Mixtape Festival brings nostalgia (and music) to Hershey

When the Summer Mixtape Festival was announced on April 16, the news was met with screams and squeals. “I flipped out,” said Tabatha Pelletier of East Pennsboro Twp. “I started yelling and ran upstairs telling everyone that I had to go to this concert. I was like a little child.” Held in Hersheypark Stadium Friday and Saturday,Continue reading “Mixtape Festival brings nostalgia (and music) to Hershey”

Crowd welcomes beauty chain Sephora to Swatara Township: ‘It’s like grownup candy’

Originally published June 15, 2012 on PennLive.com. For a trio of devoted makeup fans, camping out in a parking lot starting at midnight Friday was a price worth paying to be among the first in line for the grand opening of Sephora in Swatara Twp. Yadira Chavez, Brittany Fenser and Katie Chavez of Swatara Twp.Continue reading “Crowd welcomes beauty chain Sephora to Swatara Township: ‘It’s like grownup candy’”

Commentary: My night in Gotham City at ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ world premiere

Originally published in The Patriot-News on July 20, 2012. Earlier this week, I was transported to Gotham City. Luck had brought me to the comic book metropolis. My parents, siblings and I were extras during the “The Dark Knight Rises” filming in Pittsburgh last year (look for our blurs in the stadium scene). As a reward forContinue reading “Commentary: My night in Gotham City at ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ world premiere”