May 2023
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Launched from Elk Creek Café: Penns Valley Native Strikes a New Chord on the National Stage
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As Judy Hyman tells the story, Gus Tritsch and his mother arrived at the Elk Creek Café in Millheim in 2008 to watch Hyman’s band, The Horse Flies, at soundcheck. Tritsch was four at the time and had recently started taking violin lessons from her. As she would soon learn, Tritsch was not like any…
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Mount Nittany Health Sleep Lab Receives Accreditation
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Mount Nittany Health’s Sleep Lab, located within the Sieg Neuroscience Center, was recently awarded a five-year accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). The recognition “acknowledges the Sleep Lab’s commitment to excellence in patient care and adherence to rigorous quality standards,” according to a news release. Accreditation by the AASM represents the gold…
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18 Pa. Candidates Who Spread Election Misinformation Are Poised to Oversee Local Voting in 2024
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In three Pennsylvania counties, election skeptics will likely hold majorities on key county panels that set voting rules after the November 2023 general election.
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Pizzeria with Local Roots Coming to Downtown State College
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In 1976, Angelo Pistone opened Brothers Pizza at 204 E. College Ave. in State College. Now 47 years later, his son is bringing the Brothers legacy back to the same location. Joseph Pistone plans to open Giuseppe’s Pizzeria by Brothers later this summer in the storefront that was most recently occupied by Weirdoughs Custom Pizzeria,…
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Gone 39 Years, Back for 10: An Old-Timer’s View of Today’s Happy Valley
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I’ll never forget my sense of euphoria as I pulled into the Ebensburg Sheetz one day in May of 2013. My excitement was not anything Sheetzy, although I’ll always appreciate the taste of an MTO sandwich or the chance to save some pennies at the pump. No, my excitement on that day 10 years ago…
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Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Defense Rising to the Occasion in Midst of NCAA Tournament Run
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Penn State men’s lacrosse defeated Army 10-9 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal on May 21 but not without losing one of its key defenders, Jack Posey, to an injury. Posey has been a leader on defense all season, and the senior recorded 25 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers up until his injury. “You could tell it…
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Local School Districts Preparing for First Season of PIAA-Sanctioned Girls Wrestling
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With the May 17 announcement that there will be a PIAA-sanctioned girls wrestling season in 2023-24, Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola and State College are beginning to plan what that season will look like. All three schools had already started a program — BEA in 2021 and P-O and State College this year — but they…
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Bellefonte’s Hastings and the Johnstown Flood
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“It is difficult to express in a few lines the value of General Hastings’ services and the kindly regard the people of Conemaugh Valley entertain toward him.” —Rev. David J. Beale, First Presbyterian Church, Johnstown By the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 1889, record rains had already accumulated across Pennsylvania, with the worst being between…
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Businesses Kick Off Friday in the ‘Fonte Summer Series
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BELLEFONTE — Friday in the ’Fonte will kick off its summer series on May 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Centre County Courthouse, 102 N Allegheny St., in downtown Bellefonte. As a way to celebrate local restaurants, shops and businesses in downtown Bellefonte, Friday in the ’Fonte is a community event held each…
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State College Borough Lifting Some Parking Restrictions for Memorial Day Weekend
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State College Borough will lift a few parking restrictions for Memorial Day weekend, according to the parking department. The “No parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.” restriction will not be enforced from 2 a.m. Saturday through 2 a.m. Tuesday. One- and two-hour restrictions in residential neighborhoods also will be lifted from noon on Friday until…