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01/17/2025

TODAY'S FEATURED SOUPA STAR
Traditions Restaurant and Bakery
2329 Curryville Rd, Martinsburg

Traditions is a Pennsylvania Dutch Restaurant and Traditions Clothing & Gift Shop all in one!

Made from scratch homemade soups! Ham & bean and chicken corn rivel soup offered daily as well as a specialty soup. Crab bisque and clam chowder served on Fridays. Traditions also offers specialty coffees and house made baked goods like donuts, whoopie pies, cheesecakes, pies, and pastries.

If you think Traditions has the best soup in the area, you can head over to our website now to vote. It's your chance to win gift certificates to our participating restaurants!
lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

01/16/2025

TODAY'S FEATURED SOUPA STAR
Marzoni's Brick Oven & Brewing Company
164 Patch Way Rd, Duncansville & 1830 E Pleasant Valley Blvd, Altoona

$6 Soup of the Day, buy it by the bowl or the pint:
- Everyday: Italian Wedding Soup - Monday: Chicken Corn Rivel
- Tuesday: Loaded Potato - Wednesday: Tomato Basil Bisque
- Thursday: White Chicken Chili - Friday: Boston Clam Chowder
- Saturday: French Onion - Sunday: Pasta Fagioli

Since 2023 Marzoni's has been proudly specializing in hand-made brick oven pizzas, Italian-American cuisine, and hand crafted lagers from their microbrewery. Family friendly restaurant boasting pastas, steaks, seafoods, pizzas, sandwiches, and appetizers to appeal to anyone’s appetite.

If you think Manzoni's has the best soup in the area, you can head over to our website now to vote. It's your chance to win gift certificates to our participating restaurants!
lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

01/16/2025

01/15/2025

Each weekday in 2025 The Train and Lightner Communications LLC will be honoring a local first responder and thanking them for their selfless service to our community.

If you would like to nominate a first responder for recognition, fill out the brief form below.
https://www.lightnercommunications.com/hats-off-to-heroes/

Our Hats off to Heroes program is proudly sponsored by Burchfield Towing, Truck Sales & Budget Truck Rental, Brent Cogan Electrical Services, Inc. and Ron Beatty Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, Inc.

01/15/2025

TODAY'S FEATURED SOUPA STAR:
Hoss's Family Steak & Sea Company
Locations in Altoona, Huntingdon, State College, Richland, Indiana, and Bedford

Home of the award winning chicken noodle soup! Stop in for lunch for the salad bar special and have all the soup you can eat (M-F, 11 AM - 4 PM, $9.99). Add a Little Willie 1/4 lb choice burger, grilled cheese, or 2 hot dogs for only $2.49.

If you think Hoss's Family Steak & Sea has the best soup in the area, you can head over to our website now to vote. It's your chance to win gift certificates to our participating restaurants!
lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

01/14/2025

TODAY'S FEATURED SOUPA STAR:
Hard Bean Cafe
3535 PA-764, Altoona

Today's Soup of the Day: Zuppa Toscana

Hard Bean Cafe is serving up fresh made from scratch soup with no artificial ingredients every Tuesday and Thursday! Head over to their page to see their monthly schedule of their 30 different varieties of soups. Frozen soups are available to go daily.

Enjoy your soup with a variety of fresh baked bread made in house. Hard Bean Cafe also has mini cake tins, muffins, and cookies. Pre order seasonal Treat Boxes which include 4 cookies and a mini cake tine for $10.

If you think Hard Bean Cafe has the best soup in the area, you can head over to our website now to vote. It's your chance to win gift certificates to our participating restaurants! lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

01/13/2025

TODAY'S FEATURED SOUPA STAR:
Tom And Joe's Restaurant
1201 13th Ave, Altoona

Home-made soup of the day!
$4.99 for a bowl or grab a quart to go for $9.99.

Tom & Joe's is a historical PA diner serving the community with tradition and flavor since 1933. It's where people meet and eat! Open for breakfast and lunch.

Hours:
- M - F, 7 AM - 2 PM - Saturday, 7 AM - 1 PM - Sun, 7 AM - Noon

If you think Tom & Joes has the best soup in the area, you can head over to our website now to vote. It's your chance to win gift certificates to our participating restaurants! lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

01/13/2025

It's soup season, so The Train wants to know who makes the best soup! You can vote once a week in our Soupa Star contest and have the chance to take home great prizes to our local participating restaurants!

Vote Here & Full Contest Rules: lightnercommunications.com/soupastar

Thanks to all of our Soupa Star contestants:
Tom And Joe's Restaurant
Hard Bean Cafe
Hoss's Family Steak & Sea Company
Marzoni's Brick Oven & Brewing Company
Pacifico Bakery
PJ's Tavern
Prime Sirloin Buffet
Smokin' J's BBQ and Catering
Traditions Restaurant and Bakery
US Hotel Tavern
Outback Steakhouse - National (Altoona)
R & A Cafe’

01/11/2025

R.I.P. Sam Moore of Sam & Dave - He was 89

R.I.P. Sam Moore of “Sam & Dave” – He was 89

01/11/2025

01/10/2025

Happy (80th!) Birthday Rod Stewart!

01/10/2025

Here is Debbie Hoy and Lesley Kistner the Public Relations Director for The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. She is also the Bureau coordinator for Happy Valley Adventures agritourism initiative. Winter is a great time to enjoy Happy Valley and the Fresh from the Field digital passport. Go to https://happyvalley.com/ today! Thanks for stopping by and chatting this morning, Lesley!!

01/10/2025

This Saturday night with The Steinbeiser & Friends Band:

01/08/2025

Remembering ELVIS PRESLEY, born 90 years ago this date

Join Elvis Presley's Graceland, TODAY at 8:30 AM CST/9:30 AM EST on the north lawn of Graceland Mansion to celebrate the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s 90th birthday!

Witness the unveiling of a larger-than-life birthday cake and hear the proclamation of Elvis Presley Day from Memphis and Shelby County officials.

If you can’t make it in person, tune in online for free via Graceland’s Vimeo page - this is one birthday celebration you won’t want to miss!

Watch here: https://bit.ly/3DGHUQ4

01/08/2025

R.I.P. Brenton Wood - The singer was 83

R.I.P. Brenton Wood – The singer was 83