June 2021
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Centre County Reports No New COVID-19 Cases for 2 Consecutive Days
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For the first time in nearly a year, Centre County reported no new COVID-19 cases for two consecutive days. With no new positives added on Sunday or Monday, the county’s case total remains at 16,908. the last time Centre County went two days in a row with no new cases was June 29- 30, 2020.…
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‘We’re Coming Back.’ With Optimism for a Tourism Rebound, Adventure Bureau Awards More Than $460,000 in Grants
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COVID-19 resulted in a devastating 2020 for the Centre County tourism industry, but gathered Monday outside the Bellefonte Train Station, local officials and event organizers were looking forward with a renewed sense of optimism. They were there as the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Centre County commissioners announced 2021-22 tourism grant awards totaling $461,300 for…
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Rita’s Italian Ice Opens North Atherton Street Location
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Rita’s Italian Ice and Custard opened on Monday at its new State College area location. A spokesperson for the Bensalem-based company previously said that the shop at 1609 N. Atherton St., next to Champs Sports Grill, was to open on June 15. After a slight delay, the local franchise began serving up summertime sweet treats…
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Home D Pizzeria Now Permanently Closed
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Despite previous plans for one final hurrah this coming weekend, a longtime State College restaurant is now permanently closed. Home D Pizzeria, 1820 S. Atherton St., shut its doors for good on Sunday after “running into some difficulties operating since announcing the closure,” according to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. “Due to this…
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Nature’s Ways: Eastern Phoebe — the Under-Bridge Dweller
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After a long winter, I always look forward to the day when I can step outside and hear the loud and familiar “FEE-bee” call of the eastern phoebe. This spring it happened on March 25. The previous year, it was on March 23. Birds are not quite as precise as calendars, but pretty darn close.…
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A Harmonious Obsession: Richard Sleigh, a Master of the Harmonica, Reflects on a Life Immersed in Music
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Richard Sleigh of Boalsburg has made a life of playing and teaching the harmonica and building custom harps. He’s shared the stage with symphony orchestras and musical giants – Bo Diddley and Taj Mahal, to name just a couple. Sleigh, 69, is known the world over as a master harmonicist, but he traces his inspiration…
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Centre County Adds 3 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 177 New Positives
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Centre County reported three new COVID-19 cases on Saturday to bring its total 16,908, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pennsylvania added 177 positives, bringing the commonwealth’s total to 1,210,174. The county reported 78 additional negative test results, bringing its total to 70,464. Statewide, there were 6,598 new negatives for a total of 4,712,628.…
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‘Remember Our Freedom and Empower Our Future.’ State College Community Celebrates Juneteenth
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza was filled with music, dance, poetry and storytelling on Saturday afternoon as State College community members came together to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865. Led by the State College NAACP and the borough, it was…
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Ag Progress Days Returning for In-Person Event in August
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After being held virtually last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State’s Ag Progress Days will return in August as an in-person event, the university announced on Friday. Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor agricultural expo will be held Aug. 10-12 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center on Route 45 in Rock Springs. “Ag Progress…
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Summer Craft Beverage Expo Is Back at Talleyrand Park
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BELLEFONTE — The Summer Craft Beverage Expo is back at Talleyrand Park on Sunday, making it the perfect way to wrap-up the Historic Bellefonte Cruise weekend. Hosted by the Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail, the two-session event features local craft beer, wine, spirits and cider along with food trucks, vendors and live music. Event organizers said…