you to get involved and share your artistry — whatever it may be — with this community. #YorkPAarts

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Creating Careers in the Work of Art | York College of Pennsylvania.............................................................

Care for the Companions | York County SPCA.................................................................................................

Your History Starts Here | York County History Center.................................................................................

Furnishing the Urban Outdoors | Traffic Black.................................................................................................

Of Music and Home | Think Loud Studios.........................................................................................................

Where York Goes to Discover Music | CapLive..................................................................................................

For a Love of the Game and Great Taste | Victor's............................................................................................

Striking Chords with Prosthetic Support | Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics..................................................

Activity in Abundance | Creativity Unleashed................................................................................................

Living the Work of Art | York College of Pennsylvania...................................................................................

Arts, Education, Entertainment: Delivered in Downtown York | Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center

From Blossom to Bounty: Pick Your Own Seasonal Goodness | Brown's Orchards & Farm Market...........

Small Backyards: Canvas for Creative Landscapes | Inch's Landscaping......................................................

Diversity in Styles | DiDi & Smiling John's Traditional Barber Shop & Salon...............................................

The House That Love Built | House of Yoga.....................................................................................................

Blossoming Summer Beauty | Blossom Med Spa............................................................................................

Small Town Setting. Big City Beats | AK Beatz at Studio 117..........................................................................

The Architecture of Community | LSC Design....................................................................................................

Pictured on front and back covers: Rita Whitney, artist and owner of Prime Art Supply Co., turns blank canvas into a bold artist's statement.

York embraces talent seeking to create careers in the work of art.York College alumni Jessica Lee, Cal Weary and Rita Whitney, along with

students Jason Keller and Amanda Stagg, represent some of the many College connections forged with the arts in York.

Jessica Lee, executive director of the Pennsylvania Arts Experience, credits the College for encouraging her to “think outside the box about being an artist, to self-design what I needed.”

Cal Weary, founder and CEO of the Weary Arts Group, traces his professional career as an arts educator back to York College and York Country Day School. A broad exposure to theater, music and communications opened doors to educational positions with the William Penn Performing Arts Institute and New Hope Academy Charter School’s performing arts program.

For York’s future, he says, “I would love to see students fresh out of York College who are ready to be entrepreneurs here.”

Rita Whitney, artist and owner of Prime Art Supply Co., says that independent studies and an internship through the College connected her to artists like Rob Evans who were already immersed in their work in the arts.

Reflecting on her experience, she says, “The city has a lot to gain from the College and its young people with fresh ideas, and the students have this perfect place they can go — downtown York — to see what they want to achieve already in action.”

Dean of the Center for Community Engagement Dr. Dominic DelliCarpini underscores the work of these alumni. “Folks that taught themselves how to make it in the world of the visual and performing arts — and who did it the hard way, on their own — can now mentor others at York College to make that pathway that they pioneered a bit clearer for others.”

That impact isn’t lost on current students like Amanda Stagg, a junior mass communications major and theatre minor. Her work as special projects chair for Student Senate allowed her to bring artists from the College to Central Market for First Friday mini-exhibitions.

Jason Keller, a senior public relations major and psychology minor, interned for both the Cultural Alliance of York County and Downtown Inc. He recalls working with York’s community leaders on the My York City exhibit.

“I’d never worked on an art exhibition before, but it was an eye-opening experience,” he says. “Opportunities like this one give students an outlet to apply their learning and see how their education can benefit the larger picture — the community of York.”

YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIAWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA

441 COUNTRY CLUB RD.YORK, PA 17403717.846.7788

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Art cultivates creativity, fosters dialogue and brings meaning to daily living. But how does someone make a meaningful living in arts-related careers?

York College recognizes and is responding to that challenge for students. “We are developing programming that will engage them in the types of experiential learning and administrative work that prepares them for jobs with arts organizations and other nonprofits,” says Dr. Dominic DelliCarpini, Dean of the Center for Community Engagement.

Likewise, downtown York offers the College the canvas and stage for students to gain exposure to arts administration, music and theatre. With the recent acquisition of the Marketview Arts building, the College holds an important hub for community activity surrounding the arts and a learning lab for students to explore the work of art itself.

As diverse as works of art themselves, the industry is equally diverse for careers. For example, Dr. Shawn David Young, assistant professor of music, explains that the many career paths available in the music industry make networking with industry professionals so important.

“We have a number of contacts to help students,” he says, noting a College advisory board of professionals who keep up with developments affecting the business of music. “They serve as our connections in the area.”

Suzanne Delle, assistant professor of theatre, agrees that connections are vital to showing students that meaningful careers can be created through the arts, including the performing arts.

“Our students are eager to work with people in the community,” she says. “We have opportunities to get students working in special events, theatres or gallery planning and be part of these endeavors at the ground level.”

Matthew Clay-Robison, York College Galleries director, says the artists living and working in York and beyond can foster connectedness with the campus. “York College’s responsibility is to bring artists from outside the region to share national and international perspectives that enrich the experience of our students and larger community, expand our notions of what is possible and engage in dialogue with the art world.”

Through these combined resources, York College helps students forge their own careers in the work of art.

Shelly Clay-Robison and Matthew Clay-Robison, York College faculty

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Thousands of miles, hundreds of performances and a collective vision of three guys couldn’t have culminated in a more functional, aesthetic space.

Tucked inside the former Maple Press building in York, Think Loud Studios is a work of acoustic architectural engineering. Inside Studio A, soaring vaulted ceilings frame views of church steeples and rooftops of York’s city skyline visible through windows that invite natural light into the recording space. Just beyond, a master audio control room and complementary recording area, Studio B, rival settings you’d find in Los Angeles or New York City.

For these hometown guys — the multi-platinum recording artists of LIVE: Chad Taylor, Chad Gracey and Patrick Dahlheimer — Think Loud Studios is home.

But the studios are also like a second home to recording artists such as York’s Zoe LaBelle and individuals such as Grammy® Nominated producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, the duo who co-produced Candlebox’s latest album “Disappearing in Airports” here.

“There’s nobody that would build a studio of this caliber today,” says Tom Lord-Alge, Grammy Award®-winning music producer, engineer and mixer. Horacio Malvicino, owner of the Malvicino Design Group, whose firm developed the acoustical and spatial elements of Think Loud Studios, attests to the space’s meaning and significance.

“These guys are such a family-oriented group of people,” he says, “and they wanted to make it feel like a second home.” While operating within the shell of a historic structure posed some design challenges for Malvicino, the collaboration of the community of contractors, engineers and the LIVE members themselves is evident each time the mics turn on and the amps fire up.

“I show my projects to prospective clients, but this is the one project that stands out the most,” he says. “I believe the reason it stands out is because the guys of LIVE were such an important part of the creation.”

THINK LOUD STUDIOSWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER LUCIA DE GIOVANNI

THINK LOUD STUDIOS

210 YORK ST.YORK, PA 17403

@ThinkLoudStudio/thinkloudstudios


INCH’S LANDSCAPING WRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER TRINITY WALKER KEEFER

Urban backyards don’t have to get the short shrift. Small spaces, in fact, can serve as the canvas for creative landscapes, courtesy of Inch’s Landscaping.

One step into the North Marshall Street backyard of East York residents Jim and Jane Young, and you’ll find a palette of plantings and architecture that harmonize with the character of their 1920s-era home.

A soaring triangular pergola adds structure and substance, creating the feeling of a room within a backyard. Bordered by boulders, the pond is a focal point of this backyard, drawing the eye and ear to take in the sights and sounds of its waterfall.

Textures and colors combine with stonework and plant material chosen to maximize available growing space.


“It’s a very pleasant, calming environment,” Jane says. “When you’re in the yard, you don’t feel like you’re in the city.”

Avoiding busyness is key to making the most of small spaces, says Jeff Inch, co-owner of Inch’s Landscaping. “Instead of doing one or two big features, go with three or four smaller features.”

While concrete and sidewalks are inherent with city properties, sod and grass areas in the backyard can cut down on the concrete jungle effect, he says. Likewise, creative use of plant material, such as dwarf Mondo grass interplanted in a stepping stone path, can soften edges and fill in areas in the landscape.

Reflecting on their backyard oasis, Jim and Jane acknowledge the effects of creative landscaping.

“With Jeff and Inch’s Landscaping, you’re going to get the most creative ideas you can get,” Jane says.

“Jeff presented us with out-of-the-box ideas for plants we hadn’t heard of, but he was also receptive to suggestions we had,” Jim adds.

“With the history of the East York area,” Inch says, “it’s good to see people like the Youngs keeping within the character of the homes of the era.”

INCH’S LANDSCAPING

2950 LEWISBERRY RD.YORK, PA 17404717.755.1565

@InchsLandscape /Inchslandscapinginchslandscaping.com


This is the place where past, present and future unite. This is the place that tells the story of our country and our county. This is the place generating a future for history in York County, Pennsylvania. Welcome to the York County History Center.

Standing at the corner of North Pershing Avenue and West Philadelphia Street, the former Met-Ed steam generation plant (shown opposite page, center) will become the home base for the new York County History Center, its exhibits, collections and expansive library and archives.

Inside, the building will preserve the artifacts and interpret the stories of more than three centuries of history in York and York County. This space will be a downtown destination, a place where visitors can cross its threshold and explore York County’s

YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTERWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL

PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

historical narrative — from the zeal of York’s colonial founders to York County’s role as an industrial community that forged the future for America.

These themes will be explored through interactive, engaging experiences that invite all ages of visitors to immerse themselves in these stories — their stories.

“It’s about generations coming together to learn and to make memories,” says Melanie Hady, director of public relations and marketing. At the York County History Center, guests will be able to park their vehicles, enjoy the museum exhibits, walk to the Colonial Complex’s historic sites and then discover the boutiques, restaurants and retailers in York’s downtown historic district.

Coming in 2020, prepare for a new museum experience at the York County History Center. #YourHistoryStartsHere

YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER

717.848.1587

@yorkhistory York County History Centeryorkhistorycenter.org


Photograph by Lucia De Giovanni

Logo designers were inspired by the half-timber architecture of the iconic Golden Plough Tavern, a place to meet and share news. Similarly, York was a crossroads of Revolutionary America, a

hub for transportation and a pivotal place in our country’s history. Today, the new icon evokes

the Center’s future as an anchor and focal point of a vibrant and revitalized downtown.


What happens when creative architecture and engineering meet community? For LSC Design, partnerships with people through projects become catalysts for growth and opportunity in York, Pennsylvania.

LSC DESIGNWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

Joan Mummert, President, York County History Center

“LSC Design did a test-fit drawing as we were entertaining purchasing the [Met-Ed] Steam Plant. They understood the importance of how a building has to work for museum visitors and library and archive users, while simultaneously serving the organization’s mission. With great communication, creative ideas and experience in developing museums, they helped us feel confident we could fit our core functions inside and make the space work for us.”

Bill Schell, Past President, York County Library System and Martin Library Association

“We had many architectural challenges to address during our library expansion, but LSC Design was careful to understand what we do as an urban library by listening to staff and the community. There is a great deal of talent in the company. As a corporate partner of the York County Library System, LSC Design provides design work pro bono well beyond Martin Library and into libraries throughout the county.”

Ann Davis, Executive Director, DreamWrights Center for Community Arts

“LSC Design is top-notch at bringing out the beauty of old historic buildings. When we began our capital campaign project, they [understood] how to plan and develop ideas economically, knowing our budget constraints as a small nonprofit that must raise the funding. LSC came up with incredible ideas; they are very thoughtful and forward-thinking.”


Deb Lilley, Director of Operations, Logos Academy

“The task was to preserve a three-story, historical tower and build a K-8 school on a plot that was not quite large enough. Incorporating a stairwell and elevator into the tower, sharing land parcels with the Redevelopment Authority and adding industrial elements from the prior site buildings into our new school only begins to explain [our] gratitude to LSC Design. Our building speaks to their fabulous creativity.”

Dennis Baughman, Chief Executive Officer, York Academy Regional Charter School

“I have worked with LSC Design for almost eight years as they designed our current school. Throughout this relationship, I have experienced highly professional staff who understood the importance for our project and made every effort to address our suggestions and concerns. It was the professionalism, knowledgeable staff and creative approach that lead to [their] appointment as the Architect of Record for the York Academy Upper School.”

C. Kim Bracey, Mayor, City of York

“LSC Design has been a great corporate citizen. Not only do they help to make the City of York beautiful physically, but they also contribute to our overall charm by being community-minded in their innovative design and operations. We appreciate LSC Design’s ability to attract great talent from all over the United States, and most importantly, we’re happy they continue to call York City home.”

Jessica Brubaker and Jennifer Tansey, Co-Founders, Keystone Kidspace

“We are pleased to have worked with LSC Design on several community projects. They listened to and engaged with us regularly throughout the design process, which helped us anticipate and work through critical issues. They have been an important member of our planning team and have brought a wealth of historic preservation and adaptive reuse experience to the table.”

LSC DESIGN320 N. GEORGE ST. SUITE 100YORK, PA 17401717.845.8383

@LSCDesignInc LSC Designlscdesign.com


VICTOR’SWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

With a toss of the ball, the pop of a wine cork and the clink of silverware mingling with conversations from guests, summer comes into season at Victor’s.

A Victor’s tradition, the summer bocce league returns for its 31st season of play. But this summer, a new court and courtside table service will greet both bocce participants and observers.

Measuring 66 feet by 10 feet, the court itself promises to deliver a longer, wider, smoother and faster playing experience to challenge novices and seasoned players alike. Best of all, the court’s new position opens up the opportunity for casual courtside dining and drinks from the full restaurant and bar menu.

If you’ve never watched a bocce match, Victor’s co-owners Ann Marie Yost and Marie Sindicich invite you to dine, sip and share in the friendly spirit of competition among the 55 teams participating in this year’s league.

“Some teams have played from the beginning, and for some teams, this will be their first year. It’s a very social game,” Marie says.

“The ages range from people in their 20s to 70s,” Ann Marie adds, noting the nature of the game and its accompanying skill and tactics. “Someone can be winning and have all the balls closest to the jack ball, and suddenly, another team disburses everything.”

Coupled with the new bocce court installation, Victor’s expanded garden patio provides a quaint, quiet place for business or social gatherings over lunch or dinner. Alfresco dining in York doesn’t get more delicious, especially with the seasonally inspired creations from Executive Chef George Sheffer paired with Victor’s celebrated beer, wines and cocktails from its extensive menu. And beginning June 12, Victor's is going to be open on Sundays.

When a love of the game combines with a love for great taste, Victor’s delivers a play on fun and flavor.


Victors

VICTOR’S

554 S. OGONTZ ST. YORK, PA 17403717.854.7958

@Victorsofyork Victor’s Restaurantvictorsofyork.com


Victors

HOUSE OF YOGA WRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL

PHOTOGRAPHER LUCIA DE GIOVANNI

HOUSE OF YOGA

19 W. MARKET ST.YORK, PA 17401717.793.2393

/HouseofYogaYork@houseofyogayork houseofyogayork.com


Sunlight streams through windows, illuminating bodies in motion on their mats. Here, there are no judgments or agendas. Everyone who walks through the door can find a community for support and contribute to that community of support — the House of Yoga.

“Give what you can. Take what you need. There is always enough.” These three foundational principles, says studio owner, teacher and founding member Jackie Dahlheimer, form the core of the donation-based business model of the House of Yoga.

“I see yoga as being more than what happens on the mat. It creates connection to people,” she says. “The teachers and students together are a part of why we’re here. You’re not getting a yoga practice with a business model around it; you’re getting a yoga practice, and we run the studio around the principles of yoga.”

It takes a certain level of faith in people to support a donation-based hot yoga studio concept. Dahlheimer, however, says the honesty and integrity of individual upon individual collectively shapes an environment where people naturally want to come to and become part of that community.

As for community, Dahlheimer envisions House of Yoga to take the concept of yoga — the idea of uniting or bonding together — and extend it beyond the doors of the Market Street studio to the city itself.

“We’ll intertwine things like art classes, improv and open mic nights where people can be invited to enter into the space,” she says.

Dahlheimer recalls the time in her life when she struggled as a single mom. That experience, coupled with the shared experiences of House of Yoga’s teachers and students, fuels its mission. “We teach from our life experiences. Through yoga, we can be inspired to take action toward our dreams.”

Just believe: Everything you need is coming.

Jackie Dahlheimer

Jessie Youtz Jason Konopinski

Rita Whitney


YORK COUNTY SPCA WRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL


YORK COUNTY SPCA

3159 SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL NORTHYORK, PA 17406717.764.6109

@YorkCoSPCA /YorkCoSPCAycspca.org


Whether feathered or furred, canine, equine or feline, every animal deserves a safe home and loving guardians. Sadly, thousands of animals each year wait for that experience.

Since 1926, the nonprofit York County SPCA (YCSPCA) has provided care and compassion for displaced and stray animals in the York County community. Through the efforts of staff, volunteers and scores of supporters, the YCSPCA works to find permanent, loving homes for the animals in its care, control animal population growth, handle animal cruelty cases and educate the public about the need for animal wellness and safety.

The YCSPCA’s Brougher Companion Animal Shelter, celebrating its 10th anniversary year

of operations this June, receives about 7,000 animals through its doors each year. With access to medical care, spay and neutering, and a safe environment, the animals here are truly the lucky ones, says YCSPCA Executive Director Melissa Smith.

“The perception of shelter animals is that they’re damaged in some way, but that’s far from the truth. Most animals arrive here through no fault of their own,” she says. “Each animal up for adoption receives a full medical exam, spay and neutering, microchips, treatment for parasites…we give adopters the healthiest pets we can provide.”

Financial support, Smith says, offers critical funding support for YCSPCA programs, such

as the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for outdoor feral cats.

Fundraisers, such as the “Woof & Wine” Tasting at Brown’s Orchards & Farm Market (July 9) and the Putting Fore Paws Golf Outing at Honey Run Golf Club (July 29), connect the YCSPCA with the York County community, a community that has supported this organization throughout its 90-year history.

“When you think of the lives — both animals and people — we’ve been able to help, I couldn’t be prouder of our organization,” Smith adds. “We would cease to exist without our volunteers and community support.”


Where can you catch a Broadway production, relish laughs with live comedy or discover world-renowned musicians and entertainers?

Go no farther than downtown York. Here, the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center makes arts, culture and entertainment flourish each

year, and the 2016–2017 season is no exception. It all begins Aug. 1 with internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Sarah

McLachlan for her first-ever visit to York, “An Intimate Performance by Sarah McLachlan.” September, October and November feature three special “Evening With” performances: contemporary jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti (Sept. 30), the sardonic wit and social comedy of humorist David Sedaris (Oct. 17) and ukulele virtuoso and composer Jake Shimabukuro (Nov. 19).

The Strand-Capitol’s stage will give rise to the acrobatic artistry of the Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China (Nov. 13). Then, it’s brass and blues with the “Bad Boys of Jazz” aka Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Oct. 20) and “Big Head Blues Club featuring BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS with Mud Morganfield, Billy Branch, & Ronnie Baker Brooks” (Nov. 12). The full season announcement is coming soon.

“We try to deliver a variety of live theater and entertainment for our community,” says Todd Fogdall, the Strand-Capitol's President & CEO.

Fogdall acknowledges that big-name performers often get the limelight, but the organization’s impact on the community goes deeper. The Strand-Capitol coordinates an annual Playwriting Festival and operates William Penn High School Performing Arts Institute.

This season, the Strand-Capitol will offer an exclusive programming discount: Purchase tickets to two or more shows in one transaction, and you’ll get 10 percent off your ticket order (Strand-Capitol members receive a 15 percent discount).

“Only half of our expenses are covered by ticket sales. We rely on community support, and we’re grateful for our sponsors and members,” he says.

It’s that support that makes the Strand-Capitol a standout for York arts and culture.

STRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTERWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF STRAND-CAPITOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

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50 N. GEORGE ST.YORK, PA 17401717.846.1111

@strandcapitol /strandcapitolstrandcapitol.org


Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China“Bad Boys of Jazz” aka Hypnotic Brass EnsemblePhotography by: Ray Yau

Sarah McLachlan


CAPLIVE

50 N. GEORGE ST.YORK, PA 17401717.846.1111

@caplivemusic /CapLivestrandcapitol.org/caplive


Awash with anticipation, the crowd fixes its collective gaze toward the stage. Members of the American indie folk rock band The Mountain Goats, with William Tyler, step out from the wings and into the Capitol Theatre spotlight. The audience and the act, the sounds and the setting … another spectacular CapLive performance is underway.

Marking its eighth year with a record number of sellout performances, CapLive continues to hold its reputation as a live music destination in Central Pennsylvania. From The Mountain Goats and The Milk Carton Kids to Deer Tick with Mutual Benefit and The Lone Bellow and Escondido, CapLive succeeds in attracting the best of legacy artists and up-and-coming performers to York.

Part of that success is the setting: The Capitol Theatre delivers an intimate musical environment that fosters a connection between audience and artist — perfect for the XPN crowd of vintage vinyl lovers.

“There is a unique energy of being around people who are into music. It doesn’t matter if you’ve followed the band for years or are discovering an artist for the first time,” says Todd Fogdall, President & CEO of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “You feel like you’re sitting in someone’s living room, getting to be a part of the experience.”

And from the performing artists’ standpoint, what’s not to love about York’s attractive geography, situated in the midst of a major mid-Atlantic touring market?

The artists themselves — from first-timers to repeat guests — comment on and compliment the feelings they get from witnessing attentive audiences who come out to engage in a shared musical experience. Indeed, CapLive is the place where York goes to discover its music.

CAPLIVEWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER


DiDi & Smiling John’s, a traditional barber shop and salon, delivers a diversity of cuts and colors, styles and shapes to an ever-growing loyal customer family, representing every age, gender, race, sexual orientation and cultural background. The business has been named Best Barber Shop in York three years in a row and recently received a Downtown First Award for Outstanding Small Business. Each person we spoke with at a recent Royal Square family-like reunion had something to say about being proud to be a part of the diverse customer family that owners John and Devon “DiDi” Shilling have created.

DIDI & SMILING JOHN’S TRADITIONAL BARBER SHOP & SALONWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

David, Abigail, & Isabella Stevens – York “The great conversations and the outgoing

people here keep you coming back,” David says.

DIDI & SMILING JOHN’S TRADITIONAL BARBER SHOP

& SALON

119 S. DUKE ST.YORK, PA 17401717.858.7428

@DiDiSmilingJohn

/DiDiandSmilingJohnsdidiandsmilingjohns.com


Dana Messinger and Britani Moore – York “I’ve been coming to Devon for 15 years, and she’s basically become like family over the years. She does excellent work with colors and cuts,”Dana says.

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When it’s summer in the city, who wants to be stuck entertaining indoors? Outdoor entertaining at this time of year often conjures up images of plush chaise lounges and wicker furniture sets — pieces that can take up space in compact backyards and on patios.

But even urban dwellers don’t need to sacrifice great design for furnishings that fit within the proportions of their outdoor living areas. Thanks to the ingenuity of master design specialists Matthew Campbell and Joe Greenberg of Traffic Black, small spaces can be showcases for furnishings sophisticated enough for city living.

The pieces in the Modern Veranda Collection shown here demonstrate the clean lines and carefully tailored proportions inherent with Campbell and Greenberg’s approach to urban furniture design.

The Sandstone Bench, with its powder-coated steel base, sets off the warm tones of the Indian sandstone slab seating. Durable and decorative, this bench delivers an attractive all-weather seating option for small spaces.

Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, the geometry of the powder-coated steel Hex Coffee Table is as architectural as it is functional. The punch-pattern backs of the wood chair and love seat — combining bent sheet steel and wood in

the construction — provide visual interest and integrity to the overall design.

Ever on the lookout for innovative materials, Campbell says he’s interested in experimenting with thermally modified hickory wood in future outdoor furniture designs.

“It’s a domestic hardwood that’s baked until the water content in the wood goes down to 2 percent,” he says. “Having a more durable domestic wood choice that doesn’t contain chemicals is important from an environmental sustainability standpoint.”

Even with material experimentation, Campbell says that structure and function remain central to the concepts behind Traffic Black furnishings. “We’re always looking at how something fits together structurally.”

TRAFFIC BLACKWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

TRAFFIC BLACK

133 S. DUKE ST.YORK, PA 17401717.515.2266

Traffic Black


Loveseat, $976; Loveseat with cushion, $1,330; Hex Coffee Table, $672

Sandstone bench, $910; Tray, $54

Chair, $806; Chair with cushion, $1,020; Overlap Table, $314


BROWN’S ORCHARDS & FARM MARKETWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER LUCIA DE GIOVANNI


Come spring, a cascade of color descends upon the hillsides surrounding Brown’s Orchards & Farm Market in Loganville. Magnificent magentas, pinks and whites weave a rich tapestry of hues that hint at the bounty in the two seasons to follow.

During those growing seasons, individuals and families flock to Brown’s Pick Your Own fields and orchards — located at 8773 Yellow Church Road in Seven Valleys — to pick and pluck the most delicious fruits grown in southern York County.

Strawberries, sweet and tart cherries, blueberries and peaches are the stars of summertime at Brown’s. With fall’s arrival, you’ll find apples and pumpkins ready for picking.

“It’s the experience,” says Linda Gallagher, marketing director. “The taste of fresh fruit you picked yourself can’t be compared to anything else.”

Even the younger crowd can explore the seasonal splendor through two summer children’s group tours offered Monday through Friday, June 6 through August 26. A market tour and pick-your-own experience, complete with a tractor-drawn wagon ride around the orchards, are available.

Once you’ve picked your own fruits, you’re well prepared for what’s to follow.

Naturally, baking comes to mind. This year, Brown’s will host demonstration workshops that deliver the how-tos to make your own pie fillings with fresh strawberries, blueberries, peaches and apples. Plus, children and adults can try their hand at baking Mason Jar Lid Pies (shown below) — great for homemade hostess gifts or party favors — with the best in-season fruits.

Indeed, summer can be fleeting, which is why Gallagher and Mickey Ridd, events coordinator, encourage customers to preserve fresh fruit in season. Canning and freezing, they say, are two ways to enjoy the tastes of summer and autumn year-round.

But today, the orchards await. Bring your gathering baskets and delight in the smells and tastes of homegrown goodness you can gather yourself at Brown’s Orchards & Farm Market.

Photo by Linda Gallagher

BROWN’S ORCHARDS & FARM MARKET

8892 SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL SOUTHLOGANVILLE, PA 17342717.428.2036

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“After my accident, I lost the ability to play the guitar, something that has been a part of me for a little over a decade.”

For Nick Horan, 27, of York, giving up the guitar was something he struggled with after a hand amputation curtailed his full playing ability. Horan picked up the instrument at age 13 and began rocking out to ’80s thrash metal with his band. Now, all he wants is to pick up his guitar and play for himself.

Today, Horan is back to coaxing melodies on his guitar, thanks to his custom-molded prosthesis. He hones his performances of classic Neil Young riffs — music made possible by Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics.

With the help of a task-specific functional prosthesis, Horan can grasp his guitar picks and strum the strings without injuring himself.

Here, he models this prosthesis with its custom guitar pick adaptor. The adaptor results from a collaborative harmony between Ability and an external team of leading prosthetic specialists in upper limb amputations and innovative fabrications.

Although not a guitar player herself, Marlies Cabell, American Board Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO) at Ability, embraced the challenge to help Horan by designing a task-specific functional prosthesis crafted uniquely for him.

“We started by taking the silicone impression of his residual hand so that we could work on the specific successful design even before we had the confirmation of payment from the insurance company,” she says. “We’re fortunate to have access to the fabricators who have the knowledge and love what they do. It proved to him that we are able to provide something that will work with his playing style.”

“Ability has taken on my ambition to regain my musical talents and turned it into a reality,” Horan expresses, “and in doing so, they consider no hurdle too high.”

"ABILITY HAS TAKEN ON MY AMBITION TO REGAIN MY MUSICAL TALENTS AND TURNED IT INTO A REALITY."

ABILITY PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICSWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

ABILITY PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS

960 S. GEORGE ST.YORK, PA 17403717.851.0156

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@AbilityPO /AbilityPOabilitypo.com


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Summer delivers a season of refreshment for the body — a season to recharge, refocus and radiate your beauty.

Delivering that beauty for each customer both challenges and inspires owner and medical aesthetician Megan Dalton and the professional staff of Blossom Med Spa. This is a team who holds your beauty interests at heart.

While Dalton had co-owned her flagship business in Lancaster for more than three years, the new York location’s opening is a celebration of community for this York resident.

The atmosphere alone — a calming, intimate space designed to evoke serenity — creates a comfortable setting for the med spa’s slate of services. From teeth whitening and laser hair removal to facials, medical-grade peels and skin treatments, Blossom Med Spa is a full-service center for your skin care needs. Thanks to Blossom Med Spa’s medical director, customers can get prescription-grade products for their skin care health needs.

Its med spa designation and staff credentials enable the team to offer several noninvasive services that not all spas can provide, including PRP micro-needling, pigment removal and skin tightening.

BLOSSOM MED SPAWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC FORBERGER

“I feel we can offer something fresh and new for people here,” Dalton says. “What excites me the most is getting to meet new people and offer our services to York.”

In that spirit, she offers the following tips and techniques to get your skin summer ready for whatever activities coax you outdoors:

» Protect your pout by using a hydrating lip treatment containing SPF protection.

» Free radical activity and sun exposure are at their highest during the summer. Choose products pumped with vitamin C to guard against these environmental stressors.

» Sun protection is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your skin. Reapply SPF protection every two hours if you’ll be in the sun for an extended time.

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1910 KENNETH RD.YORK, PA 17408717.900.1390MED SPA

@BlossomMedSpa /BlossomMedSpaYorkblossommedspa.net


The retreating chords of a soulful ballad become like punctuation marks that signal an end to this recording session inside AK Beatz LLC at Studio 117 in York’s Royal Square.

Within the small town setting of this ebullient arts and culture district, AK Beatz delivers a big city audio production and recording experience.

After years of planning by Lee “Logik” King and Kendale “Ayedell” Harris, the two owners and music industry professionals now have a studio that served more than 160 clients in the first year of operation alone. Artists from across the country — including 16-year-old Instagram star Kaitlyn Oliveira from Middletown, Rhode Island — have journeyed here to write, record and revel in a place that nurtures musical ambitions.

“People have found out about us on Google and Instagram,” Harris says.“We’re more affordable than some of the bigger cities for recording, but we don’t just record

and then you’re out,” King says. “We try to put something unique into each person’s music.”“It’s getting to know people on a more personal level through their music. It’s an art,” says

Brooke Kline, the studio’s manager.Their distinctive studio sound quality unites with the collective industry knowledge that

King, Harris and Kline all share with each artist who enters the studio, including 24-year-old hip-hop songwriter Gabriel Rodriguez of York. Their vision is to give vision to individuals who need that aspirational atmosphere to take musical concept into marketable creation.

AK Beatz also seeks to bring creativity and music back into communities, especially in Central PA. The team recently hosted a music industry career exploration program through the York County Alliance for Learning (YCAL). High school sophomores, juniors and seniors from area school districts got to step into the studio and learn about the business of the music industry firsthand.

“Music inspires everybody,” King says, “and I want to see our programs help inspire music and creative thinking in the education system.”

AK BEATZ LLC AT STUDIO 117WRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL


Brooke Kline, Kendale “Ayedell” Harris, Lee “Logik” King


Gabriel Rodriguez, Recording Artist

AK BEATZ LLC AT STUDIO 117

117 S. DUKE ST.YORK, PA 17401717.858.8847

@AKBEATZDOTCOM /akbeatzdotcomakbeatz.com@akbeatzdotcom



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Dr. Joy Perkey can relate to the ebb and flow of city activity. After living in New York City and serving her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, she understands what urban areas can offer by way of arts, entertainment, leisure and recreation.

What she didn’t know, she says, was what York could offer to her, her husband Kevin, and her two children, Cole and Wyatt. Upon accepting a job offer from WellSpan as a physiatrist working with brain injury rehab patients, she and her family began preparing to move to York.

“I was concerned about what this area could provide with cultural activities. I didn’t want to have to always be going to Baltimore,” she recalls. “When we moved to York during the summer, we found all types of fairs and events happening and we realized there was a lot going on here.”

Perkey and her family continue to discover family-friendly dining and activities downtown. She says the biggest appeal for her family has been the abundance of outdoor spaces in the area.

“We love hiking, taking our dog to the dog park at John Rudy [County] Park and just walking around our neighborhood or on the Rail Trail,” she says. “The parks here are so well-maintained.”

Closer to home, Perkey enjoys her own personal park of sorts — the backyard of her Springdale neighborhood home. “We have a quiet neighborhood. I can drive four minutes to work, and I still feel like I’m in the city.”

Perkey adds that she also admires York’s approachability toward arts and culture. “Everywhere in town, you find public art installations and galleries. I can be shopping, pop into a gallery and find something that I can buy. The art scene seems much more tangible here.”

CREATIVITY UNLEASHED | DR. JOY PERKEYWRITER MICHAEL VYSKOCIL PHOTOGRAPHER LUCIA DE GIOVANNI

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