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Lunch with Mimi: Trish Fulvio finds her dream job as the new executive director of Pink Zone

Spot 9Trish Fulvio, a generational Penn State alumna, is back in town from the Philadelphia area as the new executive director for Pink Zone. Fulvio tells Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith […]

All About Options: David Gingher made his mark at Penn State by bringing name-brand dining choices to campus

Spot 9You could say David Gingher traveled a long way in retail from his days working the sales floor at Capperella’s Furniture in Bellefonte. Although over four decades have passed since […]

Heartache and Hope: The opioids crisis is hitting all too close to home in Centre County, but many are working to provide lifelines

Spot 9(Editor’s note: This article was first published in January 2019.) This is a story about addiction. It’s about people suffering and lives lost to opioids, heroin, and other drugs.  […]

New Walk-in Crisis Center aims to be a place of hope

Spot 9One of the first things a visitor notices on the wall of the Centre County Walk-in Crisis Center is a quilt-like banner from a Centre County Out of the Darkness […]

Adventure Centre: As more people look to the outdoors for entertainment, new initiatives are enhancing the area’s standing as a recreation hub

Spot 9When longtime road cyclist and outdoor recreation enthusiast Josh Stapleton started mountain biking with his two children, he quickly realized that while there is a wonderful, extensive trail system in […]

Trout in the Classroom program connects students with important cold-water resources as they raise small fry

Spot 9Austin Smith and his fellow seventh-graders at Bellefonte Area Middle School spent time before school closed because of COVID-19 going beyond textbooks and into a different kind of learning environment […]