Restaurant Inspections – Columbia Borough – March 29, 2024


Bully’s Restaurant & Pub, 647 Union St., Columbia, March 21. Pass. No violations.

Taylor Middle School, 45 N. Ninth St., Columbia, March 21. Pass. No violations.

Parma Pizza & Grill, 232 Locust St., Columbia, change of owner, March 19. Pass. Prepared ground beef and meatballs in the pizza-make unit and walk-in cooler were date-marked but beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Bottle of a baking soda and water mix not labeled. Old food residue on the inner rim of the slicer. Old food splatter inside the microwave near the grill. Single-service, single-use articles (soup cups, drinking cups, and to-go trays) stored in the back storage area directly on the floor and not 6 inches above the floor. The food facility does not maintain food employee certification records as required. The facility has 90 days to enroll an employee in a state-recognized food safety course. The food facility does not maintain food employee certification records as required. The facility has 90 days to enroll an employee in a state-recognized food safety course. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Utensils in the hand-wash sink in the front indicating uses other than hand-washing. Outside dumpster lids left open. The ceiling in the back storage area is not finished, plastic draped in some areas due to ceiling leakage, holes in the insulation sheets. Back door has a hole on each side of the bottom of the door and does not protect against the entry of insects, rodents and other animals. Old unused equipment stored in the back storage area should be removed from food facility.

Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, March 18. Pass. No violations.

Park Elementary School, 50 S. Sixth St., Columbia, March 18. Pass. No violations.

About Town – March 24, 2024

 This week’s photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on photos to se larger, sharper images.)

Crows on the roof of Burning Bridge Antiques

Across the street -Are there enough for a murder?

Winter clouds, even though it’s spring

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Bridge arch suitable for a hobbit

When a Roman arch becomes a gothic arch

Always put your best hoof forward.

Clouds in the windows

According to the skeletons, Easter’s on the way.

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This sits in the 200 block of Avenue I.

Hazy shade of winter

Another look at that Excess Height Car

For sale? at Tollbooth Antiques

Window at Bootleg Antiques

Look up

Look up

Anyia Sweets on the 400 block of Locust

Bench at Borinqueneer’s on Locust

Griddles on Locust

Off kilter

Fleurs-de-lis of a sort

Detail of door at the Columbia School of Music

Canada geese heading north

Work at 12th & 462

Beast

What happens Tuesday?

Marker in Avenue F

Gnome, lounging

Curiosities at Columbia Curiosities . . .

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Blue flag at 12th & Manor

Infamous Ryders

Samuel & Lillian Evans Homestead on Locust

Rainy day

Monkey in a tree on South 12th

Seen on Front Street

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Bomb threats target Lancaster Public Library, Pride leader, media [update] | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Parts of downtown Lancaster were evacuated Saturday afternoon amid bomb threats referencing a canceled Drag Queen Story Hour event at Lancaster Public Library.

The threats also specifically mentioned the home addresses of the library’s executive director, the president of Lancaster Pride, which was supposed to host the event, and an LNP | LancasterOnline reporter.

The email was sent at 12:07 p.m. and said the bombs were to go off at 1:30 p.m. As of 3 p.m., no explosives had gone off. At 3:16 p.m. police lifted the evacuation order and by 3:30 p.m., downtown streets were reopened and people were filling the sidewalks.

The email read, in part: “Bring the fire department, we placed pipe bombs as well as fuel bombs will likely cause a fire spreading to other buildings. evacuate so no innocents die. You are (expletive) degenerates, pedophiles, child abusers or (expletive) cowards who rather let our children get preyed upon than be called a bigot. (expletive)you degenerates, we will kill you all and purify our land.”

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[LNP | LancasterOnline] Lancaster Pride cancels Drag Queen Story Hour amid suspicious package report

A Drag Queen Story Hour event at Lancaster Public Library that sparked both protests and an outpouring of support has been canceled after a suspicious package was discovered nearby. 

“We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Lancaster Pride event: Drag Story Hour with Miss Amie in collaboration with the Lancaster Public Library has been canceled,” the LGBTQ+ group stated on social media. “The safety and well-being of our community are of utmost importance to us. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.”

Around 10:45, city spokeswoman Amber Strazzo Righter said someone reported a suspicious package out outside the library. Police are investigating. Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad is on the way. 

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