Karen Walker, Town&Gown
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Professor who helped create regional medical school campus retiring
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UNIVERSITY PARK — The past eight years have brought two transformative additions to the Penn State medical community. The first was the establishment of the University Park Regional Campus of the Penn State College of Medicine, offering the opportunity for medical students to study medicine in a clinical setting in the State College area. The…
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Parents should be wary of some apps on teen’s phones
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Parenting in the age of smartphones and the Internet is a journey into uncharted territory for most of us. Technology is changing at lightning speed, and social media is not something parents of today’s teens and tweens ever had to deal with while growing up. The online dangers to today’s kids are being studied…
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Skilled Hands: These Centre County Artisans’ Occupations Are Old School, but Still in Demand
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In a digital world filled with disposable goods, skilled artisans who work with their hands are becoming increasingly rare. The desire to develop tangible, tactile skills seems to have been replaced by the ease with which we can purchase whatever we need with the push of a button. Trades that used to be passed…
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Local artist and entrepreneur creates metaphorical sculpture
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STATE COLLEGE — When Christian Baum was offered a stash of more than 30,000 Citizens Bank Penn State football buttons — those blue pins the bank distributes each week during football season featuring slogans about Penn State opponents — he didn’t think twice. He borrowed a truck and brought the whole stockpile home, with no…
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Nittany Theatre at the Barn prepares for a season of laughs
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BOALSBURG — When the curtain rises on Nittany Theatre at the Barn’s production of Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ on May 23, it will kick off the company’s fourth season of summer stock theater, and the 59th year of theater at the historic 1890s Boalsburg barn. The Nittany Theatre company took over the facility in 2013…
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Local cheer squad makes history
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BELLEFONTE — A local All Star cheerleading team has become the first-ever Pennsylvania team in its division to earn a full paid bid to the 2018 Cheerleading Worlds competition — a competition many refer to as the “Super Bowl” of cheerleading, according to Superstar Athletics owner and coach T.J. Banas. The team from Superstar…
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‘The Hair Lady’ looks to pass torch to the right person
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STATE COLLEGE — It’s more about heart than about hair. That’s one thing that becomes apparent as soon as Janise Crow starts talking about her wig boutique. Crow has been building her business since 2001, when she started selling ponytail clip-on hairpieces just for fun. Her customers at the time included local cheerleading and…
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The gut may hold the key to overall health
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STATE COLLEGE — Perhaps you’ve been experiencing digestive issues like belly pain, bloating, diarrhea, or constipation. Or, maybe you’ve noticed your metabolism is slowing down and you can’t seem to shed the extra weight. Perhaps you’ve been feeling sluggish, depressed, and you’re having trouble sleeping. Maybe your doctor has not been able to give you…
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Down East in Centre County
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In August 2017, Shaun Knight and Christa Stofferahn opened Maine Bay & Berry, and since then, Knight has been making the 12-hour trek to Maine three or four times each month to bring back fresh seafood straight from New England to State College.
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Trout in the Classroom gives kids hands-on lessons in conservation and science
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SNOW SHOE — Ask the kids in Mrs. Gugliocciello’s class at Mountaintop Area Elementary School about the inhabitants of the 55-gallon tank in the back of their classroom, and you’ll get an earful. The first thing you’ll hear about is the two-headed fish. Then, they’ll tell you exactly how many brook trout fingerlings are…