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Lunch with Mimi: Trish Fulvio finds her dream job as the new executive director of Pink Zone
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Trish Fulvio, a generational Penn State alumna, is back in town from the Philadelphia area as the new executive director for Pink Zone. Fulvio tells Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith […]
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All About Options: David Gingher made his mark at Penn State by bringing name-brand dining choices to campus
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You could say David Gingher traveled a long way in retail from his days working the sales floor at Capperella’s Furniture in Bellefonte. Although over four decades have passed since […]
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Heartache and Hope: The opioids crisis is hitting all too close to home in Centre County, but many are working to provide lifelines
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(Editor’s note: This article was first published in January 2019.) This is a story about addiction. It’s about people suffering and lives lost to opioids, heroin, and other drugs. […]
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New Walk-in Crisis Center aims to be a place of hope
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One of the first things a visitor notices on the wall of the Centre County Walk-in Crisis Center is a quilt-like banner from a Centre County Out of the Darkness […]
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Adventure Centre: As more people look to the outdoors for entertainment, new initiatives are enhancing the area’s standing as a recreation hub
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When longtime road cyclist and outdoor recreation enthusiast Josh Stapleton started mountain biking with his two children, he quickly realized that while there is a wonderful, extensive trail system in […]
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Trout in the Classroom program connects students with important cold-water resources as they raise small fry
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Austin Smith and his fellow seventh-graders at Bellefonte Area Middle School spent time before school closed because of COVID-19 going beyond textbooks and into a different kind of learning environment […]
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With an amazing variety of sizes and designs, orchids are ‘dramatically different’ from other plants, and that keeps growers fascinated
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Wade Hollenbach has an addiction. An addiction to orchids he’s happy to tell you about. Hollenbach, president of the Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society, has been growing the flowers for […]
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On Center: Wynton Marsalis and his Lincoln Center big band will play at Penn State April 2
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When Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs next month at Eisenhower Auditorium, the musicians will be building a case for great compositions being comparable to masterful architecture. […]
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Taste of the Month: Grace Restaurant at the Carnegie Inn helps guests feel at home
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Award-winning chef Paul Kendeffy has been on the restaurant scene in State College for more than 20 years. From his previous partnership in a restaurant group that owned Zola New […]
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Taste of the Month: The rebranded Mike’s Wood Grill & Bar offers unique flavors and aromas
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Food cooked on a wood grill has that distinctive smoky flavor that comes from the high, dry heat that caramelizes the proteins in meats and the plant sugars in vegetables. […]