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The 2021 Penn State wrestling season is right around the corner, as the Nittany Lions get set to pursue another national title. Meanwhile, the hockey and basketball seasons are ramping up. While you may not be able to cheer them on in person this year, stay connected to the Lions of winter with in-depth features…

Somica Brower was at her lowest point in February. After having just given birth to her third child, Brower’s sister passed away from COVID-19 and her husband left their family, all within a span of three weeks. Suddenly a single mother and feeling isolated, Brower didn’t know where to turn for help. Then she found…

The first Saturday in October, John Black, longtime editor of The Football Letter, was doing something he never before could do at that time of the year. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the start of the Penn State football season, and without a game to attend, Black and his wife took a road trip to see…

In its lifetime, Pine Grove Hall, at 101 East Pine Grove Road, has been many things. Formerly known as the Old Oak Tavern, it’s been in use almost continuously since 1900, when it was built as an Oddfellows hall. Since then, it has functioned as a civic center, a meeting place for Boy and…

Off-campus backyards brimming with students and large clusters of friends making their way downtown are sights that will be missing this year, if things go according to plan, as Penn State students settle back into Happy Valley. With the uncertainty and ever-changing regulations surrounding the return of students to college campuses across the United…

Escaping to a sunny beach locale is a bit difficult this summer, but a new cafe in downtown Bellefonte gives visitors a little taste of the tropics. My Cafe Buzz opened in May and has since been offering diners delicious, fresh, and healthful breakfast and lunch items, alongside an array of coffee-based drinks, all…

From Arts Fest to the Grange Fair, many of Centre County’s large festivals and events this summer have been canceled because of public health concerns surrounding COVID-19. One of the many consequences of the cancelations is that the county’s residents won’t have the same opportunity for funnel cakes, French fries, BBQ, and other quintessential fair…

The Centre County arts community, like so many other local businesses and organizations, is using its abundance of creativity to adapt to the unprecedented circumstances brought about by the coronavirus shutdown. “Art is a great healing tool,” says Lori Fisher, deputy director of the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County. “It’s great for us…

Classical stringed instruments that don’t often share a stage will mesh when American guitarist Sharon Isbin, Musical America’s 2020 Instrumentalist of the Year, and Indian sarod maestro and composer Amjad Ali Khan perform Strings for Peace September 30 at Penn State’s Schwab Auditorium. They’ll be joined by Khan’s sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan…

The Extra Miles is an acoustic trio from the State College area that combines introspective storytelling with tight vocal harmonies. The trio’s sound could easily be categorized as Americana or folk, but it is much more than that. Their clever interpretations of classic covers show their willingness to take chances. Their original songs share…