A bronze statue of Joe Paterno seated on a bench will be erected outside the Tavern Restaurant in November 2015. The statue, designed by sculptor Zenos Frudakis, is in response to Penn State's decision to remove Joe Paterno's statue from Porter Road in July 2012. At the time, President Rodney Erickson called the statue a “lightning rod of controversy.”
While some bar tours name themselves based on their student groups (sororities, fraternities, clubs, etc.) we want to find the most creative and offbeat bar tour themes.
They say saving the best for last is the way to go, which isn’t always true, but it definitely is for dessert. Just like Happy Valley is jam packed with cheap pizza places and beer, it doesn’t fail to provide with a healthy variety of places to grab some sweets. However, these aren’t just any dessert joints – they’re THE dessert joints of State College.
As a 10-year old kid growing up Nottingham, England, BMX rider Jamie Bestwick didn't know that his first bicycle -- a gift from his father-- would inspire him to become one of the best athletes in the history of action sports.
The 2nd annual College Town Film Festival is well underway at the State Theater and one of the most prominent features of this year’s festival is special guest James Denton also known as Mike Delfino from Desperate Housewives. The festival features the screenings of several independent films as well as several shorts, one of which stars Denton.
Believe it or not, there's other places in State College that sell great ice cream. Meyer Dairy is one of them.