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State College, PA 16801
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Town and Gown
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Return to the Farm
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Fillmore Farm Café & Gardens opens its doors to an experience that feels both familiar and new Story Sherri Jordan and Luciano Sormani At 1000 Fillmore Road, just minutes from the bustling landscape of Penn State University and the University Park Airport, a quiet evolution is taking place. Where the former RE Farm Café once…
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Data Centers Powering the Future
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The digital gold rush is coming to Pennsylvania By Lloyd Rogers Data centers are quietly becoming one of the biggest debates in Pennsylvania. They don’t have the spectacle of a new sports stadium or the controversy of a new casino, but make no mistake, these buildings could reshape our economy, our electric grid, and the…
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The State of AI
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How Penn State’s Growth in Emerging Technology Impacts Students and The Larger Community By Elana Laing For many people, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Siri may come to mind at the mention of artificial intelligence (AI), but for Penn State students, AI means much more. That is because “Penn State students are engaged in the conversation…
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The Day the Sky Turned Black in Centre County
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Revisiting one of the strangest and most unsettling afternoons in Centre County history By Dustin Elder All summer, our region has been inundated with some of the most extreme weather in recent memory. A record-setting July heat wave, powerful thunderstorms that drove Central Pennsylvania to a record number of year-to-date severe weather warnings, an alarming…
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Hitting the Right Note
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Nittany Valley Symphony Celebrates Diamond Anniversary By Hannah Pollock When her son began learning how to play the violin, Avis Jones remembered the viola she played in high school. She enjoyed playing the instrument, although only for a year. “My husband surprised me with viola lessons,” Jones says. In her mid-30s, she took lessons —…
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Managing Pennsylvania’s Wild Side
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Game Commission Regional Director Mark Ternent Discusses Wildlife, Habitat, Hunting, and a New Headquarters Near Bellefonte By Mark Brackenbury As director of the Northcentral Region of the Pennsylvania Game Commission (pa.gov/agencies/pgc), Mark Ternent oversees 382,000 acres of state game lands across 10 counties. Soon, the hub of the region’s operations will be based in Happy…
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A New Route to Growth
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Direct flights to Charlotte promise easier travel, and broader economic opportunities for Centre County By Matt Farley More options for flying to and from State College Regional Airport are coming this fall with the addition of direct flights to Charlotte, North Carolina. Local leaders hope the expanded service will bring broader economic benefits to the…
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Forging Penn State
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The Iron Industry, Farmland, and Local Visionaries Behind the University’s Beginnings in Centre County By Christopher Blue The furnaces, they painted the sky blue with the billowing smoke of those charcoal fires, creating the iconic blue and white that became Penn State’s colors. Located near Penn State’s main campus, down the hill from the Bryce…
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Growing Wisely
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The Centre County Farmland Trust explains how conservation easements, zoning, and community involvement can shape smarter growth Farming is an integral part of Centre County’s heritage. “It gets in your blood when you live around here,” says Dan Guss, president of the Centre County Farmland Trust and the grandson of a dairy farmer. But as…
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A Partnership That Benefits Students, Businesses, and the Community
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Penn State Smeal and the Downtown State College Improvement District partner to provide hands-on learning for students and new opportunities for local businesses The Penn State Smeal College of Business and the Downtown State College Improvement District (DSCID) have launched a six-week pilot partnership that serves as a replicable model for how universities and communities…
