Posts Tagged ‘bars’

Tony’s Big Easy in big trouble with liquor board

Bars fight to regain licenses – The CollegianThree State College bars, including my former favorite Tony’s Big Easy, might be losing their liquor licenses.
The future of Tony’s Big Easy and two accompanying bars is uncertain after the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) declined to renew their parent company’s liquor license last week.
After multiple incidents and [...]

Last known functional phone booth in BeltwayLand no longer functioning

VIENNA, Va. — Remember when I recently debunked The Post’s claim that the last working phone booth in the area was gone? Back in April they claimed the one in Clarendon was the last hold out, but I proved otherwise about a month and a half ago when I discovered a functional phone booth in [...]

Working phone booth found in Vienna

VIENNA, Va. — Despite claims to the contrary, an opearational phone booth has been found in the D.C. metro area. This Verizon phone booth is located several paces from the Vienna Inn, 120 E. Maple Ave. (VA 123). I noticed it after a recent lunch over there. I popped inside the booth and verified there [...]

La Coupe Hauxer wrap-up

VIENNA, Va. — We had the annual La Coupe Hauxer season-end trophy presentation on Sunday at the Vienna Inn. Brad, representing the NJ Devils, won La Coupe Hauxer for the third consecutive time. He has gotten so nonchalant about the whole thing that he did not wear a Devils sweater. At least he didn’t put [...]

No more phone booths

UPDATE: Last Call for Phone Booth – The PostThe last phone booth in BeltwayLand has been removed. Only about five people a day were using it, even after it was “revealed” last fall as the only one left.
05.24.2008 UPDATE: Working phone booth found in ViennaI found an operation phone booth next to the Vienna [...]

State College’s Sports Cafe having problems

Former workers may sue local bar – The PostI did not know that the Sports Cafe & Grill in downtown State College had been closed since last year. I also didn’t know that former WR (not tailback, Collegian) Joe Nastasi ‘99 was one of the owners. Money problems may have shut the place down, but [...]

Rating area chili dogs

There are only a few hours left in National Hot Dog Month 2007, so I thought I would finally get around to comparing Washington D.C. area chili dogs. I think I alluded to this post as far back as last fall, but it was only recently that I got around to visiting all the establishments [...]

A look at hot dogs

Hot Dogs With Bite – The PostThere was a Sunday Source feature on local hot dog joints this past week with commentary from the president of National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. I’ve been to to two of the featured; Hard Times Cafe and The Vienna Inn (as recently as Sunday). I haven’t been to [...]

La Coupe Hauxer wrap-up

We had our annual La Coupe Hauxer ceremony at the Vienna Inn yesterday. Read about it here.
©MMX William F. Yurasko

Happy is the valley

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Since Erica and I had a christening to attend on Sunday along the US 322 corridor, we spent Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley. It was our first trip back since the Wisconsin game last November. It was great to be back — State College on a 72 ° day is pretty [...]

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