In The Crown, when Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed make their fateful stop in Paris on their way home to London, Princess Diana has a member of Dodi’s team run out to buy a birthday present for her youngest, Prince Harry. The drama shows Diana wrapping a PlayStation in Eiffel Tower wrapping paper, and…

In a city rife with artists working in the vein of traditional landscape painting, and often with considerable skill and sensitivity, the exhibition New Landscapes Part I, at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, stands apart and offers alternative visions. More precisely, the show offers six alternative contemporary landscape variations — the number of artists and artworks in…

Text and Photographs by K.B. DIXON As with the portraits in the previous installments of this series, I have focused on the talented, dedicated, and creative people who have made significant contributions to the art, character, and culture of this city and state. In this “Special Edition” installment, however, I have narrowed the field of…

As the Conservatives clutch at political straws, the Labour party is readying itself for government. Some predict a general election as early as next spring. In Thangam Debbonaire – who started out as a professional cellist – there is the unusual prospect of a culture secretary who understands the arts from deep personal experience. Two…

On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana—the former wife of then-Prince Charles, and at the that time one of the most famous figures in the world—was killed in a car accident in Paris. Along with the princess, there were three other people in the car; the driver, Henri Paul, Diana’s boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed, and Trevor…

Harrisburg has been named the best place to retire in America. Reading is second, followed by Lancaster, Scranton, and Allentown, which round out the top five among the 100 ”Best Places to Retire” in the latest ranking by U.S. News & World Report. Also in the top 10: York, at seven — right between New…