Sunday, August 13, 2017

About Town

Recent pics from around our fair borough . . .


Just married!

However, this isn't the proper way to enter a bridal suite.


Meanwhile, at Columbia River Park . . .

Busted!
The lamppost, that is.

Looks like someone backed into it with a vehicle.
There's the shards of a broken taillight.

And there's a dent.

And there's a broken fixture.

Alas


"Columbia rossing"
Can you "C" it?


Taking pride - 
Well, someone's gotta do it.

Winged head at 8th & Walnut

Beating the heat

Here a weed, there a weed, everywhere a weed weed.

You don't see many of these nowadays.

Sculpture at Burning Bridge

Working on the Front Street storage units.

Second floor, going up.

Why park in a space when there's a perfectly good street there?

On the lookout

A favorite symbol of American Nazis

300 block of Locust, Saturday morning, 5 o'clock

Stand up for what you believe in,
or just because you feel like it.

Guess this doesn't get used often.

Newfangled trash receptacle?

Q: Why does he do that?
A: Because he can.

Sooty water at Front & Walnut.
Thanks, Eastern Drillers!

Hood ornament on hood

The document says that the real estate agent listed is responsible for the management of the property.

Is the property being managed?

Is it?

Mayfly invasion on the 200 block of Locust!

Another ghost sign (200 block of Locust)
There's a shadow of the word "FURNITURE" along the bottom (right about "254").
The rest is illegible.

Grinch on vacation at Tacos to Go

Does this conform to HARB rules?

Yes, keep that door closed, like the sign says.
And fix that broken window!

Creepy Ronald beckons you to the bath.

Unlawful structure at 134 North 3rd is being renovated.
The backstory is HERE.

Yeah, Tollbooth, No Parking!

So, if someone removes that padlock . . .

Poplar Street School Center for the Arts

Someone might want to apply their artistic talents to this sign.

How many people live here?

4th & Cherry becoming ADA-compliant

Attractive property on the 300 block of Cherry

This is what can be done . . .

When people care.

There's one of those dad-blasted gas fixtures. A tripping hazard for sure.

Bumblebees have take over for the missing honeybees.
Cross traffic does not stop.
True. It doesn't even slow down.

It's listing a bit.

That's what they're doing.

Council should make this the borough's official tree by virtue of its ubiquity.

Five feral felines...
in Avenue F.
That so works!

Columbia cowgirl

Heron heading homeward

Bricks fall from Locust Street building after heavy rain

Emergency crews were called to the northern section of Bank Avenue Saturday afternoon for a report of bricks falling from the side of a building. Several broken bricks were found on the roadway near the intersection of Bank Avenue and Locust Street.  According to witnesses, the bricks were dislodged when lightning struck the building during a storm that passed through that afternoon. The side of the building has several missing bricks and a partial veneer of concrete near the top, which may have been applied to secure loose bricks.

That section of Bank Avenue has now been closed. The building - at 131 Locust Street - is home to Art Printing Co, Inc., which recently acquired it.













Thursday, August 10, 2017

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile found in Columbia Borough


Pools of adult mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been found in 16 locations around Lancaster County, including in Manheim Borough, Lancaster Township, East Hempfield Township, West Lampeter Township, Columbia Borough, Elizabethtown Borough, Conoy Township, Manheim Township, West Hempfield Township and Lancaster city.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/mosquito-pools-in-lancaster-county-infected-with-west-nile-virus/article_d23dcd6e-7d1b-11e7-8f58-7f1a7394713a.html

Columbia Borough Temporary Employment Opportunity


Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Columbia Borough is having a recycling lottery


Workers renovating old building on Locust take time out for a quick pic

These hard-working gentlemen took a quick break to pose for this photograph at 301 Locust Street today. The three are renovating the building inside and out for owner Don Murphy of Cimmaron Investments. The projected completion date is mid- to late fall.
Go HERE for more information on the project.

Drunken man knocks over chairs, destroys grill

Joseph Flinchbaugh




The Scribbler: A look back at when Columbia was the Susquehanna's transportation hub

With the aid of period photographs and drawings, the exhibit explores the varied ways human beings have arrived at or departed from Columbia by water. 
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/insider/the-scribbler-a-look-back-at-when-columbia-was-the/article_d2a9601c-7c9c-11e7-8c41-636a2e4ece5f.html

Columbia man jailed up to 70 years for beating, sexual assault of woman


Tomas M. Matthews, 38, was sentenced by Judge David Ashworth to 33 to 70 years in prison, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-jailed-up-to-years-for-beating-sexual-assault/article_937a05f4-7c38-11e7-b17b-cf30a0c77259.html#comments

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Video: Columbia woman tells of vicious pitbull attack

Pit bull advocates dismiss the notion that the dogs are inherently dangerous. So, we asked them: is it the dog, or the owner?
GO
HERE

Columbia Kettle Works to have beer tasting room at Lancaster's Zoetropolis


When it's complete, the building at 110-114 N. Water St. will house the Zoetropolis Art House independent movie theater and a Columbia Kettle Works beer tasting room, developer Patrick Tell said.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/zoetropolis-columbia-brew-works-to-mix-movies-food-beer-at/article_8fb48aea-7bb4-11e7-b131-fb0e88fdedd8.html

Wrightsville police chief suspended, mayor says

The Mayor of Wrightsville has suspended the borough police chief as of Monday morning,according a York Daily Record report .
MORE:
HERE

Sunday, August 6, 2017

A Crackdown on Little Libraries?


THIS ARTICLE from The Atlantic asserts that exchanging books through so-called "little libraries" runs afoul of the ordinances of some municipalities. Little libraries allow readers to "Take a book, leave a book." The article states the following:
We've constructed communities where one must obtain permission from the state before freely sharing books with one's neighbors!
 Could it happen here? Several little libraries, and the like, have cropped up around Columbia.