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

I was wondering if anyone here knew what nearby dental practices are owned by private equity. I’ve checked whoownsmydentist.com, but I don’t know how accurate it is. I really hope I can avoid them, but unfortunately corporate practices are some of the few in-network options for a great deal of dental insurances.

We’re planning on seeing the odyssey this weekend. Obviously we don’t have anything close to an IMAX, I’m just looking for the biggest screen in town possible. Is College 9 and UEC Theater12 comparable in size? Any way of knowing which screenings will be on their larger rooms? There are a million showtimes not surprisingly. Thanks!!

Can anyone recommend an auto mechanic that works on the electrical/computer system for infotainment screens? Screen has been replaced and still having issues. The dealer was like, yeah no idea. Our usual mechanic doesn’t do electrical. Where can we take it?

any cases here in state college?

My family is heading through State College in a couple of weeks on a roadtrip so my eldest can check out PSU. (She’s interested in the B.Arch program.) I’m looking for fun things to do with my 14 and 11 year old kids while my wife and daughter are on the campus tour.

I'm starting to do some research into divorce lawyers in the area, and wanted to see if there are any that you all would highly recommend meeting with (or staying far, far away from). Thanks!

Apartments.com is a great tool, but quite useless when it comes to the State College area. Listings will say “Apartment” or “Studio” and mean room-share.

Must haves:

1. Allow dogs.
2. In-building laundry.
3. Parking (I have a motorcycle and a car).
4. A leasing office that doesn’t use Ai to answer calls.

Nice to have:

1. Studio preferably. Don’t want an unmanageably large place.

Must not have:

1. Any relation to Berger Communities. They have crap customer service, their facilities are always having some kind of issue, and Ai answers all their calls.

Thanks in advance. Also open to suggestions of just really good private landlords.

I would like to shop locally and actually try them on. Which shop has the best selection? (I could add detail about what kind of shoes I prefer, but that might be irrelevant to the basic question.)

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for someone to take over my lease at Parkway Plaza for the upcoming school year.

Details

• 🛏️ 2 Bed / 2 Bath
• 👤 Male lease (replacement must meet Parkway's requirements)
• 📅 Move-in: August 20
• 💲 $835/month
• 📈 Current rate for this floor plan is $875/month
• ✅ Floor plan is currently sold out

I'm no longer moving into Parkway due to a change in my housing plans.

The lease transfer is completed directly through Parkway Plaza, so the replacement resident must complete their approval process.

If you're interested or know someone looking for housing, send me a DM!

If anyone remembers the bar/restaurant Liberty that was downtown from like 2014-2018, my wife loved that place, and her absolute favorite thing was their charcuterie board. They had little bread slices, jam, and tons of choices for meats and soft/hard cheeses

Looking into going out for her birthday soon, and I’m wondering if there’s anything out there that comes close. We’ve tried the ones at American Ale House (expensive, super tiny, came with silly little crackers) and Happy Valley Brewing Co (better, but not as good as the Liberty one in her memory).

If anyone has had a great meat and cheese plate somewhere around here, I’m all ears

We're rolling into town on a Sunday evening with no other plan other than to find somewhere to eat and get dessert at Berkey Creamery.

I am currently off of bar food so no wings or sandwiches with fries or giant pretzels type menu. I saw one taco place that looked great until I saw the proteins for tacos and was underwhelmed; definitely need at least al pastor and chorizo options.

Looking for:

Old school red sauce Italian

Korean but not hot pot. I'm not paying $40 pp to cook my own food.

Tacos

I sound picky but I'm pretty open to anything except pub fare or pizza.

Thank you for your recommendations!

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Hey all, well the title says it all but I'm looking to find a group of people to play board games with, and hopefully mahjong too.

A little about me: I'm 30 (M), and I'm into card games of all sorts, board games, and mahjong (riichi, HK, Taiwanese). I used to play a ton of mahjong back in undergrad, but I haven't found a group since then and honestly miss it.

I work remotely as a UX designer, so it's been surprisingly hard to meet people out here. Would love to just get a regular game night going, nothing too serious

If you're already part of a group, or want to start one with me, feel free to comment or DM~

I'm looking for someone to take over my lease at Park Forest Apartments, lease starts early to mid August and runs for a full year.

I've lived in the apartment for few years and I've always found it good, I've just had another living situation offer after I signed the lease.

It's a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath ground floor apartment with a small concrete patio. All utilities are included in the rent except electricity, which has been a steady $20 - $30 a month. The complex is pet friendly, and rather quiet. Right on the N CATA line, on a streak of bike paths to downtown and campus.

Rent would be about $1250 a month. Specific move-in date would be worked out with the office staff when they approve you, it's not a direct sublease with me or anything just taking over my existing lease.

https://www.apartmentsstatecollege.com/park-forest-apartments has more information about the complex and apartment, 360 tour, etc.

I'm happy to answer any questions! If you are interested please DM me your email so I can forward it to the office staff and get the process started.

A group of us are back in town for Arts Fest weekend and we are reminiscing about our college years. We can’t remember a pizza place we frequented and it’s killing is. Not canyon, or Belles, or college pizza. It was on the east side of town off Calder Way, maybe a block or two from the G man - looking at a map it looks like the location it was in might have been demolished and it’s new construction now. the pizza was decent, but it usually took a long time to get your food. The kids working were usually high 😂. Ring any bells?!