Technology & MSG

Even if you aren’t a fan of wine, 13.5% Wine Bar is worth checking out. Located on the Avenue in Hampden, it’s one of those places where you can have a conversation over tapas-style plates amidst the bustle of the bar and an unidentifiable playlist.
Where there’s wine, there’s cheese. Pick any number of artisan cheeses [...]

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If you’re short a friend to watch out for you at the bar, going the cash route isn’t such a bad idea. Except that there’s an ATM at most every watering hole.

Recommendation: When the ATM fee accounts for more than 5% of your remaining account balance, it might be time to call it a night. [...]

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Behold, the $5 BQ Sandwick from Hideaways. And yes, it’s spelled that way.

There was definitely shredded pork. And a BBQ flavor. But it had a tomatoey hot dog sort of flavor to it too. Looking at the hi-res, it might even have chunks of hot dog in it. To be honest, I have no idea [...]

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When I signed up for the Boh Knows Movember pub crawl, I knew that there would be a pub crawl involved. I knew that I’d grow a mustache, or at least attempt to. I wasn’t quite sure whether we’d raise awareness about men’s health issues or not. I also wasn’t quite sure how participating would [...]

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After playing host to a truck driving school for a few months, the former Utopia club is now home to Bank Shot Bar & Grill. Make no mistake, it’s a pool hall that happens to contain a bar and a grill. Weekends and tournament nights the place is packed the rafters. You’ll find the parking [...]

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The Loft was a barn-shaped bar with a liquor store underneath. The place was notable for having free pool on various weeknights, at least one broken window that went unrepaired for years (letting cool and smoke-free air in during the winter), and having the largest digital jukebox I’ve ever seen. Business didn’t ever appear to [...]

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When I think acoustic, I think quiet sets. Maybe acoustic guitar without amplification, like you’d see in a coffee house or in someone’s home. Really it just means no drummer. The theory is that bands have to be mixed much louder to be heard over the drums natural volume. Such was the case at Cheeseburger [...]

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I went to Don’t Know Tavern on Friday night. It’s owned by the same people as No Idea Tavern, apparently both named as if to answer the question “so where are/were you?” I don’t know if I’d call it “in celebration,” but it was for ACW’s final fling happy hour before he quits blogging forever. [...]

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Been waiting for The Dark Knight since you heard about it? Curious to see Heath Ledger’s final performance? Have a thing for Christian Bale? Maggie Gyllenhaal? Michael Caine? Hmm, or maybe you’re a Marvel DC comics fan?
How about a few rounds beforehand?
Call it a happy hour or pre-gaming if you like, but a few of [...]

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