Lombardo scraps his casual-dining plans near the airport

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Lombardo scraps his casual-dining plans near the airport

Sam Lombardo has walked away from his plans for a casual-dining restaurant near Lancaster Airport. Last month a partnership managed by Joseph Deerin Jr. (Deerin Companies) bought the vacant former Hoss's Restaurant at 100 W. Airport Road in Manheim Township for $2 million. This is the same site Deerin sold to Lombardo two years ago for $2.4 million and previously tried to develop as a Chick-fil-A. Township approvals were in hand for a 9,375-square-foot concept called Lombardo's Express with multiple food vendors, but the company says it isn't looking at other locations right now.

Lombardo took a $400,000 loss on the sale, but he holds the mortgage on the property, so he still stands to make more than $2 million over time. The building is now listed for lease with medical offices, traditional offices, or retail as the target uses. Meanwhile, the family's Lancaster city flagship (opened by his uncles in 1946) just wrapped an $8 million expansion including a new deli and outdoor seating.

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Two Lancaster County cyclists riding 500+ miles for cancer research

Jeff Worley of Willow Street and John Riddell of Quarryville are hitting the road July 25 for the Empire State Ride, a 500+ mile trek from Staten Island to Niagara Falls to raise money for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo. Riders average 60 to 100 miles a day. Worley's inspiration: a breast-cancer-awareness sticker on the side of a train car in North Carolina in 2019 that reminded him of a coworker fighting the disease. He snapped a picture then. This year he's putting the thoughts into a bike.

The pair have already blown past their goals. Worley raised $4,313against a $3,500 target. Riddell raised $11,524 against $10,000. Every dollar the ride raises gets matched $23-to-1 by external funding, mostly going to genetic testing and clinical trials. Donations stay open through the end of August. Donate at lanc.news/worleybike or lanc.news/riddellbike.

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What's happening

Friday

Green Dragon Farmers Market | The county's biggest Friday market: 400+ vendors of produce, meats, baked goods, antiques, and small-batch anything. | 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Green Dragon Market, 955 N. State St., Ephrata | Free admission

Wheatland Guided Tour | Costumed guides walk you through the restored home of Pennsylvania's only U.S. president. | Hourly 10 AM - 3 PM | President James Buchanan's Wheatland, 1120 Marietta Ave., Lancaster | $15 adults / $10 students

Free Improv Jam | Drop-in improv jam for all skill levels, warmups and 2-3 person scenes on the LIP stage. | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Lancaster Improv Players, 16 S. Prince St., Lancaster | Free

Friday Night Improv: Their Royal Laziness | Weekly Friday-night longform improv show from Lancaster Improv Players' house team. | 8:30 PM | Lancaster Improv Players, 16 S. Prince St., Lancaster | $10-$20 sliding scale

Saturday

Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market | Amish-run market with produce, whoopie pies, hand-rolled pretzels, and crafts from local families. | 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market, 2710 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | Free admission

Kitchen Kettle Picnic Tasting Tour | Guided tasting crawl through the Village's restaurants, bakeries, and specialty food shops with generous samples. | Check-in 8:30-10 AM, ends 11 AM | Kitchen Kettle Village, 3529 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse | $25 plus tax

Life in the 1860s Day | Living-history reenactors bring the Civil War-era Pennsylvania German homestead back to life across the museum. | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Rd., Lancaster | $12 adults / $8 kids (3-11)

Wheatland Guided Tour | Same tour as Friday. Costumed guides through James Buchanan's restored Wheatland home. | Hourly 10 AM - 3 PM | President James Buchanan's Wheatland, 1120 Marietta Ave., Lancaster | $15 adults / $10 students

Homestead Days | Blacksmithing demos, artist Elva Hurst's chalk talks, scavenger hunts, and Pennsylvania Dutch trade demonstrations. | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Plain & Fancy Farm, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | Free admission

Summer Wildflowers and Pollinators at Kelly's Run | Two-hour naturalist-led walk through the meadow identifying native plants and the pollinators keeping them alive. | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Kelly's Run Nature Preserve, 9 New Village Rd., Holtwood | Free

Highland Cow Festival | Fluffy Highland cows headline a day of cow-themed games, brush-a-cow stations, trick roping, and cowboy-hat crafts. | Farm 10 AM - 7 PM, festival 12-6 PM | Cherry Crest Adventure Farm, 150 Cherry Hill Rd., Ronks | $24.95 online

Saturday Night Improv | Back-to-back Saturday improv shows from Lancaster Improv Players' rotating cast. | 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM | Lancaster Improv Players, 16 S. Prince St., Lancaster | $10-$20 sliding scale

Sunday

Wolf Sanctuary of PA Guided Tour | Guided walking tour of the sanctuary meeting rescued gray, timber, and Arctic wolves. | 10:00 AM | Wolf Sanctuary of PA, 465 Speedwell Forge Rd., Lititz | $25 adults / $20 seniors / $17.50 kids under 11

Eden Sunday Champagne Brunch | Long-running Eden Resort brunch with omelet station, carved meats, seafood, desserts, and champagne. | 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Eden Resort and Suites, 222 Eden Rd., Lancaster | $47 adults / $43 seniors / $20 kids 6-12

Warehouse District Beer Garden | Sunday hang under the string lights at Rubber Soul's open-air garden with in-house bites and rotating pours. | 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Warehouse District, 595 N. Charlotte St., Lancaster | Free entry

Lancaster International Food Experience | Walking food tour through downtown's globally inspired restaurants departing from the Welcome Center. | 12:30 PM | Lancaster City Welcome Center, 38 Penn Square, Lancaster | Ticketed via Eventbrite

Buff & Blue: How George Washington Fashioned the Revolution | Fashion historian Chloe Chapin unpacks how Washington designed his own uniform and started a transatlantic style movement. | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Rd., Lancaster | $10

Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America | Brown University historian Karin Wulf on how 18th-century families used genealogy to shape law, land, and identity. | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Historic Rock Ford, 881 Rockford Rd., Lancaster | $10 general / $5 members

Now Playing

1776 at EPAC | Tony-winning musical about the Continental Congress and the drafting of the Declaration. Runs through August 1. | Fri, Sat, Sun: see ticket page | Ephrata Performing Arts Center, 320 Cocalico St., Ephrata | See ticket page

Mary Poppins at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre | Disney's practically-perfect nanny musical. Runs through July 31. | Fri, Sat, Sun: see ticket page for showtimes | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | $78 matinee / $83 evening dinner & show · $55 show only

Freaky Friday The Musical | Dutch Apple's kids-summer matinee series. Runs through August 4. | Fri 11:45 AM lunch / 12:45 PM show · Sun 11:45 AM lunch / 12:45 PM show | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | $21 show only / $24 lunch & show

Joshua at Sight & Sound Theatres | Sight & Sound's mainstage Bible production on a 300-foot wraparound stage. Runs through Dec. 31. Closed Sundays and Mondays. | Fri 7 PM · Sat 3 PM & 7 PM | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks | Adults $82-$104 · Kids 2-12 $44

Ned & Nancy See America | Bird-in-Hand Stage's road-trip musical comedy. Final week. Runs through July 25. | Fri, Sat: see ticket page | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | See ticket page

Live music

Friday

Music Fridays (Downtown Buskers) | Rotating local buskers activating Ewell Plaza and Binns Park downtown. | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Ewell Plaza & Binns Park, 101-125 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free

Mama Tried | High-energy funk and dance covers at Columbia's summer concert series. | 6:30 PM | Locust Street Park, 550 Locust St., Columbia | Free

Jazz on King | Weekly Friday jazz on the Tellus stage. | 7:00 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free

Shawn Mullins | Grammy-nominated folk singer-songwriter, 21+. | 7:30 PM (doors 7:00) | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Ticketed

New Jazz Underground | Modern jazz at the historic Mt. Gretna Playhouse. | 7:30 PM | Mt. Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mt. Gretna | $5-$35

Eaglemania (Eagles Tribute) | Note-for-note Eagles classic-rock tribute. | 8:00 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy E., Lancaster | $29-$49

Street Beans with SoundEVR | Local rock and funk double bill. | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | Ticketed

Saturday

The Nomads | Rock and roll at New Holland's summer concert series. | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland | Free

Fabiola Mendez | Puerto Rican cuatro virtuoso mixing world and jazz. | 7:30 PM | Mt. Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mt. Gretna | Ticketed

Jeff Penque | Singer-songwriter at Nissley's Music in the Vineyards, 21+. | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge | $14 per person

Jeannette Stillman Band | Blues at the Belmont Summer Music Series. | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Charles Frey Park at Shoppes at Belmont, 1600 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster | Free

Patty Griffin & Kathleen Edwards | Folk and Americana double bill from two of the sharpest songwriters working. | 8:00 PM | American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Hwy E., Lancaster | $39-$69

Sunday

Hailey Rose | Country and Americana at Nissley's Sunday afternoon vineyard set, 21+. | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge | $14 per person

Cody Tyler | Red-dirt country at Kissel Valley's Taps & Tunes. | 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Kissel Valley Farm, 645 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz | $10

Old Time Jam Session w/ Danny Mulligan | Weekly Sunday old-time and country jam. | 2:00 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free

Manhattan Chamber Players | Classical chamber music at the historic Mt. Gretna Playhouse. | 3:00 PM | Mt. Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mt. Gretna | $5-$30

Rhythmic Groove feat. Rose Hudson | Soul, R&B, jazz, and blues at East Donegal's Music in the Park. | 6:00 PM | Fuhrman Park Gazebo, 190 Rock Point Rd., Maytown | Free

M & J Big Band | Swing and big band at New Holland's summer concert series. | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland | Free

David Ramirez | Singer-songwriter and Americana headliner at West Art. | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (doors 7:00 PM) | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | $20 advance / $25 door

Low Lily | Folk, bluegrass, and Americana closing out the Long's Park Sunday-night series. | 7:30 PM | Long's Park Amphitheater, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster | Free