Archive | Offbeat
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Mascot marriage: Two former ‘Knightros’ tie the knot
When U. Central Florida alumni James Nanasy and Amanda Woodie first met, all they saw was the face of Knightro, UCF’s mascot. Their days of being motivating mascots may be over, but their relationship endures because these former Knightros are marrying on May 14.
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Annual Lebowski Fest celebrates quotable cult classic
It’s Friday night, and there’s a guy dressed up as Jesus walking with another guy in a skin-tight, forest-green dance costume. That’s when you know Lebowski Fest is in town.
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Homecoming Queen-winning cow remembered in Ohio State U. Union
Although there are numerous rooms in the new Ohio Union at Ohio State U. named in honor of people and organizations, there is only one room named after an animal – the Maudine Cow Room.
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Monkey on the run evades fans, trackers
Somewhere on the west coast of Florida tonight, the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay sleeps. When the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico in the morning, the rhesus macaque resumes his search for others of his own kind, cutting his way through the urban jungle of swimming pools and pastel condos, dod...
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Documentary follows surfers in Ohio
Surfing and California are synonymous. Surfing and Ohio? Well, not so much. An Ohio State alumnus, however, is helping pair the two together in a documentary titled “Out of Place.
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Beer review: Ranger India Pale Ale
India Pale Ales can be intimidating to the hophobic, but New Belgium Brewery’s Ranger IPA is inviting and refreshing. Lacking the bitter overly hopped smack stronger IPAs may wallop the Ranger is nicely herbal, offering a wildly floral bouquet.
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Beer review: Rising Moon Spring Ale
Blue Moon’s spring seasonal Rising Moon has hit liquor store shelves in an attempt to capitalize on drinkers lured in by the beer’s suggestion of winter’s end, warmer weather and Terrace music.