Jessi Blanarik
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Women’s Welcome Club Celebrating 45 Years in Style
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Moving to a new town comes with its challenges — one of which is building a network of friends. This challenge is what caused the original Women’s Welcome Club of State College to form in 1978. Now, the group is celebrating 45 years of friendship and warm welcomes. “When the group first started, it was…
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Boal City Brewing Celebrates 1st Anniversary
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BOALSBURG — On Friday, April 12, Boal City Brewing, a craft brewery and beer garden located in historic Boalsburg, will celebrate its one-year anniversary — and owner Gordon Kauffman is celebrating in style with a weeklong, community-centered celebration. Created by Kauffman with the help of master brewer Mike Smith, Boal City Brewing serves up a…
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Local Author to Speak on Her Journey from Scientist to Author
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The Nittany Valley Writers Network, a local community group that links local writers of all genres and levels of experience, will host guest speaker Eva J. Pell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the Schlow Library Community Room. In Pell’s “My Unlikely Journey — From Scientist to Children’s Author; From Idea to Publication,”…
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Centre County Purchases Community Columbarium for Unclaimed Remains
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The Centre County Board of Commissioners recently approved the purchase of a 16-door community columbarium from Happy Valley Monuments to inter unclaimed cremated remains. “This has been a project that has been a long time coming,” Julia Sprinkle, human services administrator for the Centre County government, said during the commissioners meeting on March 19. “We’d…
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First Friday Returns to Downtown State College
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The start of spring marks many new beginnings in Centre County, including the start of First Friday in downtown State College. After a winter hiatus, First Friday will return, providing after-hours access to galleries and shops, free bites and beverages, live music, retail and restaurant specials and more, according to the Facebook event page. The…
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Work Outdoors This Spring in Bellefonte
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BELLEFONTE — With temperatures slowly inching higher and the summer months getting closer, one coworking space in Bellefonte is making it possible for people to comfortably work outside and enjoy the nice weather. The popularity of coworking spaces in recent years has increased as virtual careers have become more common. In August 2023, the U.S.…
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New Cafe Opens at State College Airport
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On Saturday, March 23, Penn Valley Cafe opened in the State College Regional Airport. The cafe is near the ticket counters in the airport’s main lobby. Penn Valley Cafe features sandwiches, salads, smoothies, snacks, breakfast dishes and more that busy travelers can grab before their flight or on an extended layover. The cafe is open…
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Women Veterans Honored at Military Museum
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BOALSBURG — In celebration of Women’s History Month, on Saturday, March 23, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, “A Walk in Her Boots” was hosted by Her Boots, a new nonprofit founded to provide support to female veterans. Founded by Amanda Strandburg and Elizabeth Maines, who both have served in the Pennsylvania Army National…
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Phyllis Triolo Music Competition Returns Home for 40th Anniversary
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STATE COLLEGE — The Phyllis Triolo Music Competition will return to its original home at the State College Area High School on Saturday, May 18. Created by the Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association in 1984, the music competition was established to honor the memory of Phyllis Triolo, a Central Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association member, concert…
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Local Author Reveals Secret History of Centre County
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CENTRE HALL — Jeffrey Frazier grew up in Centre Hall, spending much of his childhood exploring the mountains of Centre County and learning about the local legends connected to them. Now, he is sharing the old-time tales he’s collected for the last 50 years in his most recent book, “Pennsylvania Mountain Landmarks Vol. 3.” “I…