America’s celebration of the Irish traditions of wearing green and pinching and binge drinking and lots of green vomit is almost here! Hooray! St. Patrick was a man who wanted everyone to become Christian (no, he was not the patron saint of kegs and eggs), and you can honor his successful proselyting efforts on this most holy of days by guzzling stouts and eating bangers and mash at one of these lovely institutions. MORE »

Ah 2009. Boy was it fun. Let’s see, our Kenyan master was sworn into office, everyone lost all their money, abortions were THE thing to do, we almost killed the moon, and now we’re off to war with Yemen! Hooray! What a fun year it has been and with just two day left let’s hope no one brings any firecrackers onto an airplane. Hello 2010! MORE »

Wednesday, September 9: The day, the month, the year, it’s all the same — 9/9/09 for those of you playing along at home — and what a great gimmick opportunity this presents! Want pizza? Great, because it’s only $9 at Ellas Wood Fried Pizza. Want Beer? Rocket Bar is offering tons of specials on Magic Hat #9. Want to check out wax demons? Admission to Madame Tussauds is $9 today AND they’re staying open until 9PM. [Ella's Wood Fired Pizza, Rocket Bar & Madame Tussauds] MORE »

Wednesday, September 2: Soon it will be freezing, and you will be complaining about how summer is gone and how the cold came too soon, so you might as well enjoy the last days of summer sun with an outdoor happy hour. Public Bar, though filled with popped collar, sporty, we-won’t-go-there types on weekends, is a positivity lovely spot for a weeknight happy hour, especially because it goes until 8PM. [Public Bar]
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