You've probably read by now that Penn State Athletics is undergoing a new facilities master plan and Athletic Director Sandy Barbour is interesting in significantly renovating Beaver Stadium. A few details about potential renovation plans were included in a survey distributed to football season ticket holders.
The Fraser Centre, once an empty parking lot that few thought would ever be completed, is starting to fill up with well known tenants. According to Target's website, as tipped off by The S-Zone, the major retailer will move into the Fraser Centre when it opens this fall.
Students who want to join one of Penn State's 46 fraternities will have the chance to begin the process this week.
Downtown State College's already impressive array of downtown bars will have another member when the Fraser Centre opens next fall. Federal Taphouse, which currently has locations in Harrisburg and Lancaster, will open its third restaurant and bar on the second floor State College's newest high rise.
For Penn State football, waiting for 2017 is the hardest part. Let's not eat each other alive in the meantime.
If you haven't seen the mega hit Spotlight movie yet, here's one more reason to find some time to get to the theater. 1982 Penn State graduate Tom Ortenberg was one of two independent financiers of the film and was recently the subject of a glowing IndieWire profile giving him credit for the film's critical success.