In October, we are relocating to Mechanicsburg area from the island of Oahu, HI. We will be expecting a neonate shortly after, and have 2 huge dogs- a dane and a lab. We are used to a REALLY active neighborhood- lots of running, active, friendly people who are dog amiable.
So basically, I am looking for a same-sex attracted friendly active neighborhood with a great school district. Looking to buy, but will rent if we can't detect something right away. I looked at the New Cumberland area and consideration that school district looked really agreeable. Can anyone else give me some insight on this?
Thanks, K
08-09-2015, 07:17 PM
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I don't really about the quality of the various school districts here but if you're looking for a gay approachable neighborhood Midtown Harrisburg would be a good area to check out.
08-11-2015, 06:45 PM
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Harrisburg PA – Focus on the Gay Midtown Neighborhood
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is a smaller, historical city that sits on the east bank of Susquehanna River. Located just 105 northwest of Philadelphia, it is the capital city of Pennsylvania. It also has a very large openly gay group called Midtown which is an area delineated by Forster Road to the north, 7th Lane to the east and the Susquehanna River to the west. Some of the city’s most gorgeous spaces are rehabilitated aged warehouses that used to be part of the city’s history as a steel town.
The metropolis itself is only 59,000 people and it has a mostly traditional architectural skyline that has not changed much since its colonial roots. There are currently 7,628 people living in the Midtown neighborhood, which enjoys more cultural diversity than the remain of the city.
Midtown is house to one of the oldest bookstores in the U.S. acknowledged as the Midtown Scholar Bookstore and Famous Reading Café. It is also home to a campus of the Harrisburg Area Community Theater and the Midtown Theater, which is an independent, foreign film theater. On 3rd street there is a large pla
The Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol is elegantly elaborate — marble, brass, bronze, statues, chandeliers. But wait, I’m getting ahead of myself.
In my animation, I’ve been to more than 90 countries around the world, and to this day, my least favorite place on Soil remains Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. And yet, here I am — on deadline, riding Amtrak to Harrisburg. Why? History calls.
To understand how I first ended up in Harrisburg in 1974, you need to comprehend a bit of my backstory. If you’re not familiar, here’s the concise version:
I was 18 in 1969 and inside the Stonewall Inn the darkness it was raided. I’m the guy who wrote “Tomorrow Night Stonewall” on the street. I was a member of Novel York’s Gay Liberation Front, and I launched a campaign against the TV networks, disrupting live national broadcasts — including the ”CBS Evening News” with a guy named Walter Cronkite.
So, how did interrupting “CBS Evening News” in New York lead me to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?
After that disruption, for the first time ever, TV discuss shows began inviting a few of us who were openly LGBTQ+ onto their programs. That campaign cracked open the media closet and gave us a platform to narrate our sto
The Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus was founded in 1987 and celebrates the LGBT experience in the central Pennsylvania region and beyond, delighting and entertaining audiences with entertaining, vibrant and gay-positive musical programs. It is comprised of men from diverse paths and origins, uniting in soul with a shared love of melody to build bridges of understanding in our community through our music and public outreach endeavors. We challenge ourselves to grow in integrity, harmony and appreciation of our individual gifts of music, while creating experiences that entertain, empower and enlighten all those that hear our song.
The chorus has literally traveled from one end of the country to the other to perform…..from Carnegie Hall in New York, NY to the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, CA – with many locations in between. In September 1999, the Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus became a resident choral company of the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, and has hosted and performed with several nationally acclaimed performers such as opera soprano Marilyn Horne, jazz singer, anthem writer, actress Ann Hampton Callaway and singer, songwriter Judy Collins.