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Sher Halal to Open Restaurant in Downtown State College
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Sher Halal Barbecue and Grill is gearing up to open a downtown State College storefront at 145 S. Allen St. in the former location of Woodring’s Floral Gardens, according to an employee. Sher Halal operates the halal cart on 137 E. Beaver Ave. behind 3 Dots. The opening of the restaurant will seemingly be in addition…
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Condo Hotel and Commercial Building Proposed for Downtown State College
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A new mixed-use building could bring a condominium hotel and commercial space to a corner lot in downtown State College. A preliminary land development plan submitted to the borough this month include a nine-story building proposed for 321 W. Beaver Ave., at the corner of South Atherton Street and West Beaver Avenue. The existing building…
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53 Miles of New Trails Planned for Rothrock State Forest
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More than 50 miles of new natural surface, shared-use recreational trails are in the works for Rothrock State Forest in Centre and Huntingdon counties. The Rothrock Trail Association (RTA), a committee of ClearWater Conservancy, plans to begin work on the project this year with construction of 8 miles of single-track trail in the Musser Gap…
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Algorithms Can’t Match the Record Store Experience
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Last week I was listening to some random music and a lesser-known Lyle Lovett song “Record Lady” came on. It had been a while since I’d heard that song, and while Lyle’s tune was about an attempt to woo the record lady, it sparked a flood of record store memories. Buying (and selling) records back…
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Nu Beauty Bar to Open Store in Downtown State College
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Nu Beauty Bar is set to open a storefront at 419 E. Calder Way in downtown State College. The beauty store, which has operated a kiosk in the Nittany Mall since 2021, will offer teeth whitening, braiding, waxing and eyelash extension services along with extensions, wigs and ethnic hair products. View this post on Instagram…
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ClearWater Conservancy Planning Community Conservation Center in Houserville
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ClearWater Conservancy is planning to create a Community Conservation Center as it restores and preserves a historic farm property and streambank along a quarter-mile of Spring Creek in Houserville. The nonprofit organization purchased the 9-acre Rockenbeck property at 1601 Houserville Road for $449,900 in August 2022, ensuring that it will be permanently conserved. In the…
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Embrace the Cold for Winter Adventure
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At the risk of being unpopular, I hope that by the time you are reading this story there is a formidable layer of snow pack on the ground and we are living in a certifiable winter wonderland. Yes, not everyone loves the snow like I do (I am originally from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin,…
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Silverball Sundays Keep Pinball ‘Alive and Well in Happy Valley’
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Joe Schall calls himself a pinhead. But that doesn’t mean he’s a numskull. No, he’s a pinball enthusiast. He found fun playing pinball as a graduate student at Penn State in the 1980s. It was the heyday of pinball, and there were machines in the HUB on campus and at the two arcades in downtown…
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Vienna Serenade: Bridging the Past and Present in Central PA’s Chamber Music Scene
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BELLEFONTE — Vienna Serenade, the newest local music ensemble in central Pennsylvania, will make its debut on Sunday, Jan. 14, as part of the Bellefonte Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music Series at Trinity United Methodist Church. Organized by Susan Kroeker, a professional flutist with a decades-long history in the music scene, Vienna Serenade comprises 11 professional…
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New Historical Marker Commemorates Centre Furnace Mansion as ‘Birthplace of Penn State’
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Centre County Historical Society and university leaders gathered Thursday afternoon to unveil a new historical marker commemorating Centre Furnace Mansion as the “Birthplace of Penn State.” The mansion at the corner of Porter Road and East College Avenue, at one time the residence of the Centre Furnace ironmaster and now the home of the historical…