Community
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Centre LGBT+ to Host Pride 5K
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Centre LGBT+ will host its first 5K run and walk this spring. The inaugural Pride 5K: Love on Display will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, starting at the State College Municipal Building. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to participate, and are encouraged to wear creative and…
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Juniper Village Resident Celebrates 102nd Birthday
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Peter Haglich, a resident of Juniper Village at Brookline in State College, celebrated his 102nd birthday on Monday, March 9, surrounded by friends and associates at the senior living community. One of eight children in his family, Haglich was was born in 1924 on the Croatian island of Lošinj. He later attended the Nautical Institute…
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Local Gardeners Grow Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Area Food Banks
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In 2025, Think We Not Me donated 82,000 pounds of fruit and vegetables, and in 2026 the organization is working on hitting the 100,000 pound mark
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Battista: Farewell, Home Sweet Home
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“A house without love is not a home”— Hank Williams Most of us have heard some musical or literary version of the saying, “a house without love is not a home.” My experiences have taught me that a house is just a dwelling. But a home is a slice of life. A house is a…
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State College Food Bank Installs Solar Panels to Reduce Costs, Environmental Impact
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The State College Food Bank is taking a new step to further its sustainability efforts and save money that can go directly to combatting hunger in Centre County. Solar panels being installed on the food bank’s building at 169 Gerald Street by local company Envinity are expected to be operational this week. “We are incredibly…
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The Women Keeping Centre County Safe and Paving the Way for Generations to Come
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Meet some of the Centre County first responders who are breaking barriers while building pathways.
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American Legion Post 245 Honors Emergency Responders and Students
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Held before a full room of Legion members, families and community guests, the annual banquet recognized a Boalsburg firefighter, a Ferguson Township police officer and a slate of student essay winners whose work ranged from flag etiquette to constitutional law.
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A Downtown State College Street Will Transform Into a ‘Pop-Up Park’ This Summer
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A long-discussed idea to turn a downtown State College street into a seasonal pedestrian plaza will come to fruition this summer. “East End Social” will transform Hiester Street from East College Avenue to East Calder Way into a “pop-up park” for nearly three months, with live music, public art and community programming, organizers from the…
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Nittany Valley Symphony Concert to Celebrate America’s Musical Heritage
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The Nittany Valley Symphony will present “America at 250,” a concert celebrating the United States’ vast musical heritage, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $29 for adults and $9 for students and youth, and may be purchased online, by calling 814-863-0255 or in-person 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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State College Community Land Trust Celebrates 30 Years
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The State College Community Land Trust is celebrating 30 years of creating permanently affordable homes in the Centre Region. Since its founding in 1996, the land trust has created 57 affordable homes and helped 85 families with 367 adults and children “to put down roots in this community,” Executive Director Colleen Ritter said at Tuesday’s…