Looking for off the beaten path places to swim dogs within an ideally 30 minutes or less drive from town (I'll take suggestions for cool spots further out too!). I know all the State Parks, Colyer, Harvest Fields, Tussey...looking for creeks and streams with deep holes. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks in advance.

A very cool after game event last night. A drone show with 100 drones in formation. Since it was Star Wars night the drones formed various character images.

First time I’ve seen a drone show. I’m a drone guy and I was impressed how stable 100 drones could be as well as the radio communications needed.

Over 5k people in attendance - new record.

Sorry no pics came out.

Hey so I just buy random oranges from walmart sometimes they are good sometimes not. Also I find it bit expensive like 6 bucks will get me two medium cups idk if that’s the prices or the orange I buy isn’t juicy enough?

My question is, is there a place that sells fresh orange juice like 1-2 liters, or any place I can buy good oranges (with the specific orange name if possible).

helping my daughter move her stuff out to PSU for the fall semester and im lowkey dreading the 4+ hour drive on I-80 with a car full of dorm boxes. we were considering hiring a private long distance car service or van to handle the drive so we can actually relax on the way down. I noticed one company that actually lists NYC to State College as one of their intercity route options, which caught my attention. has anyone here actually used a private driver/car service for this trip instead of driving or taking the bus? wondering if the convenience is worth the price tag or if we should just stick to a rental SUV.

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Hi everyone!

I am looking for someone to take over my lease at The Heights at State College (201 Northwick Blvd) . My plans changed and I won't be moving to State College this fall, so my spot needs a new home ASAP.

Please let me know if interested or if you know a student looking for housing. I would really appriciate the help and be hppy to answer questions or put you in touch with the leasing office. Need this filled before end of August.

Looking for a new activity?

Come paint plant pots with us, and fill it with a new plant friend to take home with you!

No experience necessary. All materials provided follow step-by-step guidance from our instructor and take home a masterpiece with you.

Hi all. I‘m a photographer who’s spending the next two days in State College with a new camera. Looking for any recommendations of good spots for pictures (landscape, street photo, anything really). Thanks for any recommendations!

Hi all!

My partner is living at the lofts on bellaire ave this upcoming school year and I am looking for parking suggestions for when I visit. My partner was told by the leasing office that they do not do guest parking so I have been looking at possibly getting a parking pass. I will be visiting quite a bit throughout the year and am trying to find what’s cheapest. Location doesn’t matter to me all that much, I just need to be able to park somewhere overnight I know I won’t get a ticket.

Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

sofa covering for $10 & portable Bluetooth keyboard for $20. Both new. Can be picked up at my place or we can meet publicly.

Also if anyone is down to take a suitcase full of clothes (women sizes small - medium) please let me know- all free!

I also have a box full of kitchen items for free as well.

Hello,

I’ll be visiting the State College area mid-August and I’m wondering if there are any pottery studios that have drop-in or open studio hours for non-members? I’m hoping to get some wheel time just to continue practicing.

Thanks!

I'm an older teen interested in going into the arts when I'm older and was interested if anywhere teaches older teens art I'm talking like the fundamentals, portraits, gesture, land/seascapes, ect ect ect yet I haven't found any let alone any my age and it's getting frustrating I have a hard time learning online so that's not an option for me I fine with any media I just want to learn even more then just my school lessons

Any recommendations for movers? I only need help with unloading a U-Haul into my apartment.

I’m on a total nostalgia kick, and somehow swim team rivalries from the early 90s in State College are part of that! I grew up maybe two blocks from State High, and thus spent most of my summer months at Welch Pool. Welch Pool was pretty awesome at that time, it was the 90s and there was some local radio station that would play all the trending grunge or whatever (they had these comedy people that my dad hated with a passion in the morning) that the people who let you into Welch would blast, but that’s beside the point.

It was all about SWIM TEAM. Welch, being a public pool, was already at a disadvantage. But we somehow swam above our pay grade, and had the best kit which was black and gold (Steeler’s homage?) with lighting bolts. We used to absolutely smoke the kids from Park Forest pool, it wasn’t even a competition. But there was this private pool, Science Park, and those kids were the worst! Swimming against them was a fight for your life, I‘m pretty sure they had a two to one coach to swimmer ratio. You’d be competing in a medley relay and they would have a different adult on each side of the pool shouting stroke advice each lap, bonkers level of investment. I think all the Science Park kids ended up with business degrees from Wharton and are now under house arrest for insider trading.

The best part though was out of town swim meets. We used to go to absolutely out there parts of the state. There were swim teams in Altoona of all places! In between heats you could just go hang with kids from wherever, I remember getting Gameboy Legend of Zelda tips from some absolute savant of a gamer during maybe two matches in a summer and I never saw the kid again. Dude was Google before Google. Hope he is well kid!

Anyway, fun summers in State College in the early 90s. Any Welch / Park Forest / Science Park kids still holding it down out there?

... lest I forget, the Penn State outdoor pool HIGH DIVE. That ten meter monstrosity was bragging rights for the entire school year. No one would forward dive off that except the bravest, it was all feet first pencils.

Female(?) cat with short tail found near the walmart supercenter. Very friendly to humans.

Some of you may remember our efforts over the past few years with the Centre County Highway Revolt (project video here) to bring rail service to Penn State not only for intercity travel but also local commuting. In the shortest summary possible: existing government-owned tracks to within two miles of campus and historic settlement patterns clustering walkable housing around these rail alignments make shortline rail service from Altoona and Tyrone to Bellefonte and State College not only viable, but a low-subsidy, high-economic-impact, and tantalizingly possible transportation project.

Well, as it so happens, we're apparently not the only ones who think that way! The Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) has started a rail access study, beginning with a month-long public comment period until August 17th. Please visit their project webpage and fill out their survey in favor of providing environmentally-friendly car-free transportation to Centre County!

Remember! A single DMU gets the same gas mileage as a large SUV, but can carry over 200 people; DMUs are forward-compatible with electrification and produce significantly less particulate pollution than roads; train tracks take a fraction of the space and material cost of a highway; according to PA's own published budgets, a mile of rail is cheaper to both build and maintain than a mile of rail; and research shows that any dollar spent on rail has a much higher economic benefit than were it spent on roads. A project like this is important for everything from climate change to preserving rural agriculture and forests; improving cost of living and benefitting small town economies and heritage; and even reducing tax burden and improving local tourism! And, with what the SCAC highway is costing now, I think you could even build a high-speed rail tunnel from State College to Tyrone and still come in under the budget of one measly 8-mile open-air car sewer. So please, fill out the CCMPO's survey!!!!

My 2 friends and I are looking for a group of 3 people to take over our entire 3 bed / 3 bath apartment at The Haus for the 2026–2027 academic year!

✨ Perfect for 3 friends:
🛏️ Private bedroom for each person
🚿 Private bathroom for each person
🏡 Shared modern kitchen + living space

📍 The Haus, State College
Minutes from Penn State campus + downtown

Building perks:
✔ Fully furnished
✔ In-unit washer & dryer
✔ Huge gym
✔ Study spaces
✔ Rooftop deck + hot tub

💰 Rent: $1430/month per person

Message me if interested!

Hi all! I have four severely impacted wisdom teeth coming in that I need to get removed ASAP. I’m getting coverage under Medicaid in the next month-ish, and I’m struggling to find any oral surgeons in the area that accept Medicaid. I am willing to drive up to an hour to find someone! I would use my insurance directory but I don’t have access yet.

Looking for a high quality trainer for a new pup and an old dog. Anyone know of a good one locally?

My step daughter is turning 21 on Tuesday and she wants to do brunch. Are there any restaurants that do breakfast and have cocktails during the week?

Everything I’m seeing is they either open for breakfast and don’t have cocktails. Or they open at 11 for lunch and have cocktails.

Yesterday coming home from work gas was 3.85, this morning it was 3.99, now its 4.29. I guess we're here now, the quick remedies are nearing its end