Business-Bits of Business

April Etters still manages to laugh when talking about the past three months, even though it’s been a pretty wild ride.

Despite Webster’s Cafe on Aaron closing, those who live nearby won’t have to do without their coffee fix for long.

Want an ice cream flavor named after you but don’t have the star power of Joe Paterno or Barack Obama?

Kelly Swartout wants to bring back the diner days in Philipsburg.

Martha Hoffman is brewing up a buzz in Millheim — of the caffeinated kind.

Eric Sauder and his cohorts at the New Leaf Initiative want to make sustainability more than a buzzword.

The dream continues for Trinh Ninh and Dung Le.

More often than not, the focus of my column falls upon new or closing businesses.

It’s a competitive world out there, but somehow, State College keeps racking up the wins.

With all the new restaurant openings in State College, the great hand of fate decided it was time to take one away.

Once dead, Valpak of Lion Country has risen again, and those little blue envelopes containing big savings should once again be arriving in mailboxes soon.

There was a time in State College when the only way to get a bite of Middle Eastern cuisine was to make it yourself or take a long drive east. With the opening of three new restaurants serving Mediterranean cuisine, that time is, thankfully, over.

It’s not easy to find reasonably priced furniture in State College, said Pete Hosler.

There are days when the time flies by and it’s impossible to find a moment even to think about preparing dinner. On those days, wouldn’t it be nice to have a personal chef?

Paul Suhey thinks his peppers are the hottest things being sold at McLanahan’s.