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FOOD & DRINK
Drive-Thru Coffee Shop Franchise Planning First Centre County Location
A growing chain of drive-thru coffee shops is planning a new location in the State College area. A franchisee of 7 Brew intends to open a store on a portion of the parking lot at the Hills Plaza on South Atherton Street in College Township, according to a sketch plan included the township planning commission's Aug. 20 meeting agenda. The 540-square-foot, prefabricated store would replace 48 parking spaces at 1919 S. Atherton St., the parking area near Ollie's and between Kish and First National banks. 7 Brew offers drive-thru service only with two lanes, Brian Evans, of Brew Team LLC, wrote in a...
Local taxidermist's alligator wins 2nd place in world championship
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Cam Ream, a taxidermist from Centre County, has earned second place in the World Taxidermy Championships held last week in Iowa. Ream, who owns and operates "Taxidermy by Cam" in Julian, has been perfecting his craft since 2011. He described the championships as his...
Reviewing downtown merch shops in State College
With the fall semester rapidly approaching and football season drawing near, Penn State gear and game-day outfits are essential. Now is the time to figure out which downtown merch shops have the best prices, quality of clothing and variety. Here’s a rundown of six of the merch stores downtown and...
The Bittersweet End of Summer
We’ve hit the midway mark of August; summer is drawing to a close. The end of summer is part of the natural order, and with it begins the annual migration of kids returning to college. When your kids have grown up and they’re off to college or they’re living elsewhere, those nights when you go to sleep and they’re all under your roof are nights that make you happy. With the rarity of those times, they take on a value like the most precious of metals. Living in State College, the summers offer opportunities to grasp memories for a lifetime. Yesterday I took...
SCASD Board Approves Music Program to Enhance Student Engagement and Community
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The State College Area School District Board of Directors, during a meeting on Monday, Aug. 5, unanimously approved a year-long partnership between Malik McPherson, a musician and educator, and Easterly Parkway Elementary School for the 2024-2025 academic year. McPherson’s program, “Creating a Culture of Belonging Within Our Schools,” offers teacher training sessions on promoting sustainable skills and practices and includes musical workshops for students, music albums created by classes, team building activities for employees and community events that will showcase student’s songwriting and public speaking skills. McPherson founded SEL Hip-Hop, a play-centered, music-based curriculum...
Students invited to 'Paint the Plow" for winter
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation invites public and private high school students in Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin and Potter counties to participate in the annual Paint the Plow program. The program challenges youth to paint an original mural on a PennDOT snowplow blade, while incorporating a...
Nittany Valley Symphony Names New Executive Director
The board of the Nittany Valley Symphony has named a new executive director for the community orchestra. Gabriel Herrera succeeds Roberta Strebel, who is retiring after 17 years in the role. “We are excited to begin working with Gabriel Herrera,” board President Lisa Schroeder said. "People in this area may know him as an outstanding trombonist, but his experience goes well beyond performing. From the moment the search committee saw his resume, we saw the potential for him to partner with Music Director Timothy Farrand to take our community symphony orchestra to the next level, and reach new audiences.” Herrera, who holds a...
Local Groove Music Fest to take place at Tussey Mountain
BOALSBURG — Local Groove Music Fest, presented by WPSU, will fill the Tussey Mountain ski slopes with sound at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. The festival will feature Cass & The Bailout Crew, Hannah Bingman, The Sorters, The Pennsoulvanians, Jim Colbert and Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fis. “Soak...
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