Annie-hannah Mancini

“For me as an artist, it’s not going forward, it’s becoming. The Western mentality is, ‘I’m leaving this now and going here.’ But it’s a river, a two-way river going up and down. So it’s three things:  It’s a flow, it’s a...

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Newcomers to the area seeking a local brewpub take note: Otto’s Pub and Brewery on North Atherton Street in State College advises, “Potential customers are encouraged to carpool.” Most evenings, traffic slows down near the entry...

In Flux

There’s a certain sort of sad symbolism to this, I guess: Twenty years ago, when my wife and I moved from Central Florida to Happy Valley, we crammed everything we owned from a three-bedroom house into a 26-foot Penske rental...

Are You Ready for Some Football!

Everyone at the magazine is pretty excited this month. Most of us love college football and Penn State is pretty much a favorite team here. We do have three staffers who favor Wisconsin, Michigan State and Syracuse, but we don’t...

Home and Garden

Improvements, Safety Tips, Remodeling Options and Money-Saving Ideas

Green It Up

Plants not only beautify our homes, but according to a recent study conducted by NASA, they also remove harmful pollutants and gases from the air in our homes as well.

Properly placed plants and indoor trees provide textural...