Easier to read, easier to find what you need, and more of Columbia, Wrightsville and Mountville in one place.
COLUMBIA, Pa. — If thecolumbiachronicle.com looks a little different today, that’s on purpose. This week The Columbia Chronicle rolled out a big round of upgrades to our website, built around one goal: making your hometown paper more useful to the people who read it every day.
Here’s what’s new.
Easier on the eyes
We changed the type across the whole site to cleaner, easier-to-read fonts, with slightly larger story text. Our Old English masthead stays right where it belongs at the top of the page.
The Columbia Business Directory, all grown up
Our Business Directory now lists more than 100 businesses and houses of worship in Columbia and Wrightsville, from Locust Street antique shops to Hellam Street pizza places.
- Browse by category. Every category shows how many businesses are in it. Tap a button such as Restaurants & Diners or Antique Shops to see just those.
- Every business in one A–Z list, with our Featured Businesses and Front Page Advertisers highlighted below.
- Own a business? Claim your listing. Every free listing now has a “Claim this listing” button. Click it, check your details, add your email, and it’s yours to keep up to date. Listing is always free.
Business Spotlight
Each week the new Business Spotlight page shines a light on one of our Featured local businesses, with their logo, their ad, what they do and how to reach them. A new business takes the spotlight every Monday.
Local Worship
Our new Local Worship page lists more than 30 houses of worship in Columbia, Wrightsville and Mountville, with addresses and phone numbers. Every faith is welcome, and listings are always free. This section is proudly sponsored by St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at 10th and Manor Streets, and we owe them a special thank-you for printing this week’s edition of the Chronicle when we needed it most.
Obituaries from more of our towns
Our Obituaries page now includes residents of Wrightsville, Mountville and West Hempfield Township, along with Columbia, gathered daily from local funeral homes.
Crime & Safety updates on its own
Our Crime & Safety section now updates by itself twice a day with the latest Columbia Borough Police releases, so you’ll know what’s happening in your neighborhood sooner. As always, charges are accusations, and everyone charged is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Everything you can buy from us, in one place
Our new Advertise & Subscribe page brings it all together:
- Subscribe to the paper – the full-color digital edition, or the printed paper mailed to your door.
- List or advertise your business – from a free listing up to a Front Page Ad. Only a couple of front page spots remain.
- Place a classified ad – starting at $8 for 30 days.
- Support the Chronicle – a gift of any size keeps local news going.
And you no longer need a PayPal account: you can pay with any debit or credit card, or call us and we’ll take care of it.
Tell us what you think
This website is for you. If something isn’t working, your business or house of worship is missing, or you have an idea for what we should add next, email editor@thecolumbiachronicle.com, text 717-366-0037, or stop by The Chronicle at 436 Locust Street.
Thank you for reading, and for supporting local news.
— Jesse Sweigart, Kimberly Robinson and everyone at The Columbia Chronicle and Susquehanna Technology Solutions