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The Year in Bars
Welp, 2016 is finally nearing the end of its reign of nut-punching d-baggery, which means you’ve probably already been eyeballs-deep in Internet content recapping...
Mac in Time
I went to another blue-collar dive in Arlington’s industrial area along Galleria Drive, north of the Six Flags Mall, or Plaza Central as it...
No Snobs Allowed
There is a certain hipster cachet to flying in the face of convention, from sporting a hair-metal band t-shirt at a martini bar to...
The Tweet Life
I like being reductive. It allows me to pare any given situation or personality into a handful of quickly assessable elements. Slashing the fat...
The Plug
Big thumbs-up to Mark Irving, famous raconteur and former bartender-in-chief (at least according to me) at the recently shuttered Shamrock Pub (now Poag Mahone's)....
Peppered
Let's get one thing straight: I love dirty bars. And by "dirty," of course, I mean completely devoid of pretense, not "unclean." Y'know, bar-bars...
Playing for Barkeeps
Remember those college days when you were too poor to properly tip? Maybe you drunkenly yelled at a bartender at a sleazy pub near...
Blunch
A buddy of mine recently asked for suggestions for Sunday brunch. I started to rattle off my usual list, starting with Reata. (I’ve never...
The Scat Plan
I really meant to go to bed early on Monday night. Or early-ish anyway. Since I had a jam planned at The Me-Thinks World...
Island in the Stream
I used to be a fan of pirates -- at least until everyone ran pirates into the ground. I still harbor a love for...