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COVID-19 Update: Two more Carbondale restaurants closing, three new Jackson County COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 Update: Two more Carbondale restaurants closing, three new Jackson County COVID-19 cases

By Staff Report, News Desk
July 22, 2020
Partygoers mingle at a Polar Bear gathering Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Beta Chi house on Cherry St in Carbondale.

Gallery: Polar Bear 2020

By Elizabeth Biernacki and Rana Schenke
January 26, 2020
Unofficial partygoers wait in line to enter Stix Bar & Billiards on Oct. 18, 2015, on the Strip. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Stix to close, Levels plans reopening

By Emily Cooper, Editor in Chief
July 25, 2019
Paul Tawl Paul Frederick sings on April 15, 2018 inside PKs.

After 65 years of business, venerable bar PK’s up for sale

By Isabel Miller, Photo and Multimedia Editor
July 1, 2019
Kristi Thies, owner of Bottoms Up Bar & Grill, poses for a portrait with a basket of fried chicken Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Jacob. Kristi and her husband, Jason, have owned Bottoms Up since 2009. Located on Neunert Road in Jacob, the bar and grill serves half and whole fried chickens on Wednesday nights. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Bottoms Up: Students flock to Wednesday beer and chicken

By Mitch Brown, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2019
Jonathan Clapp, of Carbondale, throws his head back and screams, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2018, during Lowered A.D.’s performance at PK’s. (Mary Barnhart | @MaryBarnhartDE)

Photo of the day: Metal takeover

By Mary Barnhart, Photo Editor
September 19, 2018
A glass of white wine, a crossword puzzle, a notebook, an order-taking pad, and a phone sit in “Gwen’s spot” after PK’s reopened, Monday, June 11, 2018. PK’s closed briefly after the death of beloved owner Attie Gwendolyn Hunt Saturday, June 9, 2018.

PK’s Gwen Hunt remembered as ‘everybody’s mother’

By Brandi Courtois, Staff writer
June 11, 2018
Stained glass at PKs bar juxtaposes Robert Hunters drawings Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at PKs bar in Carbondale. Hunter, a retired comic book artist from Carbondale, has been drawings sketches at PKs bar in Carbondale over the past 10 years. Note: This is an in-camera double exposure. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

89-year-old man sketches weekly cartoons for townie bar

By Jeremy Brown , Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Hollywood Lounge to reopen after a shooting prompted liquor license suspension

By Cory Ray
July 19, 2017
Winston Mezo, of Carbondale, hands a bagel to a customer on Oct. 30, 2016, as he stands behind his kart in the parking lot of Pinch Penny Liquors. Mezo has been selling bagels to the late-night crowds since 1983 and has since become a local legend. Mezo spends every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night satisfying late night cravings, weather permitting. “I’ve met some of the best kids I’ve ever met in my life right here at these bagel karts,” he said. Mezo got into the bagel business as a distraction from drinking. He’s been sober for as many years as he’s been serving bagels. This Thursday through Saturday is his last weekend selling bagels before retiring on Sunday. (Anna Spoerre | @annaspoerre)

Winston Mezo, Carbondale’s legendary bagel man, to retire this weekend

By Anna Spoerre
April 26, 2017
Gwen Hunt, owner of Pizza King, cracks a smile Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the local bar in Carbondale. Hunt has owned the bar, more commonly known as PKs, for 61 years. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

The Queen of the Pizza King (VIDEO)

By Jacob Wiegand
December 15, 2016
People wait to enter the Lil Wayne concert April 20, 2015, outside Levels nightclub in Carbondale. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Levels nightclub closed indefinitely, owner says

By Daily Egyptian staff
October 31, 2016
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