Good morning, Lancaster County. Sunny with a high near 86 and a northwest breeze — after the last few sticky afternoons, this is the kind of day you plan an evening around. First, the new chicken place in Strasburg that announced its opening by telling everybody to go somewhere else for dessert.
In today's Lancaster Local:
A new restaurant opened on West Main Street in Strasburg, and its own announcement sends you down the block
A free guided hike through the meadows tonight — but it's capped at 25 people
The Story Bench comes back Friday with three Revolutionary War soldiers buried right there in town
A car show and an indoor crafters' sale, same Saturday morning, one in Lancaster and one in Strasburg
COMMUNITY NEWS
The new chicken shop in Strasburg opened by pointing customers somewhere else.
Skip's Chicken is open at 11 West Main Street in Strasburg, and the way they announced it says more about the place than the menu does.
The post is what you'd expect at first — "Don't Skip Skip's Strasburg...NOW OPEN" — followed by the fried chicken sandwiches, the loaded fries, a new grilled sandwich. There's a separate gluten-free menu, including gluten-free versions of the chicken sandwiches and loaded fries. Then the last line:
"Grab some chicken, loaded fries or even a salad for dinner...and then head on over to Strasburg Creamery for dessert. Sounds like a perfect evening to us..."
A business that has been open for a matter of days, spending the end of its own opening announcement sending people to a different business.
It's the second brick-and-mortar Skip's, from an operation that started small. By their own account, three friends — Daniel and Kath Stoltzfus and Marcus Stoltzfus — began in 2021 with a food truck. Two brothers, Dan and Jeremy Cruz, came in later and opened the first actual storefront, in Wrightstown. The truck still runs out of Gault Road in Salisbury Township.
One practical note: their hours are inconsistent online. The opening announcement says Wednesday through Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m. The live ordering page currently shows the Strasburg store opening Tuesday at 4 p.m., with its hours panel listing Tuesday through Saturday, 4 to 8 p.m. A customer has already asked them which is right. Check the ordering page before you head over.
EVENTS
Three things today, then a stretch that finally gives Strasburg its due.
🧘 Community Yoga at the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum — 410 N. Lime Street, Lancaster, PA 17602. Today, Tuesday, August 18, 10:00–11:00 a.m. Free — donations are appreciated but not expected. Instructor Tommy of Black Cat Yoga runs this on the first and third Tuesday of the month, in a museum, which is a strange and good place to do it. New and experienced both; you move at your own pace.
🥾 Walnut Street Extension Trail Walk at Greenfield — Ben Franklin Blvd, Lancaster, PA 17601. Today, Tuesday, August 18, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Free. A guided walk with the Lancaster Conservancy through the restored meadows along the trail locals call the Goats Path — praying mantises, butterflies, hawks, songbirds, and a real conversation about what it takes to keep a meadow a meadow. It's 2.2 miles out and back, paved, with almost no shade. Bring water. Capacity is 25, so check availability before you go.
🎧 All Music Trivia at Lucky Ducks Bar & Grille — 45 N. Market Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Tonight, Tuesday, August 18, starting at 7:00 p.m. The house rotates between general and music trivia, and CNP Trivia's schedule has tonight down as the all-music one — artists, songs and decades. The venue's listing says it's free to play with prizes for the top teams. No end time posted, so pace yourself.
🥕 E-town Farmers Market — Christ Church UCC parking lot, 247 S. Market Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Wednesday, August 19, 4:00–7:00 p.m. First and third Wednesdays, May through October. Local growers, producers and makers in a church parking lot, which is exactly where a farmers market belongs.
🍅 Lititz Farmers Market — Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543. Thursday, August 20, 3:30–7:00 p.m. Seasonal produce, handcrafted goods and local treats, with live music in the park. Every Thursday through October 15.
📖 The Story Bench at "Third in Strasburg" — St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 40 E. Main Street, Strasburg, PA 17579. Friday, August 21, 4:00–8:00 p.m. Free. The Strasburg Heritage Society sets up its Story Bench in a different spot each third Friday. This month's stories are about three men buried there who served in the War for American Independence — fitting, in a year the country is turning 250. Coloring pages for the kids. It's a repeat of July's program, which got smoked out by wildfire haze.
🛠️ Indoor Crafters' Sale — First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg, 101 S. Decatur Street, Strasburg, PA 17579. Saturday, August 22, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Handsewn goods, honey products, birdhouses, laser-cut art, hand-painted Christmas things, plus food and baked goods for sale. Proceeds go to the Strasburg Heritage Society. Come at the lot from the south — Funk Street, Hillcrest Avenue or May Post Office Road.
🚗 American Legion Post 34 — 2nd Annual Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show — 1388 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601. Saturday, August 22, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. $15 to enter a vehicle (the listing doesn't say what it costs to just walk around and look). DJ, door prizes, Chinese auction, 50/50 drawings, trophies, and food available. Overflow parking at Jones Honda next door. Questions go to Barry Harsh at 717-285-4309.
🎶 Worship Night in the Park — Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543. Sunday, August 23, 7:00–8:00 p.m. Free. Victory Church closes out its 21 Days of Prayer outdoors. Their invitation is to come early with a picnic dinner and eat in the park before the music starts.
Tuesday, August 18 — Sunny with a high near 86 and a northwest wind of 3 to 7 mph. Tonight, mostly clear with a low around 64.
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