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twentysomething Tailgating: Indiana University

twentysomething Tailgating: Indiana University

Tailgating and football clearly go together like any number of famous couple analogies—George and Weezy, pork and beans, or peanut butter and jelly. However, tailgating at Indiana University is something that has taken on a life of its own. In many ways, tailgating (especially for students) has become the event on Saturdays in the fall....
Eating Out of the Back of a Truck: Byrnes' Grilled Pizza

Eating Out of the Back of a Truck: Byrnes’ Grilled Pizza

There are three things in life I will always have an undying affection for: food trucks, pizza and grilling food. So imagine my delight when I found out that there was a food truck that served grilled pizza. To say I was ecstatic was an understatement. My first opportunity to try Byrnes’ Grilled Pizza came at the...
Q&A with Nikki Reed of 99.5 WZPL

Q&A with Nikki Reed of 99.5 WZPL

Nikki Reed regularly entertains Indy as the 99.5 WZPL DJ for the 2PM-7PM time slot. Writer Matthew Conroy chatted with her about her path to radio, the Nikki blog, her dog Marbles…and dinosaurs and Patrick Swayze. Obviously. Here’s what happened: Ok, so how does one get to be on the radio in the middle of...