TOWN & GOWN ADDRESS
403 S. Allen Street, Suite 101
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-238-5051
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Invented, Owned, and Built Different
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From Penn State project to industry leader with a community-first mission In State College, entrepreneurship comes in many forms. Small businesses are a staple of the community — from restaurants to clothing stores to homegrown manufacturing companies like DiamondBack Covers. Sporting the motto “Built Different,” DiamondBack sprang to life in 2003 from the minds of…
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Penn State’s Shaver’s Creek Celebrates 50 Years
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Half a century of inspiring curiosity in nature and conservation In the heart of central Pennsylvania for the last 50 years is Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, a Penn State-affiliated outdoor education and recreation facility. Founded in 1976, the center originally consisted of one room in a building on the Stone Valley Recreation Area side of…
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A Field Divided
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Penn State and the Spikes clash over Medlar Field There’s a crack in the outfield wall at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Not in the concrete, not in the seats, but in something harder to repair: trust. What’s unfolding between Penn State University and the State College Spikes isn’t just a legal dispute. It’s a…
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Hub of the Hobby
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Jason Dambach has made his shop a community gathering place for sports card collectors who love the thrill of the chase The sight of a 1983 Topps baseball card takes Jason Dambach back to his childhood in Punxsutawney. “My grandfather worked in a grocery warehouse and they sold baseball and football cards for Topps and…
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From Autism to Inspiration: The Magic of Inclusion
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With Adaptive Magic in Motion, magic truly belong to everyone This is not your average magic show. There are no flashy bursts of fire or dramatic, sudden loud noises. There are no frantic doves bursting from top hats or wildly fast sleight of hand that leaves your mind whirling and your eyes searching for hold…
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Giving Centered Around Bettering the Community
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How Centre Foundation helps turn local generosity into lasting impact When Centre Foundation launched its inaugural Centre Gives campaign in 2012, Nathaniel Rasmussen was settling into his first decade of employment with the Schlow Centre Region Library. As an information technology expert, Rasmussen tapped into his expertise that year to help outfit the library’s website…
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Swing Your Partner Again
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State College’s contra dance scene is back, welcoming beginners, families and musicians Contra dance is experiencing a rebirth in State College. This traditional, easy-to-learn form of American country dance is drawing 40 to 60 people per event, dancing to a caller and live music in the State College Friends School’s community room. “If you can…
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An Experience as Bright as the Stars
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Stella A’s Bar & Grill has earned its place in the heart of Lock Haven Having a restaurant in downtown Lock Haven was a lifelong dream of the Anastos family — one that traces back to 1918, when the current owner’s grandfather opened the Texas Restaurant, a staple of the Lock Haven restaurant scene, serving…
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Rockview: Its Origins and Golden Days Under the Sun
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Its origins and golden days under the sun There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear…
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Tours, Crawls,Romps, and Hops: The Bar Crawl Tradition is Strong in State College
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So, I was driving through downtown State College the other day and saw something strange: a group of college-aged people dressed up as hot dogs. The costumes included a bun and yellow mustard squirts on a hot dog that made its way all the way up with a hood over the head. It was about…
