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Local Bars We Love: Punch Articles by John & Colleen, Featuring Ann Arbor’s Dominick’s and Parasol’s of New Orleans
Ebola, mid-term elections, Mid-East brutality and whatever that thing is about Honey Boo Boo…. The world, she is—how you say?—kooky.…
San Francisco: the Next Frontier for “Great Good Places”
Tennessee Williams once said “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.”…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor, and Why I Love It
Dominick’s on a perfect fall day, first year of college, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Clean breeze, almost painfully bright…
Buffa’s Lounge of New Orleans: Another Great Good Place
Buffa’s Lounge. Unusual name (say: “BOOF-uhz”), funky old building. Sits at the corner of Esplanade (which divides the French Quarter from…
Great Good Places of New Orleans: Erin Rose, Parasol’s and Molly’s at the Market. I Loves ‘Em.
Yes, to quote Ricky Gervais’s Derek, I loves ’em. Why? Because, of course, they’re GREAT and GOOD! More on that…
New Prints and Gin: Opening Reception at Brooklyn’s Long Island Bar on May 10
Mark this in your calendars, gang: May 10, 2014. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Long Island Bar in Brooklyn…
Favorite New Orleans Bars: Great Good Places NOLA
Who doesn’t love a good hangout? I’m like a cat—I love places. I love my SPOTS. And I’ve got spots…
McSorley’s Old Ale House Did NOT Break My Heart…
A long time ago, years back, when we were still living in Ann Arbor, I read a book by a…
Opening November 13: “Great Good Places,” New Silkscreen Series Celebrating Great Bars of Brooklyn
It’s a tough call choosing the best bars of Brooklyn. As Brooklyn artist John Tebeau began work on his “Great…