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State College Bride 2011
Much to love in State College magazine's Bridal issue! From Hadley Spanier's 2-continent wedding to the amazing cupcake trend to a goat as a surprise wedding crasher. It's all inside...
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Articles
Helen O’ Leary, Painter
January 25, 2012“Listening to Shane McGowen and the Pogues in the 1980s clarified for me the power of language, and opened up the possibility of re-inventing poetic tenderness without nostalgia. His stories of being alive sung through the...
Way Better than Chicken Soup
January 25, 2012If this season’s holiday dinner for the extended family has you feeling pressed for time and extra chairs, think about Chef Gary Glenn, the innovative foodservice director at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Glenn will be serving...
‘Tis Better to Give
January 25, 2012Looking for somewhere to channel that holiday spirit? We’ve got some suggestions—several local charities need your help now.
A Display by the Dozen
January 25, 2012On the first day of Christmas, Sparks Street residents get into the spirit with a holiday tradition that spans nearly 45 years.
Square Deal
January 25, 2012Crossword competition brings wordsmiths together for an afternoon of fun and fundraising.
Giddy Up
January 25, 2012I was thinking it really wouldn’t be that big a deal. I’d gone horseback riding before, a bunch of times; I like it, even if I can never get into the saddle without either a serious boost or one of those tiny ladders that allow...
Babies, Butt Paste and Time
January 25, 2012I am a teacher. I spend six and a half hours every day with 25 12-year-olds. Their mouths never stop moving—asking questions, complaining, arguing, laughing or making noises just to be heard. The thing is, I love the chaos, the...
Charity Begins... At a Girl Scout Meeting
January 25, 2012Christmas was rapidly approaching a few years ago as I met with my Girl Scouts at their regular meeting. That week we had secured the name of an underprivileged child from a local charity, and we needed to shop for some of the...
2011 Best of State College
January 3, 2012You voted, and here they are: some perennial favorites mix with new faces among the 2011 winners of the Best of State College annual survey of readers.
BEST PEOPLE
Best DoctorBrian Shunk, D.O.Practicing in State College for...
Remaking the Holidays
January 3, 2012Thanksgiving is the gateway holiday that sets the stage for five weeks of festive eating. Pecan pies, turkey with bread stuffing, oysters, eggnog, roasted chestnuts, dozens of cookies, at least seven fishes and plates of rugelach...
A Decade of Dining
January 3, 2012It was a night for celebration at the 10th annual Chefs on Stage in September. And how we did.
In honor of the 10th anniversary, two dozen of the area’s top chefs—more than any other year—gathered to cook up a festive evening...
