The Presidio in San Francisco has again been honored with the prestigious Green Flag Award. It is the fifth consectuive year it has been recognized for its well managed green spaces. The award is the most universally recognized international standard of quality for parks. “We are so honored to maintain this recognition from our international community of park makers,” said … [Read more...]
Destinations
Daytona Beach Is Off To The Races To Start 2024 With Rolex 24, Daytona 500 & More
Daytona Beach, a sometimes quiet and sometimes loud destination on Florida's East Coast, roars to life with a series of big-time events to start 2024. The city is off to the races, starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona, one of the world's top sports car endurance races. It is right up there with Le Mans. On the heels of that is the Super Bowl of stock car racing, NASCAR's … [Read more...]
The Independent, San Francisco’s Legendary Live Music Venue, Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Twenty years of music deserves a celebration and San Francisco's legendary live music venue The Independent is doing just that with its lineup of acts in February. It has week of shows starting on February 22 with NEIL FRANCES. Other artists on the bill include TOKiMONSTA, André 3000, Trixie Mattel, Young The Giant, Emotional Oranges, Real Estate, and Reggie Watts. Tickets … [Read more...]
Would A Proposed $25 Tourist Fee Keep Me From Going To Hawaii? No, But…
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Hawaii. Ahh, the land of beaches, Mai Tais and tropical breezes. It is indeed a paradise but an expensive one and it may get even more costly. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green proposed a $25 tourist fee for people visiting the state in his annual State of the State address. That's some Aloha welcome. Now on the surface, $25 to visit … [Read more...]
Popular California Coastal Restaurant Closes After Nearly 50 Years
A California coastal instiutution, one with a funky vibe that fits the area, is closing after nearly 50 years. The Whole Enchilada restaurant in Moss Landing – a small roadside stop on Highway 1 about half an hour north of Monterey – is going dark after January. It is because co-fonder Ray Retez , unoffically known as "the Mayor of Moss Landing," passed away in November at … [Read more...]
San Diego Nightclub Oxford Social Club February Entertainment Schedule, Including Super Bowl Sunday
San Diego nightclub Oxford Social Club has a full schedule of entertainment for February. It will also be open for Super Bowl LVIII on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11, from 2-8 p.m. The game will be shown on big screen TVs along with prize giveaways, specials on beer and bottles and music by DJ Beatnick. On Feb. 24, it celebrates its seventh anniversary. Thursday, Feb. 1: DJ … [Read more...]
LA’s BeachLife Festival To Feature Sting, Incubus And My Morning Jacket As 2024 Headliners
The lineup for the 2024 BeachLife Festival in Los Angeles has been announced and it has three huge headliners as well as several other highly-recognizable and popular acts. Sting, Incubus And My Morning Jacket are the headliners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Other bands include ZZ Top, Sugar Ray, Steel Pulse, Seal, Dirty Heads and DEVO. The diverse music … [Read more...]
Top Cool Rooftop Restaurants & Bars In Plano, Texas
There's something cool about rooftop restaurants and bars. For starters, they are outdoors. Plus, they have you elevated above ground level which provides views of the streets and scenery below. Somehow, you feel a little special when you're at a rooftop bar. Here is a rundown of four cool rooftop bars in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Plano, by the way, is right in … [Read more...]
5 Big Tips For Attending Mardi Gras In New Orleans
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Mardi Gras in New Orelans is a big party in the Big Easy. But as with any big event, it is important to "know before you go" and here are five tips from someone who has been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Heck, I've even been in a few parades. 1.) The Parades Are Long Actually, it's not the pardes themselves that are … [Read more...]
An Introduction to Lodi, California’s Unknown Wine Country
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine Blogger You know Napa, of course. Probably Sonoma County, too and quite possibly Monterey County, Paso Robles and Santa Ynez, the latter from the movie Sideways if for no other reason. But do you know Lodi? This robust region is California's unknown wine country, almost hiding in the background like a shy kid in a school classroom. But … [Read more...]
Too Cold For You? Head to These Warm Weather Nightlife Destinations This Winter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It's minus-3 degrees in Chicago. In Tortola of the British Virgin Islands, it's 82. In Toronto it's 22, 27 in Nashville and 31 in Paris. It's 71 in Key West. For those freezing in winter weather around the world, here are some warm-weather nightlife destinations that will heat up your zest for fun. They are places where … [Read more...]
Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch 2024 Dates, Ticket Prices And Events
One of the top things to do in San Diego is go to the Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch. Beautful, colorful flowers are laid out like an inviting bouquet, and activities such as tractor wagon rides and live music add to the atompshere. “The color that The Flower Fields brings each spring extends far beyond our rows of rainbow ranunculus.” says Fred Clarke, general manager of … [Read more...]
Smackfest Events Releases 2024 Schedule, Including Its Signature Beach Volleyball Tourmanent
Smackfest Events, the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities' fun-time party event company, has releaesed its schedule for 2024. This includes its signature event, the team-themed beach volleyball touranmemnt known as Smackfest, which in 2024 will be celebrating its 29th year. Smackfest Events also puts on a pre-Smackfest event called Spring Fling that "combines a Smackfest like … [Read more...]
Awards Show Season Gets Underway With Hollywood Creative Alliance’s Astra Film Awards Sponsored By Sommsation Wines
The 2024 awards season got underway Saturday night at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles with the latest edition of the HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE ALLIANCE ASTRA FILM AWARDS, sponsored by Sommsation Wines, who provided sommelier-curated wine tastings and wine pairings with dinner and gifted winners and honorees with selected wines and accessories in a luxe bamboo gift … [Read more...]
Awards Shows Roll on a Second Night with Astra Awards Sponsored by Sommsation Wines
TV stars came out in force with a twist of a corkscrew last night at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles with the second night of Astra celebration and celebrities: the 2024 TV edition of the HOLLYWOOD CREATIVE ALLIANCE ASTRA AWARDS, sponsored by Sommsation Wines. Sommsation Wines at the Biltmore DTLA Hosted by comedian Aida Rodriguez, the HCA conferred … [Read more...]
Spoiler Alert: Key Lime Pies In Key West Are Not Made From Key West Limes
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Blogger There are two essential foods in Key West and the Florida Keys: conch fritter and Key Lime Pie. The former is a yummy ball fried like hush puppies from the conchs, the large shells that sounds like the ocean when you hold it up to your ear. They are so much a part of the culture that Key West is unofficially known as the Conch … [Read more...]
New York City Bars & Nightclubs Welcome New Measure By Nightlife-Friendly Mayor Eric Adams
Bar and nightclub owner in New York City are celebrating the new cure – literally called CURE – for the city's nightlife. Eric Adams, the nightlife-friendly mayor, announced CURE (Coordinating a United Resolution with Establishments) that will have the Office of Nightlife to act as an intermediary with the bar and clubs. Previously, the city operated under something called … [Read more...]
It Was A Swell New Year’s Eve In San Diego With The Amazing Storm Surge
San Diego said goodbye to 2023 with a real bang, and not the kind delivered by fireworks. A huge storm surge closed out the year, making for a "swell" New Year's Eve in San Diego. Waves were so high officals closed piers in the area as the water pounded the pylons and sprayed over the top of them. Land that would normally be dry even at high tide were a foot under … [Read more...]
I’m Doing My Part To Reverse The Decline Of Beer Drinking In America: The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com There is a trend happening but I have long prided myself on being a trend setter and not a trend follower. Beer drinking is declining in America. For the first time since 1999, beer shipments were on track to fall below 200 million barrels. Craft beer consumption is falling and several craft breweries have closed. Anheuser Busch … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Eve Fire & Ice Is A $50 NYE Party In The Gaslamp Quarter
There is fire and ice on Dec. 31 with the Fire & Ice New Year's Eve party in San Diego. Theevent is at Cielo Rooftop Lounge and Day N Nite nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter and tickets prices start at – get this – just $50. That's an incredible low price for any event on New Year's Eve. Heck, some bars charge more than that on NYE and here you get a couple of different … [Read more...]
Big Night San Diego Multi-Room New Year’s Eve Party Ticket Prices & Details
If you want to have a big night in San Diego for New Year's Eve, then go to the Big Night San Diego NYE party. It's a multi-room, multi-bar event taking place at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront. And drinks are included as it is an all-inclusive party. This is a NYE party primarily for San Diego singles and fun couples. The event includes the following: • Multiple bars (drinks … [Read more...]
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve At The Legacy Club With Sky High Fireworks Show View
New Year's Eve in Las Vegas can be spent on the ground at the Strip or at the downtown Fremont Steet Experience, or high above it all. One place to do the latter is at the Legacy Club in the Circa hotel downtown. The Legacy Club's location from the top of Circa’s 458-foot hotel tower provides a panoramic view of the Vegas NYE fireworks show, which rattles off from eight … [Read more...]
Key West New Year’s Eve Celebrations, Events & Drops (Pirate Wench, Conch Shell, High Heel)
In Times Square, there is a ball drop. In Hermosa Beach, CA, there is a beach ball drop. And in quirky Key West – the self-proclaimed Conch Republic – there is a conch drop. And a pirate wench drop. And a high heel drop. As well as a lime dropping into a margarita (after all, this was the longtime home and hangout of Jimmy Buffett). The big party is all along the main … [Read more...]
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Fireworks Locations & America’s Party 2024 Full Details
Las Vegas for New Year's Eve is a blast and a bang. Several bangs, actually. For NYE 2024, Sin City has two fireworks show, one along multiple hotels along the Strip and another one downtown at the Fremont Street Experience. More than 400,000 go to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve. On the Strip, fireworks are launched from hotels one right after another – boom, boom, boom, … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado Offering A $125 Pitcher Of Bloody Marys On New Year’s Day
One way to start 2024 off in style is to be at the plush Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. The legendary property, where Marilyn Monroe frolicked in Some Like It Hot and where other top celebrities have often stayed, is having a brunch on New Year's Day. At it, you can get a 32-ounce pitcher of Bloody Marys for the Del-ish price of $125. Then again, it does serve four people … [Read more...]
Lionfish San Diego Has Special Holiday Bowl Drinks For USC & Louisville Fans
Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine is in the Holiday Bowl spirit. The Gaslamp fine dining retaurant has created themed cocktails for both USC and Lousville, the teams taking part in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. Each drink is named after the schools' respective chants, very familar words to Trojans and Cardinals fans. The USC cocktail is called Fight On and the Louisville one is … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve San Diego Complete Rundown Of Gaslamp Bars Events & Cover Charges
New Year's Eve in San Diego is a blast, but it's not a bang. The only fireworks are at Sea World but there's a lot going on throughout the city. One of the most happening places is the Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve every weekend night of the year anyway. On NYE it's even more intense and every bar and restaurant/bar has something going on for New … [Read more...]
San Diego Gets A New 9.0% ABV Double IPA Craft Beer
San Diego has a pair of new craft beers, one of them a 9.0 AVB (alcohol-by-volume) double IPA. The Original 40 Brewing Company has released Big Tings West Coast Double IPA, along with a much more modest 5.2 Baja Negra Mexican Lager. Both are available for a limited time at the North Park brewpub. Big Tings is brewed with Mosaic, Citra, and Centennial hops. It has aromas … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve In Santa Barbara At The Hotel Californian
There are many things to do in Santa Barbara for New Year's Eve. There's a champagne cruise, a pub crawl, NYE with the symphony and even a Pajama Jam. And there is also an outdoor celebration, a six-course dinner and a Bloody Mary bar on New Year's Day at the Hotel Californian. Here is a rundown of those activities at the latter. Blackbird's Indulgent Six Course … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band Playing The Belly Up The Day After Christmas
James William Buffett – more popularly known as Jimmy Buffett – was born on Christmas Day in 1946. And the day after his birthday in 2023, San Diego's Jimmy Buffett tribute band is playing a venue where Buffett played on occasion, the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. Buffett is no longer with us – much to the chagrin of his legion of fans and the entire music industry – so … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Iconic Bay To Breakers Joins Forces With The City’s Chamber Of Commerce
Bay to Breakers, the historic and iconic annual event in San Francisco, has joined forces with the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for 2024. The association, which includes starting a Corporate Teams program, is aimed at helping boost the downtown area and the city as a whole, which is still suffering the effects of the COVID pandemic. “In 1912, the first Bay to … [Read more...]
Las Vegas To Offer Marriage Licenses At The Airport For New Year’s Eve Week
Getting married is pretty easy in Las Vegas and it's going to be even easier at the end of 2023, Instead of going to the chapel, people can go to the airport. Specifically, Terminal 1 near baggage claim at Harry Reid International Airport. That is becaue Clark County Clerk Lynn Marie Goya is opening a pop-up Marriage License Bureau during New Year's Eve Week in Las Vegas. It … [Read more...]
Tulum-Inspired Cocktail Bar, OSMIO LOUNGE, Opens In Miami’s Wynwood Neighborhood
Tulum-inspired bars are kind of a quiet trend happening now around the USA. The Mexican destination, known for its combination of wellness and nightlife, has made its way north of the border in the form of elevated bars and nightclubs. In Miami's Wynwood neighborhood adjacent to South Beach, OSMIO LOUNGE has opened, bringing Tulum’s traditions with cocktails and live … [Read more...]
This Swiss Cheese Story Has No Holes In It
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger We all know about the holes in Swiss cheese, but here's a story about cheese from Switzerland that has no holes in it. This is the tale about cheeses from the Appenzeller region of the country in northeastern Switzerland at the foot of the Alpstein mountains. The cheeses here go back 700 years, to 1282, in fact. They also have a … [Read more...]
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Open Bar At AZILO Ultra Lounge & CASBAR Lounge
Spending New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is quite an experience. It's already one of the world's top destinations for nightlife, regardless of the time of the year, and on New Year's Eve it is especially lively. The bars and nightclubs are rocking, there are fireworks on the Strip and there is an overall big-time party atmosphere everywhere. Naturally there's a lot of alchol … [Read more...]
San Francisco New Year’s Eve Party At Cityscape Bar, The City’s Tallest Skybar
New Year's Eve in San Francisco takes on many forms and one elevated place – quite literally – to spend it is at Cityscape Bar. Located in the Union Square Hilton 46 floors above Union Square, Cityscape is the tallest skybar in San Francisco and offers 360° views of "the City" as locals call it. And that means you've got one of the most spectacular view for San Francisco's … [Read more...]
Attention Texas & Washington Fans: Here’s Your Complete Sugar Bowl New Orleans Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football & Nightlife Blogger This ain't the Alamo Bowl, folks. This is the Sugar Bowl. New Orelans. College Football Playoffs. Texas and Washington, who met in last year's Alamo Bowl, are playing this year in the CFP national semifinal in the Sugar Bowl. The winner advances to play the Alabama-Michigan winner for the college … [Read more...]
How To See Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Fireworks At Ghostbar In The Palms
There are several places to see the fireworks show in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve. One popular option is to be on the Strip with tens of thousands of other people. But for an elevated – quite literally – experience, there is the rooftop at Ghostbar in the Palms. There, the fireworks are a small distance away, providing a full, wide view as they are launched from hotel to … [Read more...]
San Diego Students Create A Winter Beer For NOVO Brazil Brewing Company
Beer students – yes there is such a thing, especially in the "Capitol of Craft," San Diego – have created a wintertime beer. Working in conjunction with NOVO Brazil Brewing Company, the students from Southwestern College’s Fermentation Science Program developed the Imperial Beach First Anniversary Winter Warmer Beer. Its release date of Saturday, Dec. 9, is tied to the … [Read more...]
How I Have Managed To Get In The Christmas Spirit In Warm-Weather San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger When I first moved to Southern California several years ago, I had difficulty getting into the Christmas spirit. I mean the weather was 70 degrees, I was at the beach and even when I tried to find something "holidays-ish" I just couldn't manage to get in the mood. I lived in LA at the time and wen to the Grove, which was all decorated … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Lionfish Restaurant Hosting A Caymus Vineyards WIne Pairing Dinner
Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine, an upscale restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, is hosing a wine pairing dinner with Napa Valley winery Caymus Vineyards. The dinner, which cost $125, is Thursday, Dec. 14, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. It is five courses paired with different Caymus wines with food prepared by Chef Steven Ruiz. It features an amuse bouche of Kusshi oyster, … [Read more...]
A Rundown Of The Top Christmas Events in Mexico City
Mexico City has more than 264 events and activities during the holiday season. There are posadas – Las Posadas celebrates Joseph and Mary's journey from Bethlehem to Nazareth – and pilgrimages in the 16 neighborhoods that make up Mexico City. They run from Dec. 16-23 with the traditional Mexican fruit punch and the symbolic 7-spike piñatas. Many of the events listed here are … [Read more...]
Crocodile Rock, One Of Toronto’s Best Bars, Is Now Permanently Closed
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was with much disappointment that I have discovered – and therefore must report – that one of my favourite bars in Toronto has permanently closed. It did not survive the pandemic. So rather than this being a bar obituary, I'll turn it into a celebration of life. My life at "the Rock." For several years, I would spend … [Read more...]
Day n Nite Club Is The Newest Nightlife Bar In San Diego’s Gaslamp
The nightlife scene is San Diego is forever evolvoing, and there is a new bar coming to the Gaslamp Quarter. Day n Nite Club is a part of this dyamanic San Diego nightlife area, Located at 701 Sixth Ave., it is having its grand opening party on Friday, Dec. 8. With a state-of-the-art sound system and a vibrant atmosphere, the owners "guarantee an epic night filled with your … [Read more...]
Toronto Getting Rid Of An Old Nightlife Restriction On Its Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I have been to Toronto many times and found its nightlife to be fun and outstanding. Little did I know, tho, that I was missing out on one element of entertainment in bars. Apparently, there is an old city law dating back to the 1960s restricting the number of arcade and pinball machines in a bar at two. This seems a … [Read more...]
Tal Aviv Pub Crawls: Exploring The City One Bar At A Time
There is a reason that Tel Aviv is called the City That Never Sleeps. It has an incredible nightlife scene and hundreds of pubs each with an individual style. From beachfront bars, and speakeasies to dance bars and cocktail bars. There are chill laid-back bars, party bars, gay bars, sports bars, and pubs with live musical performances. You can take a guided tour in Tel Aviv … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Role During The Prohibition Era
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The Prohibition Era was an interesting time in America. Designed to stop drinking, it actually accelerated it in many ways. After all, it's human nature to be a rebel. When you're told you can't do something, you find a way to do it anyway. It starts as a chile and carries on into adulthood. So when the Eighteenth … [Read more...]
How Prohibition Helped Tijuana Become A Nightlife Boomtown
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The repeal of Prohibition came on Dec. 5, 1933 with the passing of the Twenty-First Ammendment to the U.S. Consitution. It ended some 13 years of it being illegial to distribute and sell – tho not consume, so it was still okay to drink, wherever that might have been – alcohol. And, as we saw with the recent Pandemic, when … [Read more...]
Kaua‘i Hawaii Basks In Attention From Travel + Leisure And Max TV Food Show
Kaua‘i, Hawaii is basking in the warm attention that it has received from both Travel + Leisure magazine and a food TV show that is streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max). Travel + Lesisure has named it the state's top island in its annual World’s Best Awards, as voted on by readers. And Kaua'i's Lydgate Farms, pioneers of cacao farming (beans harvested from the cacao tree) is … [Read more...]
Richmond Region Mimosa Trail: 44 Reasons This Virginia City Is For Weekend Brunch Lovers
Virginia is for lovers, as the popular ad campaign once stated, and one of its cities is for weekend brunch lovers. The Richmond Region Mimosa Trail is 44 restaurants that offer mimosas of different varieties, from pineapple to pomegranate and even a Beermosa. Experiences include luxurious brunces, live entertainment, rooftop views and even miniture golf. The latter is at … [Read more...]
Dive In Movies At The Pearl Hotel In San Diego Provide A Unique Nightlife Experience
San Diego's nightlife is divese in that it has pubs, clubs, live menu venues, restaurant/bars, speakeasies, brewpubs, wine tasting rooms, beach bars, dive bars and funky hangouts. It also has something else, a unique nighlife experience at the Pearl Hotel in the Point Loma neighborhood. It's called Dive In Movies and the "dive in" part is that you can dive into its swimming … [Read more...]
Where To Spend Chrismas In Croatia: Five Cities With Holiday Events
A top European Christmas market, festivals and Advent events. They are all part of Christmas time in Croatia. Here are five cities with festive holida events in Croatia. The best time to visit is throughout December thru Jan. 7. Zagreb The Advent Zagreb Christmas market has been named the best Christmas Market in Europe three years in a row, because of the food, … [Read more...]
Take A Look Inside San Diego’s Festive And Fun Christmas Bar, Xmas
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.con San Diego Nightlife Blogger The weather outside is not frightful here, but inside this place is quite delightful. It's a themed pop-up bar for the holidays and PubClub.com takes you inside this fun and festive San Diego Christmas bar. Called the Xmas bar, it's located on the corner of G Street and Fourth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter. The … [Read more...]
This Region Of Mexico Has A Wine Country And Produces Both Mezcal And Tequila
There is an area of Mexico that is a PubClubbers delight, for it is one of the top wine regions in the country and is also a rare place that produces both mezcal and tequla. Guanajuato offers a bounty of wine and is known as the Land of Wines. It has a history that dates back five centuries and spans 77 kilometers, with wineries, restaurants, wellness activities, cultural … [Read more...]
Christmas Time In Tennnessee Involves These Top Holiday Events
Christmas time in Tennesee means Southern hospitality for the holidays. All across the Volunteer State there are several special themed happenings and here is a rundown of the top events. Drive through “Let it Glow” at Discovery Park in Union City: "Let it Glow" at Discovery Park of America is a seasonal exhibition that illuminates the park with a vibrant and enchanting … [Read more...]
San Diego Speakeasy Prohibition Celebrating End Of Prohibition With $5 Old Fashioned Cocktails
The end of Prohibition was not just a time to celebrate when it happened, but it continues to this day. Especially at a San Diego speakeasy called, well, Prohibition. The cool lounge in the Gaslamp Quarter – you enter at a door marked law offices next to Havana on Fifth Ave. – is having $5 Old Fashioned cocktails on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. Afterward, there is live … [Read more...]
Mīnerva’s, A Pool House, Bar And Restaurant, Now Open In Palm Springs, CA
Mīnerva’s, a pool house, bars and restaurant, is now open at the Life House hotel in Palm Springs, CA. Consisting of a pool bar by day and a quaint, speakeasy-style cocktail lounge by night, the design of Mīnerva’s is inspired by the work of Coachella Valley conservationist Minerva Hoyt, doubling as an immersive desert exhibition of food, design and art. The menu has … [Read more...]
Tour de Lights Returns To Knoxville; Here Is The Date, Schedule & Events For This Holiday Bike Ride
Tour de Lights, a popular holiday bike ride in Knoxville, TN, returns for 2023. Here is the date, schedule and events. It takes place Saturday, Dec. 9, with events and activities going from 3-8 p.m. The ride starts at 5:30 p.m. For 2023, there is a new location, the Mary Costa Plaza at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, along with a new route and some exciting … [Read more...]
Get To Know This Growing Area Of Mexico, The State of Aguascalientes
There is an area of Mexico that many travelers have never head of, yet that is flourishing with attractions, hotels, and restaurants. So et's get to know the state of Aguascalientes. Mexico. which is 300 miles northwest of Mexico City in the heart of central Mexico. A region steeped in history and tradition, Aguascalientes is full of with cultural and natural beauty. … [Read more...]
All-You-Can-Drink Thanksgiving Eve At These San Diego Gaslamp Restaurant Bars
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the top nightlife nights of the year. In San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, which is pretty much like New Year's Eve on any given weekend anyway, it's a weekend night on Hump Day. This year, in addition to all the usual shenangans, there are two all-you-can-drink events happening at two restaurant/bars. barleymash San Diego The highly popular bar – a … [Read more...]
Eurail Offering 25% Off Rail Passes In November For Travel Until June
Eurail is offering a whopping 25% off on several passes with a sale running in November. The savings are on the 10 Days in 2 Months, 15 Days in 2 Months, 15 and 22 Days Continuous and 1-, 2- and 3-Months Continuous Passes in both 1st and 2nd class seating. The sale runs through Nov. 28 and is good for travel prior to June 1. Passengers purchasing a pass during the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Lionfish Offering All-You-Can-Drink Cocktails With Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
At a time when many fine-dining restaurants are charging Valentine's Day prices for a Thankgiving dinner – $85 and up – one in San Diego's Gaslamp has a special so unbelievable you'll be tempted to rub your eyes to make sure what you're seeing is really real. Lionfish, an upscale restaurant at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter, is having a pre-Thanksgiving meal on … [Read more...]
NYC Tour Company Offers Tours Of Famous TV & Movie Locations
From Friends to Seinfield, to Sex in the City, When Harry Met Sally, The Sopranos, Ghostbusters and, well, we could go on and on, the point being there are many places in New York City that have been featured in popular films and TV shows. And you can go visit them without having one of those "maps of the stars homes" that were once so prevelant in L.A. That is because On … [Read more...]
Chicago Thanksgiving Parade Features Giant Balloons, Floats And Marching Bands
Everyone knows about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. It's the biggest and most recognizable parade in the U.S. But there is another big one the same day. The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade features giant balloons, floats, marching bands and more. Now in it's 89th year, it takes place Thursday, Nov. 23, from 8-11 a.m., CT. It route takes it up Chicago’s legendary … [Read more...]
Tequila Pairing Dinner At San Diego’s Glass Box
Glass Box, an upsale Asian fusion restaurant in San Diego's Del Mar, is having "a perfect blend of cultures" event the end of November. It is a Tequila Pairing Dinner on November 29. It featues a selection of various types of José Cuervo tequila paired with a five-course menu from Chef Ethan Yang. Tickets are $85 and the event starts at 6 p.m. The menu consists of: 1st … [Read more...]
Nashville’s Slim & Husky’s Pizza Coming To The Factory at Franklin
Popular Nashville-based restaurant chain Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria is coming to Franklin, TN. This fast casual artisan pizza shop with a love for hip hop & R&B culture with locally sourced ingredients and local craft brews will be part of The Factory at Franklin beginning in the summer of 2004. The Factory at Franklin is an entertainment, shopping and … [Read more...]
Tokyo Nightlife In The Koenji Neighborhood Is A Hotbed For Live Music Bars
There is a lot of nightlife in Tokyo and one area in particular is retro and edgy. It is the Koenji neighborhood and it has everything from vintage clothing stores to old-school vinal record shops to punk rock bands to more live music to – relative to other places in the city – cheap food and drinks. It’s in the area around Koenji Station with shotengai arcades and narrow … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Opens The Outpost, A Beer Garden In San Marcos
Karl Strauss has created a new San Diego beer drinking spot called The Outpost in San Marcos. It is a two-acre neighborhood beer garden with beer and food from the first-ever Karl Strauss Food Truck, Adirondack chairs, picnic tables and high-top barrel tables. There is corn hole for entertainment and fire pits for when things turn cool. This the brewery's fifth San Diego … [Read more...]
LA’s Iconic Hollywood Sign Turns 100 Years Old
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The iconic landmark of Los Angeles, a sign on a hill in the Santa Monica Mountains, has hit its centry mark. It's "birthday" is Dec. 8. The Hollywood sign, the most photographed landmark in L.A., turns 100 years old in 2023. Not bad for a real estate promotion that was only supposed to be up for about 18 months. Yet is has … [Read more...]
AREA15 Las Vegas Is Hosting A Masquerade Party For New Year’s Eve 2023
Las Vegas is a magical place to spend New Year's Eve. There is the blocked-off Strip with fireworks, the downtown show "under the canopy" on Freemont Street and events at nearly every bar and nightclub in town. AREA15 is one of the latter and it is having “MasqueRave,” a masquerade party for New Year's Eve 2023. The date is Saturday, Dec. 31. It will feature six hours of … [Read more...]
La Jolla’s Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters Features New Tiki Cocktails Menu
Getting a tiki bar drink in San Diego can be an interesting adventure. Several of the city's tiki bars are hidden speakeasies requiring advance planning and even reservations. There are a few San Diego tiki bars that are not speakeasies and now there is another place where tiki bar drinks are available on a when-you-show-up basis. It's Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & … [Read more...]
Where To Find Food & Drink Packages During The Las Vegas F1 Race
The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix rolls into Sin City from Thursday thru Saturday, Nov. 16-18. And as expected, prices to go to the race and to be in Vegas in general are as high as the excitment for the first open-wheel race to take place along the Strip since the IndyCar series ran at Caesars Palace in 1984. Here are several places that are having Vegas F1 race packages … [Read more...]
Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species Coming To High Desert Museum In Bend, Oregon
Andy Warhol's Endangered Species exhibit will be on display at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, this winter and spring. It opens on Saturday, Dec. 9 and runs through April 7, 2024. The exhibition, titled Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation, showcases the Pop Art icon’s complete Endangered Species … [Read more...]
Dia De Los Muertos Day Of The Dead Celebrations In San Diego
The day after Halloween, many people may seem as they are dead after partying at Halloween parties, pub crawls and bar events, but in Mexico, there is a tradition that actually honors the dead. It's called Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, and in Mexico it's a holiday to celebrate and honor deceased loved ones. It is happy time that remembers people's lives. … [Read more...]
Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead In Mexico City
Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradititional post-Halloween event in Mexico and Mexican communities. In contrast to its name it is really a celebration of life for past loved ones. Naturally, Mexico City has one of the biggest celebrations around and it starts in October all building to a parade as thousands of people take to the streets dressed as zombies for … [Read more...]
Winding Down With Rum Drinks At A Naples Florida Tiki Bar
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Editor & Publisher The week after the intensity of a weekend in Tuscaloosa for the Third Saturday of October, the annual Alabama-Tennessee college football game, PubClub.com photographer Jack Fleming found himself relaxing at a tiki bar in Naples, FL. Kick-back Jack wandered into the Sand Bar Ritz Carlton in Naples, drawn by a sign … [Read more...]
How To Have A Pleasant Time In Pleasant Hill, CA: A Two-Day Itinerary
Looking for things to do in Nothern Calfiornia that are not of the "norm," which means riding cable cars, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and going to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County wine coutries? Then the pleasant little town of Pleasant Hill in the Bay Area is for you. It is one of the most affordable cities in the region and has – get this – free … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Monello In Little Italy Hosting Cocktail Paring Dinners
Monello restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy is hosting a trio of cocktail pairings on select Thursdays in October, November and December. The cocktail dinner pairings involve a four-course meal prepared by Executive Chef Fabrizio Cavallini with cocktail pairings curated by GBOD Beverage Director Ryan Andrews. Each dinner includes a presentation and guide through the … [Read more...]
Watch the Northern Lights In Norway From The Comfort Of A Glass Lodge
The Northern Lights are one of nature's most fascinating elements, yet watching them often requires going to remote areas in very cold regions and standing outside hoping you'll see something. But imagine kicking back in a cozy room, perhaps with a schnapps in your hand, while enjoying this phenomenon. That's is not just a "pinch me" dream but a reality with two new … [Read more...]
New Inn At St Owen’s Cross In England Is An Old-School Pub With A New-Age Mentality
The old meets the new at the New Inn at St Owen’s Cross in England. Originally a 16th century coaching inn which won best pub in England in 2023 from AA Hospitality, the New Inn at St Owen’s Cross is an old-school pub wih a new-age mentality. So you get the tradition with the modern. It was actually closed for about five years but was revived by three local businessmen … [Read more...]
Online Passports Available For Traverse City, MI, Beer Week
Traverse City Beer Week is a celebration of the northern Michigan beer scene and an nonline passport is now available for with the support of Traverse City Tourism. The free passport features offfers for discounts and prizes during beer week, which is Nov. 10 - 17. “Once again Traverse City has been hailed as a top-ten small town beer scene by readers of USA Today,” said … [Read more...]
Tapas And Tipples: A Nightcrawler’s Guide To Spain’s Best Bars
When the sun sets, and the golden hues of the Spanish sun give way to the twinkling stars and lively streetlights, a different kind of feast awakens in Spain. It’s when the aromatic flavors of tapas and the effervescence of local tipples invite night owls to embark on a journey of culinary delights and spirited camaraderie. From bustling metropolises to quaint villages, every … [Read more...]
Bourbon Parade Bar Brings A Bit Of The Big Easy To Sin City
The good times certainly roll in Las Vegas and now they roll in a new way with the opening of Bourbon Parade bar. It'a a New Orleans experience – the Big Easy in Sin City – complete with jazz and swing music, daily second line parades and, of course, cocktials. The latter includes Mardi Gras Punch, Hurricane, Louisiana Margarita, New Orleans Frozen Irish Coffee and something … [Read more...]
San Diego Beer Week Announces 2023 Dates & Details
San Diego Beer Week, a 10-day celebration in The Capitol Of Craft, has set its 2023 dates. Put on by the San Diego Brewers Guild, it will take place Nov. 3-12 at various locations throughout the county. It begins with a virtual kick-off toast at all Brewers Guild member locations on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. For the opening night virtual toast, photos being posted to … [Read more...]
Whatever Happened To Those Cheap Las Vegas Midweek Hotel Rooms?
By Kevin Wilkeson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Once upon a time a traveler could head to Las Vegas and easly find a hotel room at a bargain price for a midweek stay as long as something big was not happening in town, such as CES, the rodeo or New Year's Eve. Las Vegas, after all, is the ultimate supply-and-demand travel market. Apparently, tho, that is a luxury of the … [Read more...]
Mac McAnally Performs At Grand Opening Of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Hotel San Diego
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Jimmy Buffett couldn't be there but from up above, he sent his right-hand music man and long-time Coral Reefer Mac McAnally in his place and the replacement for "the boss" did an oustanding job by performing at the grand opening of the Margariaville Resorts in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter in October 2023. With his deep and … [Read more...]
Coco Maya, A Little Italy Restaurant & Bar, Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger If its first anniversary party is any indication of what it's like on a regular night, then I highly suggest hou high-tail it over to Coco Maya, a restaurant/bar in San Diego's Little Italy. The place was swarming with beautiful people – guys, there were so many pretty girls you had to constantly check to be sure you were … [Read more...]
Basel Switzerland Christmas Market Dates, Information & Holiday Events
One of Europe's top Christmas markets is in Basel, a Swiss city on the Rhine River. Basel takes on a special charm in the Christmas season. With the smell of mullel wine in the air, the Christmas market, voted Best Christmas Market in Europe in 2021, can be found on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, right in the centre of the city and at the heart of the festively decorated … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Party In Phoenix Decadence Arizona Rocks Phoenix Raceway
Decadence Arizona, a huge New Year's Eve party and concert, is taking place over two days at Phoenix Raceway. This year's lineup includes Adventure Club, Flux Pavilion; Bleu Clair, San Pacho; Cosmic Gate; Disco Lines; Getter; Green Velvet; Inzo; Level Up; Loud Luxury; Marauda; Said The Sky; SayMyName, and Subtronics. Presented in partnership with Global Dance, the ninth … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars El Chingon, Prohibition And Havana 1920 Hosting ‘adopTAPet’ Events
Canine lovers who want to have a doggone good time should check out the "AdopTAPet" events at three San Diego Gaslamp bars. El Chingon, Prohibition and Havana 1920, all within steps of one other on Fifth Ave., are the hosts for the events, sponsored by Bacardi, on the second Saturday of each month. The dog adoption and fundraising event seeks to bring together prospective … [Read more...]
The Day of the Dead Festival Taking Place In Los Cabos, Mexico
The day after Halloween, there is a Mexican celebration called Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. And what better place to expeirence it than in Mexico? Hacienda del Mar (HDM) Los Cabos Resort is hosting a Día de los Muertos festival Nov. 1, complete with a parade and an altar to the dead. “The Day of the Dead festival hosted by HDM will see a night full of … [Read more...]
The Christmas Markets And Winter Things To Do In Dresden Elbland
The winter holidays in Europe mean festive Christmas markets and in Germany's Dresden Elbland there are plenty of them. Here is a rundown of them and other things to do, events and activities this winter in Dresden Elbland. The 589th Dresden Striezelmarkt will open on November 29th. There are eleven Christmas markets in Dresden alone, and many more in the region. Two are … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Incredible. If one word were to be used to describe the San Diego Spirits Festival, that would be it. The event is incredible, the venue is incredible and the atmosphere is incredible. Walking into it for the first time is like going to one of those over-the-top New Year's Eve promotor parties with different rooms that … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair Returns This Weekend With 10K & Beer Garden
The party is back on in Manhattan Beach the weekend of Oct. 7-8 with the return of Old Hometown Fair, an annual event that is highlighted by a 10K run the first morning and two days of the legendary beer garden. To be sure, this is no small-town, boring family festival. It is exactly what Manhattan Beach and the entire Los Angeles South Bay is all about: fun. The 10K goes … [Read more...]
San Diego Sprits Festival Is This Weekend In La Jolla
There are plenty of spirits and spirits are high among those in attendanceduring the annual San Diego Spirits Festival, set to take place Oct. 7-8 in La Jolla. This dress-to-impress event at the beautiful San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art (its location is where the "first lady of La Jolla, Ellen Browning Scripps, had her house) with gorgeous views of the shoreline and … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Wayfarer Hotel Shines In Pacific Beach
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Before I even went there, I already knew I would like the Wayfarer Hotel in San Diego's Pacific Beach. That is because its website refers to the walking/bike path between it and the sand as the Strand, not the Boardwalk, as it is commonly called in "PB." In addition to being too Jersey-ish for cool Southern California, there … [Read more...]
How To Have A Pleasant Time In Pleasant Hill, California’s ‘Bay Area Backyard’
For a pleasant time in Northern California, one place to consider for a visit is Pleasant Hill. The small town about half an hour from San Francisco, calls itself the "Bay Area's Backyard" and was a childhood hangout of actor Tom Hanks. Its City Hall Lawn is the centerpiece of downtown and the adjacent lake is home to many turtles and on Wednesday evenings, food trucks park … [Read more...]
Boston’s Newberry Street Now Has A Central Perk ‘Friends’ Coffee Shop
Boston's Newberry Street, one of the city's top areas of bars and nightlife, now has a Central Perk Coffee Co. If the name sounds familiar it's because it is inspired by the hit TV sitcom Friends. Recreating the hangout of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross, this first Central Perk Coffeehouse transcends nostalgia, emerging as a fully functioning coffeehouse and … [Read more...]
San Diego County Breweries Win 18 Medals (5 Gold) At The Great American Beer Festival
San Diego County breweries have a lot to celebrate. They won 18 medals – including five Gold Medals – at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The nation’s largest professional brewing competition is commonly referred to as “The Oscars” of the craft beer industry, and it takes place annually in Denver, Colo. The five Golds and 18 medals overall eclipsed last year’s … [Read more...]
Pacific Airshow Rocks (And Rolls) Huntington Beach Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Weekend
Rocking and rolling on the sand, in the sky and even on the water are all parts of the annual Pacific Airshow, a mega event that's a lot more than airplanes. The 2023 event takes place the weekend of Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Huntington Beach, CA. To say it's more than what happens in the sky is like saving there is a little bit of a surfing culture in Huntington Beach. With a … [Read more...]