Holly Riddle
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Downtown State College Businesses Hope for Boost from Holiday Shopping Season
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While, for most, this year’s holiday shopping season may not include packed malls and crowded lines, retailers in downtown State College are doing what they can to bring in business safely and still provide an enjoyable holiday shopping experience for locals. The holiday shopping season kicks off
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For the First Time, the Renaissance Fund Is Honoring an Organization — The Penn State Alumni Association
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The Penn State Renaissance Fund – a scholarship program that provides funding to the university’s most high-performing students with the most financial need – has chosen the Penn State Alumni Association as its 2020 honoree, celebrating a family of Penn Staters that as cultivated lifelong conn
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Titan Market Offers New Year-Round Place to Shop from Local Vendors
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A new indoor market in Bellefonte gives local shoppers a place to support area farmers, producers and artisans, all year-round.
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Drive-Up Costume Contest Offers a New Twist on Centre Region Halloween Celebration
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Centre Region Parks and Recreation is offering local families a fun way to safely celebrate Halloween this year.
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Walking Tours Will Give a Taste of Bellefonte History
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The three Taste of History tours that take place Oct. 17 and 18 are a joint initiative between Downtown Bellefonte Inc. and Local Historia Walking Tours. The tours are a new, social distancing-friendly fundraising alternative to some of the former’s annual events.
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Philosophy of Hope Concert Goes Online to Benefit Jana Marie Foundation
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Jana Marie Foundation takes its second annual Philosophy of Hope concert online this year, for a virtual event benefiting the foundation’s mental health and wellness programming. The concert, which takes place 8-9 p.m. on Saturday, blends music, storytelling and other art forms to “bring listene
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A Popular Former Downtown State College Shop Returns as Online-Based Business
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A longstanding staple in the downtown State College shopping scene has found a new home online. Tadpole Crossing, which was located on the corner of East Beaver Avenue and South Allen Street for 15 years, now offers similar products and its highly-praised customer service via an online retail space,
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New Ridgelines Theater Program Explores Challenges Facing Immigrants
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Ridgelines Language Arts, the organization that works to empower new language artists and under-heard voices in the central Pennsylvania region, kicks off a new theater program exploring issues related to immigration this week.
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Doing It Right: With Gourmet Foods and Memorable Coffee, Bill Clarke Has Fueled a ‘Village’ of Loyal Patrons at The Cheese Shoppe
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“I love my shop and I love my customers,” says Bill Clarke, creator of downtown’s longstanding W.C. Clarke’s The Cheese Shoppe. Opened in 1977, the small storefront is going […]
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Auction Fundraiser Will Support Interfaith Human Services’ Efforts to Provide a Helping Hand
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Like many area nonprofits and organizations, Interfaith Human Services has felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in more ways than one. Demand for certain services are up, but obtaining the funds to provide those services is becoming more of a challenge as in-person fundraising events aren’t po