Cornerstone

Yep, this is Cornerstone Coffeehouse over in Camp Hill. Really nice place actually. I come here sometimes because it's so close and so convenient. It's on the Market Street "main drag" here, the one that runs from Harrisburg on the east shore through Camp Hill on the west. It's a busy place and it's bigger inside than it looks like it should be from the outside. I learned it began in 1994, which many of you may remember was the age of the coffeehouse explosion here in the U.S. when it seemed like everything cool came out of Seattle. They have a lot of acoustic guitar players here on Fridays and weekends, but it's been a long time since I've personally gone to a performance here. It seems like this place gets a lot of regulars from the community around it...seemed sort of like everyone either knew each other or weren't surprised to see each others faces.

To be honest, the coffee is pretty average-seeming to me. Maybe it's too strong or I'm too weak. I don't know really; everyone else seemed to dig it. In fact, this cafe has won a few awards. The ambiance is worth it for certain, as long as you don't mind a busy, popular place. They do seem to enjoy giving a venue to local artists, which is wonderful because the art scene here in Harrisburg needs every solid ally it can get. Carpool if you come here during busy times early in the morning and on weekend evenings because the little parking lot was packed and nowhere near large enough to accomodate everyone! I'm glad that I did this though, making it the first visit of the post-vacation reboot. I've had several first-dates at this place so it kinda had that sentimental value.

Coffee: Two and a half mugs.

Atmosphere: Three mugs.


That was the outside. Sorry about my blurry phone camera skills!

Here's the interior. Very much packed.

Bit of a hiatus...

Been gone a while folks, sorry about that! This past week was the end of busy season at work, and the week before that I was on a 9-day vacation in Bethany Beach near Ocean City. Being back at work is not easy after that, suffice it to say. I've been on sort of a downer because of all the workload and such, and my car broke down which cost me a grand total of $500 that I kinda needed for other things like bills. All this consipired to keep me off of the road, away from my books. and focused upon the mundane like a good little cog in the machine. That time is over starting this Friday. I'll be (re) starting the PA Coffeehouse Tour with a review of a close place called "Cornerstone Coffeehouse." It's in Camp Hill and is kind of a local center of activity. Poetic justice, huh? Cornerstone will be the "cornerstone" of the relaunch of the blog. Tune in for it. Until then, I have 2 twelve-hour days in store. Have a latte (and a beer) for me.