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Good morning, Lancaster. Remember last week when we called Restaurant Week a "weight gain challenge"? Yeah. Turns out we weren't exaggerating. The pants are tight, the scale is lying, and we're ready for a great week.

In today's Lancaster Ledger:

• 7 Brew Coffee is coming to Route 30

• Lancaster might bring back two-way streets

• Former Maryland QB just bought 222 Dutch Lanes

Let's do it.

— Collin

The old Tony Wang's site on Lincoln Highway East is finally becoming something. Brothers Jon and Michael Gish are putting up Mill Creek Commons, a $10 million shopping center across from Tanger Outlets, and Lancaster County's first 7 Brew Coffee is moving in. The drive-thru-only chain will get its own 550-square-foot building with dual drive-thru lanes. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is also taking a spot. Construction wraps in September.

Behind the strip mall, Michael Gish is building a new 23,000-square-foot Gish's Furniture — 50% bigger than his current store at 2191 Lincoln Highway East — set to open mid-December. For a stretch of road best known for outlet parking, things are getting interesting.

Lancaster's Department of Public Works is hosting two open houses at Lancaster Public Library (151 N. Queen St.) this week — Wednesday, April 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — to share updates on its Vision Zero study. On display: concept plans for converting Orange and King streets back to two-way traffic. Queen and Duke were considered and ruled out, with the city saying a two-way conversion there would create serious congestion.

Drivers tend to like the current one-way setup. Walkers and bikers say it encourages speeding. A final report is due this summer. More at lanc.news/onewaystreets.

Jordan Steffy, a 40-year-old Lancaster native and former University of Maryland starting quarterback, bought 222 Dutch Lanes with his wife Kiandra for $2.35 million. Steffy grew up bowling there — he rolled a 256 at age 9, if you're curious — and is buying the 40-lane West Earl Township alley from Eric Montgomery, whose family has owned it since 1986. The place pulls a huge crowd from Lancaster County's Plain community; some Saturdays, all 40 lanes are full past midnight.

Steffy plans to renovate the exterior, ramp up social media, and eventually add batting cages or pickleball courts. Montgomery is staying on as general manager for at least three years. Bowling isn't dead in Lancaster.

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Strasburg Heritage Society: Herbal Medicine of the 1700s & 1800s | Retired family nurse practitioner Diane Whitcomb on the history of herbs as medicine. | 7:00 PM | Strasburg Presbyterian Church, 101 S Decatur St, Strasburg | Free

Lancaster County's Best Kept Secrets Tour (Final Days) | Self-guided tour of 44 off-the-beaten-path local businesses with refreshments, farm tours, and make-and-take demos. | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (daily through April 25) | Various locations across Lancaster County | $12

Nourish Your Noodle: Southern Market 70th Anniversary Gala | Celebration of 70 years of Southern Market with music, a 50/50 raffle, live and silent auctions, and a cash bar. | 5:00 PM | Southern Market, 100 S Queen St, Lancaster | $110

Millersville Woman's Club: Operation Baby Lift | Retired RN Vonnie Duncan shares her experience caring for babies airlifted from Vietnam in 1975. | 7:00 PM | St. Paul Lutheran Church, 222 N George St, Millersville | Free

Trivia Night at Big Dog Craft Brewing | Weekly trivia hosted by Kel Lee Entertainment at the Granite Run Square brewpub. | 6:30 PM | Big Dog Craft Brewing, 1559 Manheim Pike, Lancaster | Free

Trivia Night at Southern Market | Weekly trivia in the food hall with $1 off beer and wine; top three teams win gift cards. | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Southern Market, 100 S Queen St, Lancaster | Free

Caregiver Burnout Workshop | Matt Brown of Ellie Counseling leads caregivers through burnout, guilt, and building self-care routines. | 7:00 PM | St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 121 Second St, Columbia | Free

Hairspray at Fulton Theatre — 12 N Prince St, Lancaster, through May 3 | $20–$74

Treasure Island at Fulton Theatre — Family Series musical, 12 N Prince St, Lancaster, through May 9 | $20–$74

Oklahoma! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre — 510 Centerville Rd, Lancaster, through May 10 | $55 show only / $78–$83 dinner + show

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. at Dutch Apple — Children's Theatre production, 510 Centerville Rd, Lancaster, through May 5 | $21 show only / $24 lunch + show

Our Town at Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre — West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster, April 22–26 | Tickets via lancastershakespeare.org

Monday High 47°F, low 36°F.

Tuesday High 55°F, low 31°F.

Open Mic Artist Sessions w/ Henry Devorick | Open Mic / Singer-Songwriter | 7:00 PM | Tellus360, 24 E King St, Lancaster | Free

Old Time Jam w/ Danny Mulligan | Old Time / Folk / Acoustic | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | Free

Jerry Lee Watkins | Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Proof, 30 N Queen St (Lower Level), Lancaster | Free (no cover)

West Art Open Mics w/ Andrew Pauls | Acoustic Open Mic | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave, Lancaster | Free

Magnolia Park — Nights After VAMP Tour | Alternative / Pop-Punk | 7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM) | Mickey's Black Box, 101 Rock Lititz Blvd, Lititz | $25 advance / $30 day of

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