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Crumbl is opening a new cookie shop in Altoona
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The popular cookie shop, Crumbl, which has a location in State College, is adding another shop and this one is in Altoona. The local franchise will be expanding and opening up the Altoona shop in the Logan Towne Center, next to GameStop. Anticipation for the shop’s opening day began as the […]
Prince Gallitzin State Park hosts annual apple cider festival
PATTON, Pa. (WTAJ) — Prince Gallitzin State Park hosts an annual Apple Cider Festival each year. It draws as many as 20,000 people to the area. It’s always held on the first Sunday of October. For more than thirty years, it’s become somewhat of a local holiday. “We have about 150 craft vendors, 20 food […]
Wawa gets win over Sheetz in new customer satisfaction survey
And, it wasn’t just Altoona-based Sheetz that Wawa beat out. According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, the Philadelphia-area chain was ranked first in the entire nation in the inaugural convenience store study.
‘Tackett’s by The Lake’ hosts annual fall festival
PATTON, Pa. (WTAJ) — For nine years, Tackett’s by the Lake has hosted their annual Tackett’s Fall Festival in Patton. Joe Tackett and his wife Ellen organized the event which first started with 12 vendors. It now has 55. “We love doing it, and we mainly do it just because we really believe in the […]
Altoona church blesses pets, collects donations for pet pantry
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Over the weekend, a Duncansville church hosted a pet blessing to celebrate the bond between people and their beloved animals. On Sunday, Oct. 6, the Duncansville Evangelical Lutheran Church hosted the blessing to commemorate the Feast of Saint Francis, the Patron Saint of Animals. The event also served a second […]
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