Community
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Centre County Historical Society to Honor Preservation and Advocacy Efforts
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The Centre County Historical Society will honor local historic preservation and advocacy projects at its 37th annual awards ceremony this month. The John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards will be presented during an approximately hourlong event at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Pennsylvania Match Factory, 100 Match Factory Place in Bellefonte, the…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Planning to Move State College Area Store to New Building in the Colonnade
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Dick’s Sporting Goods is planning to relocate its State College area store to a new, larger building nearby in the same Patton Township plaza, according to the agenda for the township Planning Commission’s Jan. 12 meeting. Colonnade owner Allied Properties, Inc., has submitted a sketch plan for a new 60,016-square-foot building on the vacant lot…
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Persian Restaurant to Open in Former Kimchi Location
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A new Persian restaurant is coming to the former location of a recently closed Korean eatery in Ferguson Township. Fire & Fig Grill is getting ready to open at 1100 N. Atherton St., according to signage on the building and the restaurant’s website. It will replace Kimchi, which recently closed after 19 years in business.…
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Centre LGBT+, Local Congregations Partnering for Art Exhibition
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Centre LGBT+ and several area faith communities are partnering for a new art exhibition called “Rainbow Creation” and are inviting local artists to submit their work exploring and celebrating LGBT+ identity. “We know that many LGBT+ people have experienced harm in some faith-based spaces, and we feel called to elevate their voices and celebrate their…
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Drum Tao Returns to Penn State with ‘The Best’ Synchronized Percussion Show
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Direct from Japan, big-drum percussion ensemble Drum Tao returns to North America with an all-new show, “The Best,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets are $52 for adults, $14 for University Park students and $19 for individuals 18 and younger and are available over the phone at 814-863-0255, in…
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Frank: Greetings From Hellscapes of Immigrants and Couch Monsters
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I’m sitting in a coffeeshop in Portland, Oregon, on the first workday of the new year. My granddaughters have gone back to school, my daughter has gone back to work in her home office and my son-in-law is, like me, prepping for a new semester. Earlier, Nick and I hunkered down at the dining room…
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New Chief Takes Charge of State College Police Department
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State College officially welcomed the new leader of its police department on Monday. Joseph Merrill was sworn in as the borough’s ninth police chief on Monday morning at the State College Municipal Building, taking the oath from District Judge Don Hahn. He succeeds Chief John Gardner, who retired at the end of December after nine…
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‘You’ve Got to Slow It Down.’ Centre County Crisis Intervention Team Trains Responders for Mental Health Crises
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Since the CIT program was established in Centre County in 2010, 508 first responders have been trained in how to respond to mental health crises. Another class, the program’s 28th, is scheduled to graduate Jan. 16.
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Happy Valley Comic-Con Set to Return for Fourth Year
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Jedi training, a starship bridge and some of the biggest names in sci-fi and anime are all headed to Centre County when the Happy Valley Comic and Collectibles Convention returns to the Nittany Valley Sports Centre on Feb. 28 and March 1.
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Quiz: Which of These Iconic Products Was Made or Designed in Pa.?
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From a popular fast food item to an iconic children’s toy, numerous innovations have happened in Pennsylvania. Can you identify eight of them?