Town&Gown Magazine
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Cold Treats for Hot Days at Wasson Farm
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Wasson Farm Market serves up farm-fresh ice cream focused on in-season flavors.
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Senior Volunteers Watch Over Centre County Waterways
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Volunteers of Centre County’s Senior Environmental Corps keep a close eye on the quality of water in local streams.
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Settling the Frontier: The First Land Grabs of Centre County
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Decades before the iron boom of the 19th century, future Revolutionary War figure James Potter blazed a trail through Native American lands, proclaiming he’d “discovered an empire.” The years that followed highlight one of America’s great land grabs, which quite literally carved out the communities of today’s Centre County.
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Stephanie Gush Turns Love of Art, Nature into Painted and Carved Gourds
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What do you get when you mix influences of college art classes, a long-ago job on a local farm and a love for the Peruvian art of mate burilado? For Stephanie Gush, this mix turns into carving and painting gourds.
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The Influencers Next Door
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A growing number of Happy Valley influencers are showing off just how great it is to live, work and play in Centre County, inspiring their followers to embrace the same.
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Chiluvya Zulu Aims to Give a Platform to Marginalized Groups
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Chiluvya Zulu loves her job, but she dreams of the day it’s obsolete.
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Chumley’s Celebrates 40 Years as a Home Away from Home
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This story originally appeared in the June 2024 edition of Town&Gown Magazine. Located on the main intersection of downtown State College, Chumley’s Cocktail Bar wears its pride well, with a rainbow flag on its signage and many wonderful tributes to the bar’s past and the gay rights movement that were incorporated during its renovation back…
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Brewed in the Mountains of Central PA: Mill Hall’s Floating Feathers Brewing Company
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It is amazing how a good local brewery can reinvigorate a sleepy town. After all, a brew pub can be a place for locals to gather and get together for a fun time. It can be a home away from home for good friends, and a place to go on special occasions for families. And…
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Bistrozine: Asian Fusion with an American Twist
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Diners can explore a variety of Asian classics and fusions at Bistrozine, located at 409 E. Calder Way in State College. Manager Maggie Wu says Bistrozine is a comfortable spot offering a mix of everything Asian, including Korean, Japanese and Chinese dishes. Some of the dishes offer American twists like the Bacon Cheeseburger Dumplings. Start…
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Celebrating 250 Years in Potter Township
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Potter Township was founded 250 years ago. It is celebrated as Centre County’s oldest surviving township which still bears the same name. Back in 1774, it was part of Northumberland County and was much larger than it is today, even including Aaronsburg (now part of Haines Township). As the map of Pennsylvania unfolded westward, Centre…
