This story appears in the May 2021 issue of Town&Gown.
A week before the bar at 108 West College Avenue reopened on April 14, longtime manager Ellen Braun and bartender Justin Griffin took time from their preparations to let me take it all in. The bar is known for its craft cocktails, but Justin was nice enough to pour me a Firestone Walker Union Jack, a West Coast-style IPA. It hit the spot while we chatted. Ellen and Justin were excited to be soon welcoming back all their old customers and show them the new digs, and I could see why.
Gone is the old bottle shop that used to stand next to the entrance to Chumley’s. In its place is an open new front entrance area, which provides more space and visibility. Outside, a rainbow painted on the overhead sign is still there to highlight the bar’s inclusivity.
A part of Bellefonte’s history will soon be alive and well again when the Gamble Mill opens to the public after being closed since 2015.
New owners plan to open the restaurant, bar, hotel suites, and private event space in the revitalized old mill in June.
Soon enough, people will be able to walk through that historic arched doorway to meet friends at the old bar they used to know so well. Diners will able to walk up an open stairway to sit in the dining room, enjoying locally sourced food with flavors from around the world. Those who wish to stay in town with style can take in its history in boutique inn and suites on the formerly underutilized upper floors of the old mill. A retail space will give shoppers another local connection.
As the nation continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a moment to check in with a few of our many area arts organizations. With restrictions and shutdowns, our once-lively and diverse cultural scene has been dealt a heavy blow, but innovation from the creative types who lead these institutions has helped them survive.
The Rowland Theatre
“Life changed drastically for us when the COVID mandates first went into effect on March 17, 2020,” says Rebecca Inlow, secretary/treasurer of the non-profit board that manages Philipsburg’s historic Rowland Theatre. “The theater was closed for five weeks for the Spanish Influenza in 1918, and I had been doing my own countdown and remember when we hit the 35-day mark of our closure and thinking how crazy it was that we were surpassing that.”
JR Motorsport
Named the GT23, this car is basically a road-going GT3 race car. JR Motorsport does however note that this isn t a full-blown racecar for the road: steps have been taken to re-calibrate the suspension and aerodynamics to make it more liveable on a daily basis. The GT23 has seen some extensive modification over the standard GT-R and features the same 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, but 150 mm lower and further back in the body shell. The rest of the body also sits on a wider track and rolls on a set of 18-inch wheels ready for slick tires, or a set of 20-inch carbon-fiber wheels with road tires. The interior is also customizable according to Darren Andrew, JR Motorsports commercial and projects manager.
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