Dive bar

Dive bars are broadly defined as a shabby and disreputable establishment—essentially the lowest of quality drinking establishments. Though there are numerous guides to Boston’s “best dive bars,” this complicates the definition of what exactly constitutes what makes a bar a “dive”. If a dive bar is always shabby and seedy, is it possible to be “the best” in being the worst? If so, would the award for the best dive bar actually go to the worst? Many of these common standards that define a dive bar are a series of contradictions. For instance, a bar could have a jukebox, or have no music at all. Dives can serve food, or strictly just serve alcohol. There are dives that are falling apart, and brand new dives. There are dark, silent dives and there’s bright and loud ones. Boston’s oldest, family-owned dive bar J.J. Foley’s has been recognized as one of Boston’s best dive bars, it is the effort exerted by the owners that has kept…

We went for a dive and found 5 barflies for your next masterpiece. I've never been one for chic cocktail bars in SoHo or Laurel Canyon. The aesthetic is too ritzy, and the drinks, too complex. The people may as well be my co-workers. I prefer to be on an ol' barstool, listening to hair metal beside some 60-year-old divorcé. He's doesn't push a revamped LinkedIn profile or a lifestyle brand. He's authentic, and he abounds in dive bars, the perfect place for a young artist looking for a story to…

The bar is quiet. I mean, not that it isn’t always quiet – what with us beingthe third dive bar on the one street, which is really just a mesh of Trost nightlife that spreads out five blocks in either direction, which makes the competition more than tough on a good day – but tonight is practically empty. We usually have a couple regulars who slump over the bar from sundown to sunrise, but today there are more stools empty than occupied. Maybe there’s a game on? But that wouldn’t explain why…

The Late Fowl. What a name. Such a name evokes images of worn establishment, either in the middle or at the corner of a block of other equally worn local businesses. It would distinguished from the others by a tired irish green crest of a sign, it’s name in an old, tired yellow imitation of gold lettering. There would be glazed windows and a few neon signs, most an advertisement for beer brands besides the one that said “OPE.” The “N” hasn’t lit up for some time, and will most likely remain in…

to observe local dive bar Frank & Marlee’s in Oxford, Mississippi. Frank and Marlee’s hosts a special every Tuesday called “Taco Tuesday” and offers dollar tacos, as well as eight-dollar margarita pitchers. Many students and residents frequent this tavern to enjoy drinks and food everyday. However even though many people find Frank & Marlee’s accepting and inviting, I discovered many attributes often don’t represent that notion. Todd Lynch and his wife Ashley, both Caucasian, own Frank &…

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case then everyone already says I am.” - Imperial Nebraska, not worth shit in John’s opinion but it did offer cheap dive bars always hiring blow-ins. John only ever stayed in one place for three months, staying any longer would cause him to feel stagnant, he never really hung around for long, Imperial would…

name. Owls is the mixture of a wing joint and a family restaurant. It’s the mixture of a Sports Bar and a fine dining place. Now you may be wondering how it can be all those things. Well let me tell you why and how it is. Owls might look like a building, but when you come…

There are three other competitive restaurants in my neighborhood that cater to sports bar themes and about seven competitive family style restaurants that are all capable of taking revenue away from Oggi’s. Of the other sports bars, Buffalo Wild Wings is the only one that I can think of that is marketed and known for sports, beer, and food just like Oggi’s. What makes Oggi’s different over Buffalo Wild Wings are the microbrewery and the overall quieter atmosphere. Oggi’s centers around the…

Any of the Kardashians could be seen sunning on the beautiful white sands of the southern part of Miami Beach. You might also espy Lady Gaga, Jessica Simpson, LeBron James, or Christian Slater either on the beach or at one of the local hotspots. Miami Beach Hotels Whether you’re partying at one of the local hotel night clubs or indulging in the Miami Beach hotel accommodations at Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa in North Beach, you might see all kinds of celebrities during your trip. The…