Community
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Northland Bowl Property Listed for Sale, but Current Owners Have No Plans for It to Close
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A State College area property that’s home to a bowling alley, motel and restaurant is for sale, but its current owners have no intention of seeing the businesses close. Northland Bowl & Recreational Center, 1521 Martin Street in Ferguson Township, was recently listed by Bennett Williams Commercial. The 37,500-square-foot building on 3.25 acres features the…
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Snow Shoe EMS Leader Rides to Honor Fallen Providers
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This spring, Sharon Nilson will ride from Jamestown, Va. to Spartanburg, S.C. as part of the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride.
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From ‘I Do’ to Big Business: Local Couple’s Wedding Décor Sparks Thriving Rental Venture
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What began as a way for a local couple to reuse leftover wedding decorations after their own big day has blossomed into a thriving special event rental business.
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Centre County United Way Campaign Raises $1.19M
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Centre County United Way’s 2025 Campaign raised $1,193,695, the organization revealed during a celebration on Wednesday at Centre Care in College Township. The funds will support partner agency programs addressing food insecurity, housing stability, early childhood literacy, mental health and other essential health and human services throughout Centre County. “Behind that total are children receiving…
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Inside/Outside State College: Give the People What They Want
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Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. Give the people what they want. And what they want in downtown State College, I am not surprised to say, is more and better dining options! That’s according to an admittedly unscientific survey…
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‘One of the Greatest Privileges of My Life.’ Pasquinelli Retiring After 41 Years of Leadership at Strawberry Fields
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A longtime Centre County nonprofit leader is retiring after more than four decades of transformational human services leadership Cynthia “Cindy” Pasquinelli plans to step down on July 31 from her role as executive director of Strawberry Fields, Inc., where she has guided and grown programs and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism…
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The Machine Returns to State College With Immersive Pink Floyd Experience
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The Machine takes the stage at the State Theatre on April 3 with a show built not just to recreate Pink Floyd’s music, but to inhabit it.
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Penn State Alum Returns to Campus With Cast of Tony-Winning ‘Hadestown’ at Eisenhower Auditorium
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“Hadestown,” the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards—including Best New Musical—and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will make its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The cast features 2023 Penn State musical theater graduate Ryaan Farhadi. Tickets are $74 for adults, $48…
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Arts Festival to Feature Live Production Mural Exhibition Commemorating America’s 250th Birthday
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The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will have a new feature this year to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. “Dreaming American Futures” will see artists creating murals live on site for a juried exhibition during the five-day festival from July 8 to 12 in State College. The festival is accepting applications…
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American Burrito to Open Downtown State College Restaurant
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A broken down car can be frustrating for anyone, even knowing that roadside assistance is on the way and having a cell phone handy to keep busy while waiting. For Max Crisp in 1996, such comforts did not exist on a hot summer day when his car broke down on a highway in a remote…