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'It's the last of the last': An iconic Puerto Rican social club in New York...
The Caribbean Social Club, known as Toñita's, is one of the last remaining Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.The pandemic has forced the club to close, and its future is uncertain as the city...
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I ate at an outdoor restaurant in NYC built on what was once the world's...
The "world's smallest aircraft carrier" is now an outdoor bar on the Hudson River in West Harlem, New York. The Baylander Steel Beech opened for business in early July offering Manhattanites a reprieve...
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This startup launched a drink-delivering robot but switched to a service that...
Bbot makes software that allows customers to place their own food and drink orders inside restaurants and bars.The company originally developed a ceiling-mounted robot that would ferry drinks from the...
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Bars in Florida will reopen next week. The state recorded more than 200...
Summary List PlacementFlorida will allow bars to reopen at half-capacity starting on Monday, Secretary of Department of Business and Professional Regulation Halsey Beshears announced on Thursday. The...
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The new 10 p.m. curfew on UK pubs, bars, and restaurants will 'devastate' the...
Summary List PlacementEngland's new 10 p.m. curfew at pubs, bars, and restaurants — designed to push down COVID-19 cases — is "another crushing blow" to struggling businesses now facing closure, owners...
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I've been a bartender for 20 years and the pandemic has been crushing for my...
Summary List PlacementI've been a bartender for 20 years. I work shift-to-shift at a local watering hole in Michigan. Like most service industry employees, I can't afford to miss a day. As has happened...
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America's alcohol makers just avoided a monumental disaster — but the...
Summary List PlacementIf ever there was a time when Americans might want to turn to the bottle, it is in the middle of our current pandemic and in the aftermath of one of the most contentious...
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Restaurant job losses surged to 372,000 over the holidays in largest...
Summary List PlacementOver 372,000 restaurant and bar workers lost their jobs during the holiday season, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The industry has shed over 2.4 million jobs since...
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How the coronavirus has boosted non-alcoholic beer
Summary List PlacementA few years back, Eric Ottaway was traveling in Europe when he noticed something about the way people were drinking. Ottaway is the CEO of Brooklyn Brewery, one of the largest...
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6 Texas business owners and hospitality workers say the state left them to...
Summary List PlacementTexas Governor Greg Abbott announced last week the state will lift its mask mandate and allow businesses to operate at 100% capacity starting Wednesday, as well as reverse prior...
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The new stimulus provides bars and restaurants up to $10 million in grants to...
Summary List PlacementThe latest stimulus bill passed by Congress doesn't include a plan to renew the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which will close at the end of March. However, the pandemic...
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A Reddit-inspired bar in Tokyo caters to newbie investors where seasoned...
Summary List PlacementAn investing influencer has opened a bar that's popular for stock-trading tips in Tokyo.Many experienced traders visit, offering investment advice to those looking to grow their...
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A battle is brewing over the industry push to make booze-to-go permanent in...
Summary List PlacementThe coronavirus pandemic has been difficult, but one thing has become easy: getting alcohol without leaving the house.Over the past year, people across the US have been able to...
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Make 'to-go' cocktail sales permanent
Summary List PlacementEverything is terrible in the time of COVID-19, but one unmitigated positive has emerged: the freedom to buy to-go cocktails.To help bars and restaurants barely clinging to life...
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I visited one of the most iconic neighborhood bars in NYC after it reopened —...
Summary List PlacementIn a city like New York, there's no shortage of neighborhood bars. And while everyone has their favorite, for me, Bemelman's Bar will always be emblematic of the quintessential...
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A day in the life of the highest-ranking exec at Bombay Sapphire in the US,...
Summary List PlacementI have over 15 years of experience in the spirits industry, and I'm currently focused on driving the presence and position of Bombay Sapphire— part of the Bacardi portfolio of...
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Videos of bar lines wrapping around the block are going viral. We asked 5 NYC...
Summary List PlacementDuring a night out in downtown New York City, bar lines have gotten so long that one will end where another begins, forming chaotic and impatient crowds. On the corner of...
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A group of 500 San Francisco bars will require proof of vaccination or a...
Summary List PlacementA group of 500 bars in San Francisco will require customers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter.The SF Bar Owner Alliance released a statement on...
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Hard-seltzer sales are tanking. But the culprit isn't COVID.
Summary List PlacementHard seltzers have fallen upon hard times.The fruity, low-alcohol drinks have been a star of the beverage world over the past two years thanks to early brands like White Claw.But...
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The Delta variant has Americans swapping the shopping bag for a seat at the...
Summary List PlacementOn a Thursday night in mid-August, Sahith Obbu engaged in a time-honored college student tradition: He met up with friends for drinks at a bar down the street.The 21-year-old UCLA...
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