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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Guidelines for Solo Boozing 

Start early, go with whiskey—and jukebox is OK as long as it's not Cat Stevens

May 30, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Being a lone drinker in a place as socially teeming as your local watering hole is a tough business. The trick is to treat the activity as a sacred art form, not as the last refuge of the social pariah, says Esquire. Its rules:
  • Start early.
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beer • binge drinking • bars • whiskey

'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban
in Minn. Bars

Owners exploit
loophole that lets thespians light up

Mar 6, 08 8:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Stage performers are the only exception to the new smoking ban in Minnesota bars, so patrons are turning temporarily thespian and lighting up. The only props required at some of the 30 bars working the loophole are cigarettes and ashtrays—though some get more creative. "They're playing themselves before... More »

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theater • smoking • cigarettes • Minnesota • smoking ban • bars • actor

No Booze for You, Baby

Bars are banning
Gen-X parents who bring kids, sparking angry debate

Feb 12, 08 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - A mellow Brooklyn watering hole has recently banned an unlikely irritant: babies. Gen-X parents in New York, Philly, and DC are rolling their strollers into bars, the New York Times reports, and response has been vocal, with thirsty young moms and their childless counterparts waging a spirited Web war... More »

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New York City • baby • smoking ban • Generation X • new parents • bars • strollers

Bar Hopeful Planned Super Bowl Massacre

Denied liquor license, angry man plotted opening fire on crowd

Feb 8, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A would-be bar owner was so angry over being denied a liquor license  that he nearly shot up the Super Bowl, the AP reports. Toting an assault rifle and 200 rounds of ammo, John Havelock got all the way to the the Super Bowl parking lot before he thought better... More »

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bars • Super Bowl XLII • shooting

Best Places to Knock Back a Few

Finding a good bar is about the atmosphere— otherwise you might as well imbibe at home

Nov 3, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - You know a great bar when you're in one, Esquire posits. The magazine knows more than a few, from "Christ-this-is-a-dive" dives to classy cocktail lounges. He're a sample of their favorites, from around the country:
  1. Mac's Club Deuce, Miami Beach, Florida
  2. Callaghan's Irish Social Club, Mobile, Alabama
  3. The
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alcohol • beer • list • drinking • liquor • bars

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