There’s nothing like a good groundbreaking to bring everybody out on a cold, fall day! Here, some City Council members join the Mayor and Giant Food Stores executives in welcoming the 18th Giant Store to the Greater-Harrisburg area — this time at Kline Plaza Shopping Center. The newest store is expected to open in spring of 2000. Can’t wait!

Making their way through the streets of downtown ... kind of makes you think of a beer commercial, doesn’t it? Well, it should. Here, the Budweiser Clydesdales parade past the Capitol as part of their week-long stay in the area. What beautiful horses ... what big feet! 

Carrie Wissler-Thomas, president of the Art Association of Harrisburg, expresses her delight at the release party of the newest Blair Seitz product, Harrisburg: Renaissance of a Capital City. The book, which features outstanding photography and essays from some of the areas finest writers, is quite a keepsake. Be sure to get your copy soon!

Where’s the beef? It looks like Chef Greg Lownes of TGIFriday’s knows ... MODE’s cameras caught him as he was serving up Happy Hour goer Steve Walker during the Friday’s at 5:01 review. Great work, Greg!

Massa Therapeutics’ Sharon Muzio and Shirley Arnold pose for their mug shot during the March of Dimes jail-a-thon at the Harrisburg East Mall. Let’s hope that they raised enough charity ‘bail’ to get them ‘back’ to work massaging the city!

General Colin Powell addresses the crowd that gathered to listen to him speak on the successes of "America’s Promise" and the local Tri-County Alliance, programs that are working hand-in-hand to better America’s youth. To the left of Powell is local student Keith Scott who made use of the programs to become a stellar scholar — Congratulations, Keith!