State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news — locally, nationally, internationally and in cyberspace. We post the latest sampling of stories of note, with links, from our site and across the Web every weekday in Noon News & Features.
Here is Thursday’s offering:
News
- Gorgeous Weather, Crowds Herald Arts Festival’s Start (StateCollege.com)
- Arts Fest: Meat-on-a-Stick and Other Fest Foods (Onward State)
- StateCollege.com’s Complete Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Guide (StateCollege.com)
- Hundreds Turn Out for Discovery Space Opening in State College (StateCollege.com)
- Boalsburg Festival Gives Art Lovers a Choice (StateCollege.com)
- Burglary Reported at Tussey Mountain Lodge (StateCollege.com)
- Austin Scott Mulls Next Move (Centre Daily Times)
- Penn State College of Medicine Receives Additional Grand Challenges Explorations Funding (WHP TV)
- Penn State Berks’ New Building will be Named in Honor of Late Dean (BCTV)
- Youth Discover and Explore at Shaver’s Creek (Penn State Live)
- Region Seeking Status to Show Bike-friendly Nature (Centre Daily Times)
Columns/Opinion
- Jay Paterno: Marking the Passage of Time with Memories of Arts Festivals Past (StateCollege.com)
Photos/Video
- Children and Youth Day Kicks Off 2011 Arts Festival (Penn State Live)
- People’s Choice Festival, Central Pa. Arts Fest Draw Thousands to Happy Valley (WJAC TV)
Audio
- BookFest PA Author Lisa Scottoline Talks with WPSU (WPSU)
Sports
- Penn State Hockey to Take Part In 2012 Winter Classic (Onward State)
- Yanks’ Offense Too Much for Spikes in 9-2 Defeat (State College Spikes)
- Bencsko Making the Most of Second Minor-league Season (Parsippany Daily Record)
- Women’s Soccer: Americans Advance to World Cup Final 3-1 Over France (GoPSUsports)
- Golf: Ex-Penn State Standout Foley Leads NJ Open (Associated Press via USA Today)
- Penn State Football Season Tickets Available for Nittany Lions’ Blockbuster Home Schedule (GoPSUsports)
- Penn State Adds Buffalo to Future Slate (NBC Sports)
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