August 2023
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Penn State’s Depth Chart Pretty Much Set, but for Now It Remains a Secret —Quarterback Included
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Like most head coaches, James Franklin’s relationship with publicly releasing a depth chart is lukewarm at best. All the same, the vast majority of his tenure at Penn State has resulted in some degree of obligatory preseason depth chart. Sometimes with a healthy dose of “or” smattered across it, but something has almost always been…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Big Ten Announces Conference Slate
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Earlier this week the Big Ten announced its conference slate of games which will – as per usual – feature four regular season contests between each program, two at home and two on the road. The Nittany Lions announced their 10-game out of conference schedule earlier this month. Penn State will open Big Ten play…
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Local Historia: Daring to Fly ‘Hell Stretch’
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It’s the early hours of an unusually warm, dry June Saturday—perfect conditions for testing the U.S. Airmail’s experimental night flights. The difficulties of flying, especially the “Hell Stretch” above the Allegheny Front, are well-publicized, but you’re one of the most experienced pilots in the country, with well over 700 flight hours, so you’re confident in…
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Scandals, Power Struggles and Policy: 3 New State Reps Weather a Wild 1st Session
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One of the biggest-ever classes of new lawmakers joined the Pa. legislature this year. Spotlight PA followed 3 of them as they navigated a freshman year full of power struggle and scandal.
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Let’s Get It Started
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It’s back to school time, whether it’s K-12, trade school, community college or a university. To me, it’s one of the most energizing and exciting times of the year and it brings back a flood of memories. Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, professor, coach or staff, it’s a brand-new academic year. It is…
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Tom Bradley Returning to Beaver Stadium for Ceremonial Coin Toss Before Penn State Football Opener
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Tom Bradley hasn’t been seen much around Beaver Stadium since leaving the Penn State football program more than a decade ago, but that appears to be changing this season. The former Penn State player and longtime coach known as “Scrap” will participate in a ceremonial coin toss before the Nittany Lions’ season opener on Saturday…
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Boil Water Advisory Issued for Part of State College Area
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Updated 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. The State College Borough Water Authority issued a boil water advisory on Monday for customers in portions of Ferguson and Patton townships. According to a notice from the SCBWA, an equipment failure and main break along North Oak Lane “created a loss of positive pressure in a portion of the…
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Zach Bryan to Perform at Bryce Jordan Center
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Country music star Zach Bryan is bringing “The Quittin’ Time Tour” to the Bryce Jordan Center. Joined by special guests The Middle East and Levi Turner, the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter will perform at 8 p.m. on March 12 at the Penn State arena as one of more than 50 dates on his 2024 North American Tour…
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Here’s What Happened if Penn State’s Season Goes Well, and if It Doesn’t
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With Penn State just days away from its Saturday evening season opener against West Virginia, there are still plenty of unanswered questions as well as reasons for Nittany Lion fans to be optimistic about the upcoming campaign as Penn State looks to win the Big Ten for the first time since 2016. With a new…
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Your Cigar Den to Hold Grand Opening for Second Location
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A State College cigar shop has opened a second location. After a soft opening starting in July, Your Cigar Den will hold a grand opening celebration from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday for its new store at 355 Colonnade Boulevard Suite B in Patton Township, in the plaza behind Wegmans. The new store, Your…