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Video Captures Angry Smoker in Chainsaw Barfight

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:03:54 CST

An angry Brit has pleaded guilty to charging into a pub with a chainsaw after he was kicked out for smoking, the Daily Mail reports. Dean Dinnen, 24, swung the saw wildly at customers, slicing a tendon in one man and sending others scampering. Defending themselves with bar stools, patrons...

Harry Captains Royal Bar Hop in San Diego

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:26:12 CDT

Hail Britannica. The royal party boy has finally sloshed up along our shores—for some San Diego area bar hopping. "Harry Wales" took some time out from Apache helicopter training just a day after he arrived in California to hit not one but "several" night spots, reports the Los Angeles...

Jersey Drunken Driver Can Sue His Bar

Sarah Whitmire — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:56:05 CDT

Bartenders, beware: The New Jersey Supreme Court has given a drunken driver the right to sue the bar that served him, reports the Asbury Park Press . When Frederick Voss crashed his motorcycle in 2006, his blood-alcohol level was .196%—almost two and a half times the legal limit. Voss pleaded...

PETA Fumes Over Goldfish Racing

Matt Cantor — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:05:03 CDT

A Seattle bar has ended its weekly goldfish races after PETA unleashed its fury—but other hangouts “are saying screw you to the PETA folks,” says the bar owner halting the practice. What, you ask, is a goldfish race? It means plopping fish into plastic tubes of water, then propelling...

US Lacks Good Local Pubs

John Johnson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:43:52 CST

A trip to London has Ryan Avent lamenting the lack of good neighborhood pubs in the US. "That’s largely because it’s very difficult to open new bars," the Economist editor writes at his blog . "And the result is a pernicious feedback loop." Two few bars means the good ones are...

Gossip Girl Puts Another Nail in Speakeasy's Coffin

Will McCahill — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:39:20 CST

Not even a month after one mag wished for the speakeasy trend to die, Gossip Girl (yes, a show about high school and college kids, but that’s another topic) is pounding another nail in the cocktail conceit, Derek Brown writes. With one of the show’s characters opening a Prohibition-style joint—...

World's Most Legendary Bars

Will McCahill — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:46:53 CDT

Even the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters: Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims to have invented...

UK Weighs Limits on 'Binge Bars'

Rob Quinn — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:58:00 CDT

British pubs that offer "all you can drink" promotions may soon find themselves banned from serving alcohol under tough new measures to curb binge drinking, the Independent reports. Gordon Brown declined to introduce a minimum drink price as some activists had called for, but the PM promised that the crackdown...

As Biz Fizzles, UK Pubs Hit Last Call

Matt Cantor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:16:12 CDT

A proud British tradition is going down the drain as debt squeezes the two chains that own one-third of UK pubs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instead of heading to their local establishments, many British drinkers pick up booze with their groceries for about half the price they'd pay at...