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Go Fest’s price tag to be free, technically

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Despite being a free experience for the first time, Pokemon Go Fest will have a lot of trainers breaking their banks to play the event, which will undoubtedly generate hundreds of millions in revenue. In celebration of Pokemon Go’s 10-year anniversary, Go Fest is technically free this year because all trainers who log in during the July 11-12 event will receive special research awarding a Zeraora encounter and additional bonuses, such as an increased chance of encountering shiny Pokemon, at no cost. Trainers who attended any of the in-person Go Fest events in Tokyo, Chicago and/or ...

Shundo Mewtwo tops trip to event

Area Life

Visiting Chicago for the first time last weekend for the in-person Pokemon Go Fest event was a surreal experience I will never forget. The event was such a success that it broke the all-time ticket sales record for any Pokemon Go live event in North America, with 103,605 total tickets sold ...

New York Knicks have a fighting chance

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I wasn’t alive the last time the New York Knicks made it to the NBA FInals in 1999. But I’m more than excited to watch it this year. While I enjoy the arts and humanities immensely, I’ve also been a basketball fan for about four years now, after watching my first NBA game with my ...

New ‘Go’ season gives a glimpse of the future

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The next season of Pokemon Go, Forever Forward, begins Tuesday and runs through early September, which means we have an idea of what content will be available for trainers leading up to the game’s 10-year anniversary in July. For starters, Go Fest is arguably the biggest event of the year, and this year’s event will feature the debut of Mega Mewtwo X and Y. To celebrate an extra-special year, Go Fest global will have an extra hour of gameplay and be free for the first time. Usually, people have to buy a paid ticket to receive special research rewarding a mythical Pokemon, an ...

Exciting event with Arts Altoona

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There’s an exciting opportunity for local artists and art lovers coming to Altoona with the upcoming Plein Air Painting Event & Wet Sale hosted by ArtsAltoona! From Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24, artists will paint on location throughout the community at selected outdoor ...

Nearly summer

The Art Cafe

I’ve been working different jobs and gaining a lot of experience. I’ve finished several pathways and must say the journey has been incredibly rewarding, allowing me to meet different people and experience so many new things. I think the biggest adventure has been learning about autism within my family — the struggle of the unknown and not understanding what needs were lacking. Thankfully, little by little, we’ve come to better understand our family and their differences. I’d say one of the biggest lessons has been learning how sensitivity to environmental processing can make ...