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This Little Pennsylvania Diner Makes Biscuits And Gravy You’ll Want All February Long
February mornings in Pennsylvania practically beg for something warm, hearty, and smothered in gravy. Step into a small town diner and you are greeted by the comforting scent of fresh baked biscuits and savory sausage sizzling on the stove. Coffee pours steadily, plates clatter gently, and steam rises from bowls...
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Primanti Bros. closes two Central Pennsylvania restaurants
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Primanti Bros. just confirmed they have closed two more restaurants here in Central Pennsylvania. A spokesperson with the popular Pittsburgh-based eatery, Primanti Bros., just confirmed they decided to close their restaurants at the Capital City Mall on 3745 Capital City Mall Drive in Camp Hill, and at the Lancaster Shopping Center […]
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Play review: Chambersburg Theatre serves heaping plate of family dysfunction with ‘August: Osage County’
CHAMBERSBURG – February may be the shortest month, but in Pennsylvania this period of winter often feels crushingly long. The dreary weather, the cold, the shorter daylight hours. Summer can feel light years away. In contrast, Chambersburg Community Theatre is offering its audiences an oppressive summer on the Oklahoma...
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Kol Shields dances in THON 2026 to reconnect with his sister
When Penn State’s Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) entered the dancer lottery in the fall, Kol Shields raced at the opportunity to represent the organization and honor his sister. Shields, a fourth-year studying electrical engineering, said THON has always been a big part of his time on...
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‘He deserves this’ | THON 2026 dancer Zach Jarrett inspires his fraternity with unwavering commitment
Zach Jarrett spent the first of his 46 hours at THON with one of Alpha Kappa Psi’s Four Diamonds families, the Sweitzers. As a dancer and the business fraternity’s THON Chair, quality time at the make-shift playground in the Bryce Jordan Center was just the motivation he needed to kick off a successful weekend.
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2026 Maple Harvest Festival returns to Shaver's Creek in Huntingdon County
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‘It’s Everything I’ve Dreamed of Since I Was Little.’ State College Native Ian Savitski Dancing for a Cure at THON 2026
For most dancers and volunteers, THON , a yearlong fundraising and 46-hour dance marathon, begins in college. For Penn State junior Ian Savitski, it started in childhood. Savitski, an integrative science major, grew up steps from campus and the traditions that define the university. “I grew up about a 15-minute walk from Beaver Stadium, so it was hard not to fall in love with Penn State from a young age,” Savitski said. “My parents were Penn Staters, so that definitely contributed.” Born and raised in State College, Savitski attended THON as a child long before he fully could grasp its scale or mission. An early connection shaped that experience. “I kind of grew up coming to THON from a really young age, and not really quite getting the full gravity of it and just kind of knowing what it was,” he said. Savitski said his ties to the student-run dance marathon began through his former babysitter, whom he refers to as Miss Jenna, who served as a THON director during her time at Penn State. “She would take me on the floor. Sometimes we would come and visit family or friends involved; it became kind of a yearly thing that
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Parents of THON dancers 'in awe' of the scope, philanthropy of THON
While Penn State students may be used to THON’s enormity, parents of THON dancers like Neil Crowley, father of Lily Crowley, are “amazed” at how big the event is. Christine Zambrio, mother of Julia Zambrio, was impressed that the philanthropy is entirely student-run and how much “time and effort these kids put into it” year-round.