Another one bites the dust. Cafe 210 West is joining the list of bars that intend to shut their doors to patrons this Saturday.
As part of an effort to put an end to State Patty's Day – a Penn State student-created event that promotes binge drinking – several bars have accepted the university's new cash incentive to close during the event. Penn State Spokesman Bill Zimmerman says Levels, Lion's Den, The Brewery, Phyrst and Local Whiskey have all accepted the compensation offer and will therefore close their doors on March 1.
A local attorney says asking downtown bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol on State Patty's Day is not the right solution to curb rowdiness related to the Penn State student-created event.
Pizza Heaven is now open again at 301 Science Park Road, which is unfortunately a hike and a haul from campus and nowhere near as convenient as the previous location on North Atherton.
But the real action happens every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between midnight and 4 a.m., and despite not being willing to give their names, the CATA bus drivers left no details out in describing their rowdy after-dark shifts.
For the second straight year, Penn State is offering to pay downtown bars to close on State Patty's Day. A university paying a private, off-campus drinking establishment to close its doors to students of legal age is likely unprecedented, but it has been part of Student Affairs VP Damon Sims' plan to curtain the holiday since last year.