Town&Gown Magazine
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Carter’s Table: A Delicious Twist on the Simple Taco
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Shawn Carter had built a successful catering business serving a worldwide variety of foods and flavors when he decided to try out the Downtown State College Farmers Market in April 2022. Carter, a Penn State alumnus, remembered walking through the market on his way to campus and thought his cooking could add something new to…
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Community Gardens: Planting Seeds of Food & Friendship
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Centre County community gardens provide neighbors with a place to grow.
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For 75 Years, the Penn State Bakery Has Been Supplying Campuses with Homemade Goodness
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From flaky croissants to artisan breads to beloved chocolate chip cookies, the Penn State Bakery’s fresh baked goods can be found at just about every meal that is ever served at most Penn State campuses. Penn State Bakery breads and pastries are available at every dining area, individually-wrapped bakery items are sold at every campus…
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A Golden Opportunity: One of the State’s Top Day Hikes Is Just a Short Car Ride Away
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Sometimes a day hiking trip is just what the doctor ordered, and we in Centre County are lucky to be a short drive from what the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources says is one of the best day hikes in the whole commonwealth, the Golden Eagle Trail. With the trail’s beautiful views and…
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Ironmasters on the Canal Wharf: Centre County and the Pennsylvania Canal
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In 1848, the first canal boat—the “George Crane”—arrived at Bellefonte from Milesburg with a celebratory crew of locals and board members of the Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Navigation Company. The board members included owners and partners representing Eagle Iron Works, Valentine and Thomas Iron Works, Howard Furnace, Centre Furnace and Milesburg Iron Works (Linn…
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Penn State Pulls Aside Curtain at 2023 Graduate Exhibition
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Penn State boasts high national rankings for its graduate programs and is known as a research hub. Each year, approximately 14,000 graduate students study at Penn State, whether in a research master’s, professional master’s, doctoral or professional doctoral program, spread across nearly 200 areas of study, from the arts to engineering. For those living outside…
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Wear Green, but Don’t Drink It
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It is finally March and we have almost made it through the long, cold Pennsylvania winter. It is time to celebrate the upcoming thaw, and Saint Patrick’s Day is the perfect day to think about greener times. Now, I am not Irish, nor have I ever been to Ireland, but I sure do enjoy Saint…
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Women Leading the Tasting Trail
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Women have been leading the way along the Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail since its inception.
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Local Historia: The Nittany Lion’s Namesake
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Throughout Pennsylvania, one predator has captured the imagination of generations: the mountain lion. We are enamored by the thought of such an elusive and dangerous animal, whether serving as the mascot of a great university or being reported by the hundreds of hunters who claim to see one stalking the Pennsylvania woodlands each year. Today,…



