Downtown Altoona – What You’ve Missed!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you haven’t made it to Downtown Altoona lately you are missing out on a revitalized mountain main street that is reminiscent of the “days of old” with a pioneering spirit fueled by entrepreneurs and business...

7 Days – 3 New Hotels – 1 City

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A week apart to the day the City of Altoona and Blair County – The First Frontier – welcomed three new major lodging properties to our community.  On June 1, 2017 the Wingate by Wyndham opened in Downtown Altoona followed...

Welcome ArtsAltoona.org

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our friends within the Altoona Arts community have been working for a number years to promote the multitude of opportunities to get involved with the arts as well as appreciate them and we are excited that their new website...

Altoona LaunchBox Takes Off

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There was an excitement in the air that was over 10 years in the making with today’s Penn State Altoona LauchBox ribbon cutting event in Downtown Altooona. “This always seemed like a dream to have Penn State affiliated...

Convenience Store Wars in PA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As published in Keystone Crossroads by Eleanor Klibanoff on May 30, 2017 There are millions of Americans out there who don’t have much of an opinion about their local convenience store brand. They’ll stop at a 7-Eleven...

Urban Agriculture Growing in Blair County, PA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As published in the Altoona Mirror by Cherie Hicks on May 24, 2017 Living in the city doesn’t mean you can’t raise a wide variety of your own food. And a growing network of urban agricultural interests in Blair County is trying to...
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