Community
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Mount Nittany Health Completes Multi-Phase Diagnostic Pavilion Renovation
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Mount Nittany Health recently celebrated the completion of a multi-year project to comprehensively renovate and upgrade its diagnostic pavilion at the medical center in College Township. The third and final phase of the project included new and updated MRI equipment. A new 3.0T MRI system “allows for high-resolution studies, including advanced neurological and prostate imaging,…
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Centre County Bands Bring the Sparkle, Soul and Storytelling to People’s Choice Festival
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They come from different backgrounds, playing different instruments and draw inspiration from different decades, but one thing unites them: they’re ready to light up the South Stage at this year’s People’s Choice Festival.
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Hot and Humid Weather in Store for Festival Week in Centre County
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After a mix of sunshine and scattered storms the last few days, hot and humid conditions are expected to continue throughout festival week in Centre County. As the annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off on Wednesday in State College with its Children and Youth Day, and as Philipsburg Heritage Days begins, expect…
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Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Returns for 59th Year. Here’s What to Know
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Downtown State College and the Penn State campus will once again come alive with art, music and community as the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts returns July Wednesday, July 9 through Sunday, July 13. Now in its 59th year, the five-day celebration is expected to draw in roughly 150,000 visitors and will feature its…
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State High Class of 2000 Creates Memorial Fund to Support Mental Health Programs
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For alumni who attended State College Area High School through the late 1990s, it’s easy to look back through rose-colored glasses. Relative peace and prosperity enveloped our youth. Seismic upheavals — the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic — were years away. Plus, cell phones had yet to…
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People’s Choice Festival Blends Arts, Eats and Community
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Celebrate summer in style at the 31st annual People’s Choice Festival, set for Thursday, July 10, through Sunday, July 13, at Grange Park in Centre Hall.
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People’s Choice Festival to Celebrate ‘Christmas in July’
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It may be the middle of summer, but this year’s People’s Choice Festival is bringing the chill of the North Pole to Centre County with a brand-new “Christmas in July” celebration that promises snow, Santa and a whole lot of merry.
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Handcrafted Ice Cream Stars at Centre County Chef’s Newest Eatery
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A variety of handcrafted, small-batch ice creams and a selection of savory items are on the menu at a longtime Centre County chef’s newest venture in Bellefonte. The Parlor had a limited soft opening last weekend at 167 S. Potter St., in the former Good Intent Cider tasting room building. All of The Parlor’s hand-dipped…
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Artists Relate the Joys — and Challenges — of the Festival Life
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For many local artists, Arts Fest and People’s Choice are just two of the many festivals on a circuit that takes them throughout the region and around the country to showcase and sell their wares.
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Downtown State College Military Banner Program Underway for 2025
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Families and friends will once again have the opportunity to honor the military heroes in their lives with banners that will be on display in downtown State College during Military Appreciation Month in November. The Downtown State College Improvement District on July 1 launched the fourth year of the banner program in partnership with Penn…