
A week after 2012 Penn State graduate Kyle Chase Johnson tragically died while running the Pittsburgh half marathon, local muralist Michael Pilato painted his likeness on the Heister Street mural, a fitting tribute for a man who, by all accounts, was a quintessential Penn Stater.

Aaron Carter is making his 2013 Penn State return at the beginning of the Fall '13 semester.

I have a confession: I could eat pasta for every meal, 365 days a year. Fettucini, orrachetti, farfalle, penne, or my personal favorite bucatini -- it doesn't matter -- I love them all. I eat them all with exorbitant amounts of pleasure and delight. I know I am not alone in my obsession, for there are already over 400 people who plan on attending Fasta Pasta's "Free Pasta Day" this Friday, according to the Facebook event.

Summer break may have just started yesterday, but it's never too early to think about coming back for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
Just recently, Arts Fest was named on livability.com's top 10 list of Summer Festivals, coming in at a respectable No. 5.

Camdin Crouse, a 24-year-old former RMU football player, lost part of his leg in an ATV accident just a year ago. Today, he's training for the Paralympics.