Karaoke is one of those things you hate to love, even if you don't want to admit it. If you're looking to sing your own rendition of "Baby Got Back" any time soon, we've got you covered with this breakdown of some of the best spots in State College.
The Wong family has been making egg rolls for the State College community since 1970. But when I called to speak further about the family business, Suzie Wong politely declined the interview. A few days later, I drove down Aaron drive, found Suzy Wong Egg Rolls after a few drive-by's, only to be declined again.
Michael Pilato's famous mural on Heister St. has some new editions. Pilato unveiled the addition of former Penn State football player and Math Whiz John Urschel and Jasmin Enriquez, a recent graduate who started Only With Consent, a sexual violence awareness organization during the First Annual Herb Hand Pizza Crawl. The two were added to the Inspiration Mural as a surprise stop during the tour, which benefitted Uplifting Athletes and RAINN, the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. The mural already features Kelsey Hirsch, the founder of Bands4RAINN, who raised more than $10,000 for the organization following Jerry Sandusky's arrest.
One sexual abuse victim support group, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), took their disapproval of the new Joe Paterno statue to an official capacity, and released a pointed statement denouncing the new statue.
Central PA's 8th Annual Out of the Darkness Walk will be held on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. at Sidney Friedman Park in State College. Over the years the event has raised $350,000 for AFSP. More importantly, half of the money that's raised goes to suicide prevention and awareness programs in our area.
Most of us have now learned better than to put our implicit trust in the CATA app with its frequent crashes and occasionally unreliable information, but is there any hope that we can one day track our beloved Loops and Links with peace of mind?