State College
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Korean Barbecue and Hot Pot Restaurant Opens in State College
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A new restaurant offering Korean barbecue and hot pot is now open in State College. Manna Korean BBQ & Hot Pot opened Tuesday at 542 Westerly Parkway, next to the Weis Markets in the Westerly Parkway Plaza. The restaurant has an all-you-can-eat concept where diners can choose from grilling meat and seafood in the Korean…
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After 51 Years in Downtown State College, Art Fine Prepares to Close His Last Store
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For more than half a century, Art Fine’s footwear and clothing businesses have been a staple of downtown State College. Now he’s getting ready to close up shop for the last time. Fine will close his last remaining store, Barefoot and Metro, on May 31. The shoe and women’s clothing shop at 130 E. College…
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A Downtown State College Street Will Transform Into a ‘Pop-Up Park’ This Summer
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A long-discussed idea to turn a downtown State College street into a seasonal pedestrian plaza will come to fruition this summer. “East End Social” will transform Hiester Street from East College Avenue to East Calder Way into a “pop-up park” for nearly three months, with live music, public art and community programming, organizers from the…
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New Phase of Calder Way Project Set to Begin in State College
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Work is expanding to another State College intersection for a project to replace utilities and create a pedestrian-friendly corridor on Calder Way. Phase 2A of the project will begin Monday at the intersection of East Calder Way and Hetzel Street. Waterline replacement will also occur on Hetzel Street from East Beaver Avenue to East College…
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Bone Uncovered by Construction Worker in Downtown State College Was Not Human, Police Say
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Updated 5:16 p.m. March 4. State College police determined after an investigation on Wednesday afternoon that a bone uncovered by a downtown construction worker was not human, but rather from a cow. Chief Joseph Merrill said police were assisted by the Centre County Coroner’s Office and the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, which identified the bone’s origin…
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State College Community Land Trust Celebrates 30 Years
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The State College Community Land Trust is celebrating 30 years of creating permanently affordable homes in the Centre Region. Since its founding in 1996, the land trust has created 57 affordable homes and helped 85 families with 367 adults and children “to put down roots in this community,” Executive Director Colleen Ritter said at Tuesday’s…
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Inside/Outside State College: Give the People What They Want
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Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a 30-minute driving distance. Give the people what they want. And what they want in downtown State College, I am not surprised to say, is more and better dining options! That’s according to an admittedly unscientific survey…
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The Machine Returns to State College With Immersive Pink Floyd Experience
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The Machine takes the stage at the State Theatre on April 3 with a show built not just to recreate Pink Floyd’s music, but to inhabit it.
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American Burrito to Open Downtown State College Restaurant
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A broken down car can be frustrating for anyone, even knowing that roadside assistance is on the way and having a cell phone handy to keep busy while waiting. For Max Crisp in 1996, such comforts did not exist on a hot summer day when his car broke down on a highway in a remote…
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‘It’s Everything I’ve Dreamed of Since I Was Little.’ State College Native Ian Savitski Dancing for a Cure at THON 2026
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For most dancers and volunteers, THON, a yearlong fundraising and 46-hour dance marathon, begins in college. For Penn State junior Ian Savitski, it started in childhood. Savitski, an integrative science major, grew up steps from campus and the traditions that define the university. “I grew up about a 15-minute walk from Beaver Stadium, so it…