Community
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Efforts Aim to Preserve More Than Four Dozen Affordable Housing Units in Ferguson Township
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The Centre County Housing and Land Trust and municipal partners are planning to assist efforts to preserve dozens of income-restricted affordable rental homes. Sylvan View Estate, a development of 49 single-family homes near Blue Course Drive in Ferguson Township, was constructed in the 1990s with the aid of Low Income Housing Tax Credits. A requirement…
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Rivet Winter Market Celebrates Local Makers and Science
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The Rivet at Discovery Space will host its sixth annual Winter Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 1224 N. Atherton St., State College. Featuring dozens of local vendors, food trucks and more, the event offers shoppers a chance to find unique gifts and home goods while supporting local makers…
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100-Year-Old Heroes: Centre County Veterans Recall Their Service During World War II
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Robert “Pete” Lauck and Paul Grove, two 100-year-old World War II veterans who are lifelong Centre County residents, share here what the war and life afterward were like for them.
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Hook: Take It From Me, Pay Attention to the Little Things When It Comes to Your Body
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Words of wisdom: As far as your body goes, take the little things seriously. Why? I’ll tell you a story. But first I’m going to break every normal column-writing convention and tell you how the story ends before I even begin. Here goes… I had tonsil cancer and now it’s gone. Granted, I will have…
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State College Names Next Police Chief
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Updated 8:23 p.m. Nov. 10. A State College native will return to the borough as its next police chief. Joseph Merrill, who has been chief of police in Altoona since 2021, will be sworn in as State College’s top cop on Jan. 5, Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said during Monday night’s council meeting. He will…
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Local Duo Brings Awareness and Service to Women Veterans Through Her Boots
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Amanda Strandburg and Elizabeth Maines launched Her Boots in 2024 to illuminate issues faced by women veterans while helping to dismantle the roadblocks that often stand in the way of access to military-centric resources.
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Penn State’s Office of Veterans Programs Builds Bridges Between Service and Study
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At Penn State, the Office of Veterans Programs has been helping student veterans navigate that transition for nearly five decades with one conversation, one classroom and, sometimes, one wagging tail at a time.
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Centre Film Festival Marks 7th Year With Biggest Lineup Yet
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This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The 2025 Centre Film Festival will begin in State College on Nov. 9 with a search for a lost slice of pizza and end on the Nov. 16 at Philipsburg’s Rowland Theater on a journey with a Palestinian boy in an Oscar nominated foreign feature film.…
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Sowers Harvest Café: At 10 Years and Counting, What Are the Secrets to Its Success?
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Any new customer at Sowers Harvest Café might feel a certain measure of curiosity. After all, this downtown State College restaurant has somehow attracted a growing clientele while ignoring most of the strategies or shortcuts used by other eateries. The café just marked its 10th anniversary in early September, and it’s experiencing out-the-door lines of…
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Hockey, Hot Fudge and Heart: Family, Friends Remember the Life of Don Boller
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Don Boller, the community-minded longtime owner of Dairy Queen in State College, built a legacy of kindness that has touched generations.