Chocolate Avenue Real Estate - From the Sweet Street

As reported this week in the Harrisburg Patriot-News, the proposal to raise the state portion of the Real Estate Transfer tax from 1% to 1.9% is not part of the fiscal 2007-2008 budget approved this week. The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors has vigorously opposed this measure since it was fi...

The Antique Automobile Club of America is located here in Hershey.The business office is located on Governor Road near the Hershey Motor Lodge and Milton Hershey Medical Center. The club was founded in 1931 and now has over 400 local chapters.The club also has built a museum located on Museum Dri...

In 1989, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recognized that farmland in Pennsylvania was slowly giving way to development and with the legislature, started a program to preserve farm acreage in Pennsylvania.Under the program the state and individual counties purchase development rights fr...

The state legislative and executive branches resolved all of their budget issues about 11PM last night and effective today. All of the state services that were suspended yesterday should be back in business today.That means you can visit a state park, take car of auto registration or driver licen...

This bank owned end unit row house is offered at $100,000. The location is within walking distance of the Lancaster Regional Medical Center and close to downtown and public transportation.This 3 bedroom, 1 bath unit has a full unfinished basement and a separate storage shed. Off street parking is...

Well, not completely.The failure of the legislature to approve a budget for fiscal 2007-2008 has resulted in the state government "furloughing" about 25,000 employees they deemed as "non essential".Among those services not available today are all of the state parks (except 3 managed by private fi...

July 7, 1907 was the introductory date of the famous Hershey Kiss. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of this Hershey Kiss, the Hershey Company had a 12 foot tall Hershey Kiss manufactured and it was unveiled yesterday at Hershey's Chocolate World.This giant candy weighs over 30,000 pounds...

It the height of of summertime in Lebanon County. For the vacationer who wants to play a round or two during their visit, here is a list of Public Golf Courses nearby:Blue Mountain View Golf Club is locate on Blue Mountain Road in Fredericksburg. The location is just north of Intersate 78. The co...

With Summer in full swing, I am providing a list of PUBLIC golf courses in the Harrisburg-Hershey area for the visitor who wants to get in a round or two during their vacation: Dauphin Highlands Golf Club is located at 600 South Harrisburg Street in the Oberlin section of Swatara Township. This w...

That's the message about 26,000 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employees received on July 3, except the state calls it "furloughed". Every couple of years the elected officials who "run" the state government seem to have this outcome. By law. the fiscal year budget must be approved by June 30. If i...