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Duolingo Sparks Curiosity with Hooters' Closure Banners

12/12/2025

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Duolingo has posted temporary "coming soon" banners with its owl Duo at four shuttered Hooters locations across the United States.
The move follows Hooters' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the closure of over 30 restaurants.
The installations are in St. Louis, Charlotte, Beaumont, and Galveston and are intended to spark curiosity.
Duolingo says there are no permanent plans, despite social-media speculation about a Taqueria expansion in Pittsburgh.

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Duolingo has posted temporary "coming soon" banners with its owl Duo at four shuttered Hooters locations across the United States.
The move follows Hooters' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the closure of over 30 restaurants.
The installations are in St. Louis, Charlotte, Beaumont, and Galveston and are intended to spark curiosity.
Duolingo says there are no permanent plans, despite social-media speculation about a Taqueria expansion in Pittsburgh.