Lunch with Mimi

Mimi Concludes Her Lunch Column with Words of Wisdom, Thanks

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Sep 1, 2022

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Vilma Shu Danz

When Town&Gown celebrated its 30th anniversary in January 1996, Mimi Barash Coppersmith started her column Lunch with Mimi to feature notable people at Penn State and in the community. That first issue […]
Lunch with Mimi: Revisiting that first Lunch with Arnold Addison

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Aug 1, 2022

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Town & Gown

Edited by Vilma Shu Mimi is taking a summer break, so we’re reprinting the first Lunch with Mimi, originally published in January 1996. In Town&Gown’s early years, Mimi Ungar Barash’s “Catalyst” […]
Lunch with Mimi: Arts Festival manager helps keep the summer event going strong

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Jul 1, 2022

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Town & Gown

Mimi is taking a summer break, so we’re reprinting the Lunch she had in July 2007 with Carol Baney, operations manager of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Carol […]
‘A big team effort’: Tamara Schuster discusses the revitalization of Bellefonte—past, present, and future

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Jun 1, 2022

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Town & Gown

Edited by Vilma Shu Board president of the Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce since 2018 and owner of Our Fair Lady, A Victorian Bed and Breakfast, Tamara Schuster is passionate about […]
‘Connections and Collaboration’: Sara Thorndike, VP for finance and business, discusses her first year and future at Penn State

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Mar 31, 2022

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Town & Gown

Edited by Vilma Shu As senior vice president for finance and business and treasurer at Penn State, Sara F. Thorndike leads financial, endowment management, business, and administrative activities at all […]
Toward a Creative Community: Erica Quinn of 3 Dots

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Mar 1, 2022

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Mark Brackenbury, Town&Gown

Edited by Vilma Shu 3 Dots Downtown is a nonprofit with a mission to inspire a more vibrant community by elevating the humanities, promoting local arts, cultivating innovative experiences, and […]
Switching Gears: David Pencek reflects on leaving a well-established journalism career in mid-life to become a Lutheran pastor

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Feb 2, 2022

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Town & Gown

Edited by Vilma Shu These past two years with the pandemic, we have all been jolted out of our comfort zone, leading us to ask the big questions about what […]
Graham Spanier, On the Record: A decade after the Sandusky scandal, Penn State’s former president shares his views on a ‘false narrative,’ prison reform following his jail stint, his legacy, and what lies ahead

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Jan 9, 2022

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Town & Gown

Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith recently sat down via Zoom for an interview with former Penn State president Graham Spanier. A decade since the indictment of former assistant football coach Jerry […]
A New Voice for the Borough: Ezra Nanes will bring a passion for fairness, justice, and equity to his role as mayor of State College

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Dec 7, 2021

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Town & Gown

Ezra Nanes will be sworn in as the 11th mayor of State College on January 3, 2022, to serve a four-year term. Nanes was elected with more than 3,100 votes […]
A Mission of Caring: Cheryl White leads Centre Volunteers in Medicine as it grows into a new, larger home

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Nov 4, 2021

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Town & Gown

Centre Volunteers in Medicine is a free medical and dental clinic, providing access to primary and preventive medical and dental care for individuals living in Centre County and those working in Centre […]