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Taste of the Month: Penn Pide
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Step aside pizza, let’s talk Turkish pide. Opened in March 2016, Penn Pide, located at 127 W. Beaver Ave., is serving up this traditional Turkish staple — a thin, oblong-shaped flatbread. Pide is often described as Turkish pizza with uniquely Middle-Eastern spices, no sauce, topped with cheese,
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Taste of the Month: Penn Pide
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Step aside pizza, let’s talk Turkish pide. Opened in March 2016, Penn Pide, located at 127 West Beaver Avenue, is serving up this traditional Turkish staple — a thin, oblong-shaped flatbread. Pide is often described as Turkish pizza with uniquely Middle-Eastern spices, no sauce, topped with cheese, vegetable or meat fillings, folded over around the…
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Lunch with Mimi: Retired SEAL Ryan McCombie on service to country and Penn State
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Retired United States Navy Captain (SEAL) Ryan J. McCombie began his career with a tour in Vietnam. Originally from Spangler, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Penn State’s Navy ROTC program in 1970. Upon graduation, he was commissioned into the Navy as an ensign. McCombie was selected to be the first United States Military Attaché to the…
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Lunch with Mimi: Penn State Provost Nick Jones Helps Cultivate ‘Knock-Your-Socks-Off’ Ideas
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Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith sat down with Penn State executive vice president and provost Nick Jones to discuss how the university’s multiyear strategic plan will help transform how students pursue higher learning at Penn State, and how the public can benefit from the university’s
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Lunch with Mimi: Penn State Provost Nick Jones helps cultivate ‘knock-your-socks-off’ ideas
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As executive vice president and provost of Penn State University, Nicholas P. Jones reports directly to President Eric J. Barron, serves as chief executive officer in the president’s absence, and is involved in nearly all university operations. He is responsible for all academic units (colleges, s
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Taste of the Month: Federal Taphouse
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This past July, Penn State alums Corey Fogarty and Judd Goodman opened their fourth Federal Taphouse, in State College. On the second floor of the Fraser Centre downtown, next to the lobby of the Hyatt Place Hotel, the restaurant offers a draft count of 100 craft beers and 10 wines on tap. The restaurant’s scratch…
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Theatre alumnus spearheads launch of ‘Hamilton’ app
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is coming to a smartphone near you. On Aug. 11, “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the launch of the mobile app, which includes an app-based show lottery, stickers, camera filters, merchandise store, music, news, tickets and exclusive content with Miranda and the “Hamilton” companies. Downloaded by more than…
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Penn State Football: RV Lots Sold Out, Spaces Now On Sale At Grange Park
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In June, Penn State announced that all game day and season RV and Overnight RV is sold out for the 2017 season. Fans who do not have a RV parking permit will need to make other arrangements and Penn State Athletics has partnered with Grange Park
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Family Heirlooms: For Barrie Moser, Prize Produce Is a Labor of Love
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Better known to locals as the “Tomato Man” at the Downtown State College Farmers Market on Tuesdays and Fridays, it’s hard to miss Barrie Moser’s vegetable truck with the name Moser’s Garden Produce hand-painted across the side. Moser’s motto is, “if we don’t grow it, we don’t sell it.” “We initially started in 1976 with…
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Lunch with Mimi: Michele Crowl of Discovery Space Discusses Upcoming Move
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In September, Discovery Space is moving from downtown State College to a larger property on North Atherton Street. Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith sat down with Executive Director Michele Crowl at to discuss the expansion and what new exhibits and programs will be offered to stir the curio