Best Neighborhood in State College, PA
This is a reprint from the Centre County Historical Society Encyclopedia. By William Blair John Hamilton was one of the most influential leaders in the early history of Penn State and State College. He served Penn State as superintendent of … Continued
Chocolate Pepper Cookies — From Margaret Sebastianelli, adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe Peanut Blossoms — From the Kitchen of Helen Kearney Peppermint Mocha Cookies — Adapted From Sally’s Baking 101 Cookbook
By Katherine Joyce Photos by Bethany Haag A few months ago, back in May, I embarked on creating a bit of a travel piece: to follow the Highlands historic neighborhood tour with my friend, Bethany (Ramble Part One). I was … Continued
By Katherine Joyce Photos by Bethany Haag I am a native Pennsylvanian, but I’m writing this article from northern Kentucky, where I’ve taken an internship for the summer. Just approaching this piece reminds me of my stomping grounds, and while … Continued
Part II By Zachariah Hamer-Lang Delta’s Time in the Fairmount Building From 1981 to 2019 the Delta Program was located in the historic Fairmount Building located on 411 South Fraser Street in the Highlands District of State College. The original … Continued
Part I By Zachariah Hamer-Lang After moving to State College in 2019, I began my senior year of high school during the fall of 2021. I left the entirely online boarding school that I had been attending during the COVID-19 … Continued
By Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT)*** ***: So far, all of the authors for the Hearts in the Highlands articles you have read are real people. This time we are trying something new. Josh Portney, one of the editors of the Hearts … Continued
By Rebecca E. Rogers Jacqueline Rogers (maiden name Ragner) arrived in State College with Thomas Hunton Rogers in 1961 when the University hired my father to teach fiction writing in the English department. A Frenchwoman born in Gascony in 1924, … Continued
By Adrienne Ott On Monday, October 7, 2024, the State College Borough Council approved a $1.5 million construction loan for the State College Borough Redevelopment Authority’s adaptive reuse project of a former fraternity building in the Highlands neighborhood. Located at … Continued