• City cuts ribbon for Mural Court

    Published On: August 26, 2023Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    The city of Lancaster officially welcomed its newest public park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 18. Mural Court, located on Dunlap Street across from the Historic Lancaster County Courthouse...

  • Public Private Partnership Formed to Bring New State Park to Lancaster

    Published On: July 17, 2023Categories: Article/News, Press ReleaseTags: ,

    A collaborative effort will preserve about 600 acres on the Catawba River in the Van Wyck area. It is also the first step toward establishing a new state park here honoring the Catawba Nation, and protecting its clay pits. Announced Monday, July 17, it is an...

  • Clyburn Early Childhood Education Center now open

    Published On: May 26, 2023Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    Nearly 100 community members, elected officials, and state leaders gathered Thursday afternoon, May 25, to celebrate the opening of a new early childhood education center in downtown Kershaw. On Hampton Street, across from Kershaw Town Hall, the old Bank...

  • Driving Regional Transformation Through Inclusion

    Published On: April 6, 2023Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    The Arras Foundation in Lancaster, South Carolina, is using resident input and data to empower whole-of-region progress. Sitting at a picnic bench on the screened patio of Ribs, Wings, & More in Lancaster, South Carolina, Susan and T. Alston DeVenny, Cynthia Curtis, Michelle Ellia, and I...

  • Forward Together: Mural Court underway

    Published On: October 17, 2022Categories: Article/NewsTags: ,

    Plans for a new public park in downtown Lancaster were unveiled this week. Mural Court will provide residents with a beautiful spot to gather, sit, have lunch, and admire local art. The groundbreaking ceremony for Mural Court, on Dunlap Street...

  • Discover Lancaster County | Foundation Reinvents Itself

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags: ,

    Lancaster’s leading philanthropy has been reinventing itself over the last few years, culminating with changing its name this summer. The former J....

  • The News & Reporter | Great Falls educators among those receiving Arras Foundation Horizon Education Grants

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/News, Press ReleaseTags: ,

    By The News & Reporter https://www.onlinechester.com/content/great-falls-educators-among-those-receiving-arras-foundation-horizon-education-grants Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 1:46 pm (Updated: November 4, 1:55 pm) Eleven teachers, including Josh Heffner...

  • The News & Reporter | Heart & Soul, blood, sweat and tears

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags: , ,

    By The News & Reporter, Brian Garner https://www.onlinechester.com/content/heart-soul-blood-sweat-and-tears Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 1:30 pm (Updated: November 4, 1:41 pm) The Fort Lawn...

  • Lancaster County Cultural Arts Center Officially Reopens, Restored With Two Modern Additions

    Published On: November 6, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    By CN2 https://www.cn2.com/lancaster-county-cultural-arts-center-officially-reopens-restored-with-two-modern-additions/ LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — The Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, which began as the Old Presbyterian Church needed major renovations....

  • Carolina Gateway – Arras seeks Horizon grant applicants

    Published On: September 25, 2020Categories: Article/NewsTags:

    By Carolina Gateway https://www.carolinagatewayonline.com/content/arras-seeks-horizon-grant-applicants The Arras Foundation is seeking applicants for its Horizon education grants, which promote collaboration between educators, parents and...