Community
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Bellefonte Cruise Revs Up for 36th Year
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A Father’s Day weekend tradition roared into Bellefonte on Friday evening. The Bellefonte Cruise kicked off its 36th year with the open cruise through downtown, music and a sock hop on the diamond, food and plenty of community spirit. “Every year I get comments from businesses in town. ‘This is the greatest thing. You guys…
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Ironman Returns to Centre County. What to Know About Road Closures
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The Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley returns for its third year on Sunday, June 15, and once again there will be a number of traffic impacts around the region. In 2023, the event welcomed more than 1,600 competitors from 41 states and 12 countries, supported by 1,000 volunteers. According to a report from the Happy Valley…
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Finding Stillness at O-An Zendo
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The first thing you’ll notice isn’t the silence — it’s the stillness. A different kind of quiet. Not the kind that looms in libraries or weighs heavy on mountaintops, but one that breathes with you.
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Centre County United Way Launches 2025 Campaign
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Centre County United Way officially kicked off its 2025 campaign on Tuesday night with an event at the American Philatelic Society headquarters in Bellefonte. The gathering welcomed donors, nonprofit organizations, volunteers and community members to celebrate CCUW’s mission to improve the lives of Centre County residents and launch the “Thriving United” fundraising effort in support…
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Inside/Outside State College: Something Is Missing Downtown
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Inside/Outside State College is a new monthly column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. Spats. Zola. The Deli. The Golden Wok. If you weren’t downtown more than five years ago, you might not know these names. But those of us who were remember these restaurants fondly.…
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Art Exhibition, Block Party to Celebrate Juneteenth in State College
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State College Borough’s annual Juneteenth celebration returns this weekend with an art exhibition and block party. Organized by the borough, Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, it will mark the sixth annual local celebration of the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.…
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Poems by Centre Care Residents on Exhibit at Schlow Library
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Poems written by residents of Centre Care nursing home’s memory care unit are on display throughout June in the Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery at Schlow Centre Region Library in State College. An annual celebration of the nonprofit Ridgelines Language Arts’ semester-long program of the same name, “A Poem in Our Eyes” highlights the rich intellectual…
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New Restaurant Brings Giant Pizza Slices and Pies to Downtown State College
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A new pizzeria is serving giant slices from its signature 28-inch pies in downtown State College. Benny Leone’s opened on Wednesday at 109 S. Fraser St., in the space last occupied by K2 Roots before it moved to South Garner Street. The restaurant is a franchise location of Virginia-based Benny’s, which was founded in 2011…
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Outdoor Summer Sipping in Centre County
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Local establishments offer plentiful patios for enjoying craft cocktails and brews.
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CATA to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Service Changes
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The Centre Area Transportation Authority will hold a public hearing this month on service changes proposed to go into effect for the fall. The hearing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 23 in the Downsbrough Community Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St. State College. A virtual attendance…