Galleria said they would have first responders and a Blackhawk helicopter there. I took my daughter because she loves seeing that kind of stuff. Instead it’s just carnival rides and food. Not a single first responder there. Not even an ambulance on standby in case someone gets hurt.

Honestly, a carnival at the mall sounds like a fun idea. The concept of what’s actually up there is fine. But it’s not fun being lied to and now my daughter is sad she didn’t get to see the fire trucks.

Hi! My partner and I started ice skating in March (and inline skating during the off season) and I wanted to know where everyone around here goes for casual skating.

We currently go to Galactic Ice in Altoona, which is an intense drive, but they have weekend public skating that is casual and adult focused. The rec center in Ebensburg seems to be aimed at children/families, and as far as I can tell the War Memorial only has public skating after Tomahawks games (at 10:30 pm!). Surely there is somewhere or something I'm missing.

We're very much beginning skaters but will be enrolling in Learn to Skate as soon as adult programs open.