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Town&Gown June 2013

All-Star Alums - Jenna Spinelle

For the second consecutive year, Town&Gown caught up with a graduate from each of the county’s districts to discuss their achievements and how their time in local schools prepared them for success in the professional world. Katie Gallagher State College Area High School, Class of


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Letter from the Editor

For many years, the June is- sue of Town&Gown has been considered our “History” issue. This year is no different, with a nearly 40-page special section of local businesses and organizations spotlighting some of their milestones. And there’s also Erin Rawley’s story,

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On Center: Momix's Botanica

Nature, like the weather, is ever changing. In its dance-theater production Botanica, Momix revels in the animated world of nature and its evolving beauty. The internationally famous company of dancer-illusionists, last seen at Penn State in a March 2009 performance of Lunar Sea, opens the Center

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Snapshot: Gerardo Edelstein

Gerardo Edelstein’s favorite place to stand is in front of an orchestra when the music begins to play. Edelstein, director of orchestral studies at Penn State, started taking piano lessons when he was 12 years old, and jokes that for many musical geniuses to begin, that’s not an early

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5 Questions with State College Spikes manager Oliver Marmol

The State College Spikes are back as part of the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization after spending the past six seasons as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. And managing the Spikes this season is a career Cardinal — Oliver Marmol. The 26-year-old Marmol spent four seasons playing

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Community: Summer Solstice Celebration

Understanding the connection between farmland, food, and the quality of life in the region brings out hundreds of people each year to Tait Farm Food’s Summer Solstice Celebration, an afternoon benefit- ing the Centre County Farmland Trust. Held this year from 1 to 4 p.m. June 22 at Tait Farm,

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Health & Wellness: Wiping Out West Nile Virus

Sunscreen is not the only safety precaution to employ this summer. With the warm weather comes bugs and insect bites, especially mosquitoes. With mosquito bites come potentially serious side effects if you’re bitten by a bug that has the West Nile virus. Mosquitoes receive the virus from a

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Taste of the Month: The Greek Restaurant

For almost 40 years, John Dimakopoulos has been serving State College the perfect American breakfast at his two Original Waffle Shop locations, on North Atherton Street and West College Avenue. Originally from Volos, Greece, he turned to his roots when he opened The Greek Restaurant — located

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Events: Happy Valley Culinary Week

College towns may not always be thought of for their fine-dining options. But Happy Valley Culinary Week will try to change that perception — at least when it comes to State College and the surrounding area. Modeled after restaurant-week events that some towns and cities now have, Happy

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Fall Teams Look Ahead to 2013 Seasons

While a lot of attention has been paid to the 2013 schedule and future schedules for Penn State’s football team, including a possible trip to Ireland, a little under the radar has been the 2013 schedules that were released for Penn State’s other fall teams. Men’s and women’s

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