Karen Walker, Town&Gown
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Neighbor to Neighbor: Feeding Bodies and Souls
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In an extraordinarily difficult year, we found kindness in every corner in Centre County. Town&Gown’s ‘Neighbor to Neighbor’ series explores some of those stories. Even in “normal” times, most […]
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Speaking Grief: WPSU Documentary Aims to Help Americans Become More Comfortable Talking about and Dealing with Loss
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Becky Bolich hopes to help people by sharing her family’s story in Speaking Grief, a 60-minute documentary currently being aired by public television stations across the country. The documentary is part of a national initiative created by WPSU that aims to help our society “get better at grief.
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Speaking Grief: A WPSU documentary aims to help Americans become more comfortable talking about and dealing with loss
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Becky Bolich loves to talk about death. She didn’t always feel this way. Like many people, she used to be uncomfortable going to viewings and funerals and didn’t quite […]
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CREST Volunteers Are Trained to Help Lost or Injured Hikers, Bikers and Hunters – but That’s Not All They Do
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Whenever a person goes missing in Centre County, there is a local team comprised mainly of volunteers that are ready, willing, and well-trained to aid in the search. The Centre Region Emergency Strike Team, or CREST, is the wilderness search and rescue/specialty disaster support division of Centre L
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Members of Centre County’s Class of 2020 Lost Some Rites of Passage, but Found Positive Lessons Amid the Disappointment
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Senior class trips. Prom. Senior skip days. Banquets and awards. Graduation ceremonies. These are all rites of passage for most teenagers during the spring of 12th grade – traditions many look forward to for years. But when a global pandemic brought the in-person school year to an abrupt end in Ma
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Alex Ramos Focuses on Details in His Realistic Still-Life Paintings
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Alex Ramos has always had an eye for detail. As a child, he created meticulously detailed pencil drawings. As a production editor, he focuses on the fine details of text. And as an artist, his attention to detail allows him to create intricately realistic still-life paintings.
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Artist of the Month: Alex Ramos focuses on details in his realistic still-life paintings
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Alex Ramos has always had an eye for detail. As a child, he created meticulously detailed pencil drawings. As a production editor, he focuses on the fine details of text. […]
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Generous Spirits: Sense of Optimism Guides Community Members Making a Difference
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Shirley Stump is making a difference by devoting her retirement years to helping her community through the State College Woman’s Club. Joe and Lucy Loomis felt welcomed by their […]
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Generous Spirits: These Community Members Show There Are Endless Ways for Each of Us to Make a Difference
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Christy Delafield has made a career out of giving on a global scale, helping some of the world’s most vulnerable people during times of crisis. Diane Kramer gives back […]
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A New ‘Nutcracker’: Nittany Ballet’s 2019 Holiday Performance Reflects Changes at the Helm
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For nearly 20 years, local audiences have been getting into the holiday spirit with Nittany Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at Eisenhower Auditorium on the Penn State campus. Audience members who have experienced this annual tradition in the past can expect a few changes this year, according