Community
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Grant Program to Help Downtown State College Businesses Make Improvements
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The Downtown State College Improvement District will be helping local businesses make some improvements in the new year. A new Small Business Grant Program launching in early 2024 is designed to help businesses and property owners with capital improvement projects, particularly facade and interior renovations. “This funding will make a lasting impact on the community,…
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Nittany Valley Half-Marathon Returns to Benefit CVIM
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One of central Pennsylvania’s most popular races will return for its 39th year on Sunday. The Nittany Valley Half-Marathon benefiting Centre Volunteers in Medicine will start at 10 a.m. from Penn State’s Snider Ag Arena. Same-day registration is available starting at 8:30 a.m. The chip timed, 13.1-mile race draws hundreds of runners who will follow…
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Harris Township Lions Club Honored
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Robert Hoffman, president of the Harris Township Lions Club, was recently presented with the Lions Club International Foundation’s Model Club award. The plaque was awarded to the Harris Township Lions Club for its support of the Foundation’s many global causes, specifically for grants to combat COVID-19 and to aid Ukrainian refugees, living up to the Foundation’s…
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Gorgeous Gourmet Boards & Boxes
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Happy Valley foodies are taking the charcuterie concept to new heights (and showing you how you can do the same at home).
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Holiday Fairs, Festivals and Markets Abound in Centre County This Weekend
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As the calendar turns to December, holiday festivities will be in full swing throughout Centre County. Here’s a look at the markets, fairs and festivals happening around the area for the weekend of Dec. 2-5 to get you into the spirit of the season. STOCKING STUFFER, A MAGICAL HOLIDAY MARKETFriday, Dec. 1, and Saturday, Dec.…
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State College Earns Perfect Score on LGBTQ+ Equality Rating for 5th Consecutive Year
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The nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization has once again recognized State College among the most inclusive communities in the United States. For the fifth consecutive year, the borough achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index (MEI). State College was one of 129 municipalities to earn a perfect…
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A Window to the Divine: Iconographer Mary Kay Laplante
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Mary Kay Laplante creates icons in the studio of her State College home using materials and techniques that date back to the medieval era of Eastern Orthodox religious tradition. “When I first began learning about icons, I saw them as stiff-looking and, in some cases, out of proportion,” says Laplante, who is Roman Catholic. “I…
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Penn Highlands State College Hospital on Track for Summer Opening
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A new $70 million hospital and medical arts facility is taking shape in Patton Township. Penn Highlands State College is projected to open in summer 2024, after breaking ground in the spring of 2022. On Wednesday, health system officials offered media and township representatives a look inside the buildings located at 239 Colonnade Boulevard, behind Sheetz…
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Passion for Art & Craft: Central PA Guild of Craftsmen Winter Market
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The Central PA Guild of Craftsmen brings its juried show and sale to the Nittany Valley Sports Centre.
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Alternative Christmas Fair Set for 41st Year
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The 41st edition of The Alternative Christmas Fair will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, at University Baptist & Brethren Church, 411 S. Burrowes St. in State College. “The Alternative Christmas Fair is a beloved local institution,” said Gail Guss, chair of the event. “Since it began in 1982, the fair…