Mark Brackenbury, Town&Gown

I’m always game for a good trivia question. Jeopardy is practically appointment television in our household, and the DVR is set to “record series” for those times when we’re out or doing other things at 7 p.m. Ken Jennings or James Holzhauer I am most definitely not, but I’m OK on topics like American…

I’m one of those adults who thinks it seemed to snow a lot more when I was a kid than it does now. I’ve never been that guy telling the kids I walked five miles through snow drifts on my way to elementary school. But as the Blizzard of 1978 bore down on the…

My attempts at mapping my family history have been scattershot at best. Growing up, it was generally understood by my family – the Brackenburys and the Kings (my mom’s maiden name) – that our ancestors hailed from England. Details beyond that were scant, at least to me. Like a lot of folks as…

For anyone who collected Matchbox cars as a kid, a walk around Christian Bechdel’s elaborate display is a fascinating trip back in time. But for Bechdel, it’s much more than that; it’s a 50-year labor of love. Bechdel has more than 13,000 die-cast vehicles on display in his small museum in Bellefonte. …

There is a certain rhythm to life that can be both scary and reassuring. The busier we are and the older we get, the faster the world seems to careen past us. Life’s mile-markers – seasons, holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, vacations – help take us from one year to the next, often in the…

A slice of Cannes is coming to central Pennsylvania this month. The historic Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg will be home to the inaugural Centre Film Festival the weekend of November 8-10. The festival, with the theme “Stories at the Rowland,” will showcase six award-winning feature films, a world premiere, eight award-winning short films,…