COLUMBIA SPY

Units from Columbia and West Hempfield responded to the Family Dollar Store at 24 South 18th Street, Lancaster Avenue shortly after 7 o'clock this morning for a reported dumpster fire. Firefighters extinguished the flames and checked the building exterior for damage.

A Lancaster County judge's ruling that would have allowed nude dancers to start shimmying at a club in Columbia was shot down Thursday by a panel of Commonwealth Court. The state court's decision means that, for now at least, the dancers at Club Good Times on Union Street will have to settle for going topless. MORE: http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/10/nude_dancers_cant_start_shimmy.html

Robert Irwin (center) and associates discuss aquaponics at Monday's borough council meeting. Industrial Designer Robert Irwin and two associates presented a proposal to borough council Monday night for an aquaponics operation in the market house. Aquaponics is a system combining conventional aquaculture (raising fish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) with the aim of selling fish and produce year-round. They are asking the borough to invest $96,500 for the project. The operation would consist of a market kiosk that would act as an automated farm for year-round produce sales. The crew would build and operate the system for the borough. From construction to operation will take about eight weeks. For example, using January 1 as the start date, the enterprise could be up and running by the middle of February, with a few additional weeks to get plants and fish operational. The proposal includes estimates of 3200 plants produced per year (10-11 harvests per y...