Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

Pennsylvania

Director of Journalism at LNP

Mom. Director of journalism, LNP & @LancasterOnline. Formerly at @pennlive. Ex-#Scranton @timestribune copy desk chief. (she/her; the B in LGBTQIA+)

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Lessons from our fathers: tell us what you learned from dad [reader form]

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

Father's Day is on June 15 this year, and you've probably noticed the array of golf- and barbecue-related items on display at local stores. Here on the Pennon news team, which includes WITF and LNP | LancasterOnline, we want to know about the impact left on you by a father, or a significant father figure in your life. I'll go first. For me, my dad's influence shows up in one-liners that go through my mind in applicable situations.
Lancaster County's top stories of 2024: Controversies and inspiration

Dec 28, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

If we were to try to come up with a theme for Lancaster County’s top stories of 2024, as chosen by readers and newsroom staff, we’d have to say they fall into two buckets: either they’re stories of people or events that inspire, or they are stories that lift the lid off of some kind of scandal or controversy in our community.
'FOX & Friends' heads to Gap diner for breakfast as focus tightens on central Pa.

Oct 28, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

Traffic across central Pennsylvania for the presidential campaigns seemed pretty light this year -- until a few weeks ago. Now, each day brings new national attention to the region, including Lancaster County. On Wednesday morning, FOX News Channel's "FOX & Friends" will broadcast live from the Brass Eagle Restaurant in Gap, as part of a series of stops in swing state diners.
How (and why) we kept reporting as bomb, death threats came in to LNP [column]

Mar 29, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

“You realize you’re heading out into danger, right?” editor Michael Long told the team of journalists heading toward the building we’d just evacuated. It was about 1 p.m. last Saturday in a makeshift newsroom at Lancaster’s Southern Market, at Duke and Vine streets. Olivia Miller, Nathan Willison, Tom Lisi and Amber Ritson had raised their hands to get community reactions. Claudia Esbenshade, a Lancaster native and 38-year journalist, fought back tears.
We want to know: Who's your Lancaster County inspiration? [reader survey]

Mar 14, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

We're looking for inspiration. Specifically, we're looking for what inspires you, our readers and our community. And even more specifically, we're looking for who inspires you. Did you have a teacher, friend, co-worker or even random stranger who fundamentally changed your outlook and inspired you to be a better version of yourself? Who helped you grow, and how? There's one caveat -- that person needs to be in or from Lancaster County.
Lancaster County love stories: Readers tell how they met the love of their life

Feb 12, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

A few weeks ago, we asked our readers to tell us their love stories -- how did you meet the love of your life? Your response was overwhelming -- heartwarming, loving and in some cases, bittersweet. We’ve heard from readers who met in ways spanning cruising The Loop to online dating, and everything in between. We were so flooded with responses that we’ve decided to run them as a series throughout this week, starting today.
How did you meet the love of your life? We want to know [form]

Jan 31, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

February's most-celebrated holiday is right around the corner. No, not Groundhog Day. (But here's how to watch Lancaster County's 'hogs.)No, not Fastnacht Day, either, or Presidents Day (though we are fans of those). No, not the start of mud sale season, though we're excited for that, too. We're talking about Valentine's Day, and if walking into your local grocery store hasn't made it obvious, the season of love has started.
Lancaster County's top stories of 2023: Cold cases, 'culture wars,' goat path

Dec 30, 2023 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

What makes a story important? We take into account several key factors — when an event happened, where it happened, how many people are affected — when making decisions on what to write about and when, as well as how unique the event might be (think the old adage of “man bites dog” versus “dog bites man”). Equally important, though, are less tangible factors: Does a news event inspire? Create change? Connect neighbors? Shed light on a problem — or help solve it?
Frankie Valli gives shout out to Roy Clair at AMT show

Jul 3, 2023 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

Frankie Valli gave a shout out to a Lancaster County legend at his sold-out Sunday night performance with the Four Seasons at American Music Theatre. Roy Clair, co-founder of Clair Global, was in the audience at the July 2 show. Valli mentioned him by name twice, saying that the Four Seasons owed a lot to the Clairs' strength in sound engineering.
We asked who should be on Lancaster County's Mount Rushmore; here's who readers suggested

Jul 1, 2023 | lancasteronline.com | Stephanie Sadowski Zeigler

“What a fun project!” Most readers who wrote in during the “Who should be on a Mount Rushmore for Lancaster County?” experiment expressed some variation of that statement. Many then went on to let us know who we missed — valuable input our staff was excited to hear. (The Top Four, in case you missed the front page, were chosen as politician Thaddeus Stevens, World War II Maj. Richard Winters, Olympic athlete Barney Ewell and renowned artist Charles Demuth.