Nadine Kofman, Town&Gown

In these modern-times, the “Three Rs” have become “reduce, reuse, recycle.” December may be the hardest month to keep that in mind. One little nudge is the first-time calendar illustrated by contest-winning Centre County fifth-graders: “How My Buddies and I Recycle.” Finishing the year, December illustrator Brenda St. Clair of Pleasant Gap Elementary School…

Whether coming back permanently or for a weekend, former State College residents must be startled when they discover that, anymore, they don’t know what’s where here. Mercantile pillars remain the same. But what was at one time a full-service downtown hasn’t been that for many years. Now, a doorway ushers you into a different store.…

Christopher Kent — a Patton Township resident who is six feet, five inches tall — is sort of invisible. He is a lifelong musical performer who has made few public appearances since moving here — becoming mainly a “digital performer.” His original songs — many of which are currently on three albums plus singles…

As everyone knows, football is seasonal, history isn’t. But the decision on the Nittany Avenue school building wasn’t that simple.  The fate of the State College Area School District’s oldest recognized elementary school building (built in 1924 as its fifth- through eighth-grade “grammar school”) came to a vote early last month (January 9). There…

The greeting card’s message isn’t unusual at this time of year: “The gift of love, “The gift of peace, “The gift of happiness . . . May all these gifts be yours This Christmas” Each is decorated with an original drawing by one of a host of volunteers of…