By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger That smell filling up the Gaslamp Quarter on weekend nights comes not that of sweet perfume coming from beautiful girls or some type of pleasant aroma from the bars and nightclubs. It's more like a stench and it comes from the dozens of hot dog venders clogging up the sidewalks. On nearly every corner, they are … [Read more...]
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These San Diego Bars Offer Specials On Padres Game Days
Part of the popularity of the Padres – the team sells out nearly every game – is the game-day experience. That goes beyond the stadium and includes the scene surrounding Petco Park. Before games, people gather at bars and restaurants and here are several that offer Padres game-day specials. Hotel Indigo San Diego has a rooftop bar, Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails, … [Read more...]
This San Diego Bar Has Bottomless Beers On National Beer Day
What's better than a place offering bottomless beers on National Beer Day? Not much. And that is exactly what this spot in San Diego's North County is doing – it has bottomless draft beers for $25. It is Temaki Bar located on the happening stretch of Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas. And the beers aren't the cheap stuff; they are Harland Brewing Co.'s Japanese Lager … [Read more...]
Catch March Madness At These San Diego Bars
Let the madness begin. March roars in like a lion and roars out like one, too when it comes to college basketball. The 2025 Men's Basketball Tournament is one of the most exciting multi-day sports events in the world. In one weekend, for example, it goes from 64 teams to 16 and the often wild results and hard-to-fathom upsets make it maddening to millions who fill out … [Read more...]
Monthy Full Moon Bike Rides In San Diego At Luiseño Bike Park Full Details
Here's something different to do in San Diego: take a full moon bike ride on a mountain bike trail. It's Trailblazers After Hours, a monthly full moon nighttime riding event at Luiseño Bike Park at La Jolla Indian Adventure Park. You ride the park’s terrain under the glow of a full moon then gather around a bonfire to bond with your fellow riders. You can then camp overnight … [Read more...]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Are Now Open; See What’s New For 2025
One of the most colorful "things to do" in San Diego is to visit the vibrant Carlsbad Flower Fields. The 2025 season is in full bloom and runs for approximately six to eight weeks through Mother's Day. The Southern California attraction’s 2025 theme of “Where Color Takes Flight” is inspired by this year’s unique outdoor installation featuring over three dozen … [Read more...]
Identity Of Las Vegas’ ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Finally Revealed
One of the most iconic images of the early days of Las Vegas is of a showgirl wearing a white mushroom cloud swimsuit with her arms reaching into the sky in a pose of jubilation. The photo – and the girl in it – was flaunting the nuclear test explosions in the nearby desert that took place back in the 1950s that became somewhat of a tourist attraction. For years, the model's … [Read more...]
Daytona Beach Bike Week Key Dates & Events
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bikes, bands, bikinis and the rumbling, grumbling sound of motorcycles. It's all a part of Daytona Beach Bike Week. Taking place March 1-9 in Daytona Beach, Fla., it is either the largest or second-largest gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts in the world. The other huge one is Sturgis, which in 2022 is Aug. 5-14 in South … [Read more...]
Bands Look Forward To Performing At ShamROCK, San Diego’s St. Patrick’s Block Party
It's a plum gig. Several thousand people in a festive environment, multiple bands on multiple stages and an audience of happy beer-drinking people celebrating at a fun event. It's understandable that bands are excited to play ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival, San Diego's annual St. Patrick's Day block party in the Gaslamp Quarter. The 2025 Shamrock event is Saturday, March … [Read more...]
San Diego Breweries Take To The Ice For The Pucks & Pints Charity Hockey Game
It's back. For the seventh year, the San Diego breweries Pucks & Pints charity hockey game and festival is taking place. The 2025 date and location is Saturday, March 29 at Pechanga Arena and neighboring Bay City Brewing. The event includes a hockey game with staff members of San Diego craft breweries at 12:30 p.m., the beer-and-BBQ festival from 2- 5 p.m., and the San … [Read more...]
Memories Of When Hooters Was ‘Winging It’ In Style
With a wing – or wings – and I'm sure a prayer or two, six fun-loving gentlemen in Clearwater, Fla., got together and created what became a men's cultural icon called Hooters. They essentially took the guessing game out for guys going to a bar, and that is to be in a place with good-looking bartenders and waitresses. At other places, it can be hit or miss. At … [Read more...]
Check Out These Carnival Celebrations In Croatia
The celebration of Carnival does not just take place in New Orleans and Rio. It happens all over the globe, including several locations in Croatia. Here is a rundown of Carnival events in Croatia with links to the various destinations. Rijeka Carnival: A Celebration of Heritage and Innovation Held annually in the coastal city of Rijeka, Kvarner region, the Rijeka … [Read more...]
Beloved California Restaurant Closes After 25 Years Due To Fires
By Kevin Wilkeson, PubClub.com Sometimes, you walk into a place for the first time and feel like you've been there forever. There's a smile or warm greeting from a staffer, cool decor that suits your style or an overall feeling that's just "you." I felt all that and more the first time I walked into the The Haute Enchilada Café & Gallery in Moss Landing, CA. Oh, I … [Read more...]
San Diego Happy Hours Boots On The Ground Real-Life & Honest Reviews
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Welcome to PubClub.com's ultimate Happy Hour page for San Diego. Here you will find honest, been-there-done-that, boots on the ground reviews of Happy Hours all over the city. I have either been to, or someone I know and trust, has been to all of these places. This article was researched and written by a human with no … [Read more...]
Attention GIrls In Vegas: Wear You Bikini To Minus5º ICEBAR For This Special
For those who want to look hot when its cold, show up in your bikin to Minus5º ICEBAR in Las Vegas. In a salute to Spring Break, the icy bar, which is maintained at a constant 23 degrees, is offering girls who show uip in a bikini two-for-one admission before 6 p.m. at all three Las Vegas Strip locations: Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, The LINQ Promenade and Grand Canal … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Borrego Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Launches New Menu
San Diego's Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails has a new chef and with him, a new menu. Chef Paulerio, a San Diego native, has created dishes that bridge the flavors of Southern California with global influences that reflect his diverse culinary experiences. The new appetizers, entrees and desserts are: • Falafel bites, crispy, savory chickpea bites with raita, pickled … [Read more...]
Smoking Gun Replaces Bootlegger As Alabama’s San Diego Alumni Bar
By Kevin Wilkeson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego Crimson Tide fans are rolling over to The Smoking Gun as it is the new San Diego Bama Fans official alumni bar. It is on Market between 5th & 6th in the Gaslamp Quarter (okay, technically East Village) just a couple of blocks from the previous alumni bar Bootlegger. The latter was home to the San … [Read more...]
Is The Volcano About To Blow On The Greek Island Of Santorini?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com We stood on the edge of the volcano, peering into it and, somewhat curiously, wondering if it would suddenly spring to life and explode with us standing there. If it did, we surmised, then we would not run or scream of shout for it would take it with us no matter where we were or what we did, and there was nothing we could do about it. … [Read more...]
San Diego Famous Movie Locations For Top Gun, Anchorman & More
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger People know Los Angeles as a real-life movie set, with the Hollywood Walk of Fame, TMZ celebrity tours and even the famous (or, to locals, infamous) Maps of the Stars Homes sold on Hollywood Blvd. But just to the south, San Diego has had its share of Hollywood moments, too. The original Top Gun was filmed all over the … [Read more...]
Experience Lower Prices & Festivals By Visiting California Wine Countries In The Winter
Every savvy traveler knows you can save money by visiting destinations in the off season. This is certainly true in California's wine countries. In addition to the reasons listed below, the winter weather in the state's wine regions is quite pleasant with days sunny and high temperatures generally in the 60s. There's none of those icy roads and frigid temperatures that stifle … [Read more...]
Slowly Restaurant Quickly Making Waves In Pacific Beach With Creative Promotions
There's a quick way for a new restaurant and bar to gain attention, even in crowded San Diego and even when it's located in the youthful Pacific Beach neighborhood. Even if the name of it is Slowly. The Slowly Restaurant & Lounge is doing this with some creative weekday promotions. After all, any place can have great food and/or drinks but you've got to get … [Read more...]
Experience Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures With These Tours
There's a lot more things to do in Las Vegas than gamble, walk the Strip, see the shows and go to the bars and clubs. Just outside of town there are many nature adventures, one of which is river rafting Black Canyon National Water Trail on the Colorado Rive at the base of the Hoover Dam. There are tours offered by operator Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures, which has been in … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Happy Hours: Food & Drinks And Happenings At El Chingon
The slogan of "Bad Ass Mexican" is what the owners apply to El Chingon, one of the most consistently happening places in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Nearly every afternoon there are people sitting on its patio having food & drinks and many nights there's a line to get in, as it transforms from an innocent-looking restaurant into a desirable nightlife destination. The … [Read more...]
News & Events In Kauaʻi Hawaii For The Winter Season 2025
Even in this "leid-back" destination, there's a lot happening this winter on Hawaii's Garden Island, Kaua'i. Discover the latest happenings in Kaua‘i in this article from resort renovations to new dining options. Don't miss out on these events this winter. "Escape the winter weather and come experience the warmth of the Garden Island,” said Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of … [Read more...]
Walla Walla, Washington February Events Inlude A Beer Festival & Restaurant Month
Walla Walla, Washington, home to TV Batman star Adam West and a major U.S. wine destination, is kicking off 2025 with a series of February events. The are Resturant Month (yes, a whole month; most cities just have a restaurant week), a film fest and a beer festival. “Combined with February Film Feast, Walla Walla Brewfest, and Valentine’s Day all falling within the month, … [Read more...]
Celebrate San Diego St. Patrick’s Day With A Parade & Block Party
Of course there's a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a city as fun, carefree and lively as San Diego. In fact, there are two, a parade on the Saturday prior to St. Paddy's Day and a block party in the Gaslamp, both on Saturday, March 15. It's a perfect tuneup to St. Patrick's Dauy two days later at lively San Diego Irish bars. SAN DIEGO ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE There's a … [Read more...]
Croatia Tourism Focusing On Year-Round Travel, Sustainability & Inland Destinations
Coming off a record year of tourism, Croatia is focusing on year-year travel opportunits, sustainabiilty and its island destinations for 2025. According to the Croatian National Tourist Board, the scenic country had more than 21.3 million arrivals and 108.7 million overnight stays, U.S. travelers significantly contributed to this growth with 776,304 arrivals and 2.17 million … [Read more...]
These San Diego Restaurants Are Donating Menu Proceeds To Los Angeles Wildfire Victims
Update: This campaign donatted $4,625 to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Eight San Diego bars and restaurants have joined forces to bring aid to affected Southern California communities affected by the wildfires with a special campaign called Dining for Disaster Relief. Originally scheduled to end in January many have now extended it through February. The following … [Read more...]
Genesis Invitational Fans Guide, Bars & Singles Party Social Scene
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Editor's Note: The 2025 Genesis Invitational has beem moved from Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palasades to San Diego's Torrey Pines, which also hosts the PGA Tour's Farmer's Open. To get in the swing of things at the Genesis Invitational (formerly the LA Open) in Los Angeles, it's important to know the lay of the land, … [Read more...]
Discover the North San Diego Tiki Bar in Oceanside: Review Of The Lobby Tiki Bar
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Jimmy Buffett may not have known where to go when the volcano blows but I sure do when I'm in San Diego: Straight to The Lobby Tiki Bar & Grill in Oceanside. There, one can get a flaming volcano cocktail and The Nacho Volcano with smoke coming out of it. As as well as several other concoctions in a Polynesian … [Read more...]
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Loop Now Includes The Westgate Hotel
The Las Vegas Loop, an underground system of one-way tunnels that uses electric Teslas to transport people, now includes the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Located at the hotel’s porte-cochere, it provides access to a one-of-a-kind transportation system, enabling riders a fast and convenient way to move in and around the Las Vegas Strip corridor. "The addition of … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar Bootlegger Closed: Saying Goodbye to a Local Institution
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Bootlegger, a San Diego bar institution and favorite locals' hangout, has closed its doors after 13 years. "Let's meet at 'the Boot,' " was a familiar refrain for many in the Gaslamp Quarter/East Village area when deciding where to go out, for people knew they could get good food and drinks, be welcomed by familiar … [Read more...]
California Day Trip: To San Juan Capistrano & The Swallow’s Inn Dive Bar
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com The idea had been floating around in my head ever since I first saw some kind of vintage – or was it a hippie? – community out the window of the Pacific Surfliner train during its stop in San Juan Capistrano in Southern California. So when Amtrak was offering $10 fares to go anywhere between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, I decided to take a … [Read more...]
San Diego Mojo Volleyball Spike City Excitement: I Got My Mojo On At The San Diego Mojo Women’s Volleyball Game
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There's quite a bit of mojo around San Diego and I got a bit of it myself recently. It came from attending a game of the San Diego Mojo, the city's professional women's volleyball team. Yes, San Diego has a women's professional volleyball team. This is not the AVP tho, for rather than being a weekend tournament on the … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015 Headliners, Ticket Prices & Information
Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lil Wane & The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Muscraves, Santana and John Fogerty are the headliners for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, more popularly known as Jazz Fest. The 2025 dates are April 24-May 4. Dave Matthews Band, Lil Wayne & The Roots, Kacey Musgraves, John Fogerty, Burna Boy, HAIM, Harry … [Read more...]
Romantic Things To Do For San Diego Valentine’s Day: The Coronado Gondola
San Diego, unlike Paris, is not known as a romantic city. But being on an ocean and with far better weather than the City of Lights, there are several romantic things to do in what the local tourism board touts as being America's Finest City. For couples seeking romance on Valentine's Day in San Diego there is an activity that is famous in a European city other than Paris: … [Read more...]
These Legendary Malibu Bars & Restaurants Destroyed In LA Pacific Palisades Fire
By Kevn Wilkerson, PubClub.com Editor & Publisher As someone who lived in Los Angeles for some 20 years, I am watching with jaw-dropping alarm at the devastation from the winter LA fires. Pacific Coach Highway – which everyone there just calls PCH – in Malibu is just ashes right up to the ocean. Along with all the affected homes, the fire has also destroyed some … [Read more...]
Genesis Invitational L.A. Open Best Viewing Holes Spectator Guide
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Golf if not, as has once been suggested, a good walk spoiled. Not when there's a PGA Tour event happening and you've got a cold beer in your hand. And that's exactly the way it is at Riviera Country Club each February (Feb. 13-16 in 2025). Riviera provides the setting and beautiful Pacific Palisades the backdrop for the … [Read more...]
Experience Albanifest in Winterthur One Of Switzerland’s Biggest Parties
Bands Play on Stages in This Music Festival Near Zurich That Attracts 100,000 Party People Anyone who says they don't party in Switzerland has never seen, heard about or been to the Zurich Street Parade, a massive moving techno event held each August . Or Albanifest, a three-day cultural musical extravaganza that features dozens of bands from several different … [Read more...]
Celebrate New Year’s Eve At Fremont Street In Las Vegas: Ticket Prices & Bands
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Las Vegas Blogger For those looking to party somewhere else than the Strip for New Year's Eve in Las Vegas, there is the Fremont Street Experience. Here are the full details. • The event will take place from 6 p.m.-4 a.m. • There is an entry fee of $50 in advance. Tickets are the gates … [Read more...]
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in San Francisco with Spectacular Fireworks
The City by the Bay shoots fireworks over the bay on New Year's Eve. San Francisco celebrates the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one with a free midnight show framed by the Bay Bridge. Called "Fireworks Over The Bay," it takes place off Pier 14 at the foot of Mission Street and the Embarcardero. People line up on the sidewalks on both sides of The … [Read more...]
New Orleans Top Singles Party Events: Spice up Your Nightlife!
New Years Eve, Mardi Gras, JazzFest, Pardi Gras & Festivals In The Big Easy New Orleans is a year-round party yet added to this like shrimp into gumbo are a number of fun events that add even more spice to the city. PubClub.com has compiled this list of our top events, along with a description and the dates for 2025. For you singles out there, these are the prime … [Read more...]
Super Bowl 10K Redondo Beach: A Fun-filled Start to Super Bowl Sunday
South Bay Singles Day: A Beer Garden, The Slip & Partying In Redondo Beach The South Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles always looks forward to the year's good party events and one of the best is Super Bowl Sunday. In starts with the annual Super Bowl 10K, a race through the streets of seaside Redondo Beach, hits an early high note with a post-race beer garden, then … [Read more...]
Las Vegas New Year’s Eve Fireworks: A Spectacular Celebration
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...]
Enjoy Discounted Drinks At These San Diego Bars Before The Wild Horses Festival
The 2024 Wild Horses Festival, a counry music festival in San Diego's Petco Park – the home stadium of the Padres baseball team – is back for 2024. The date is the eve of New Year's Eve, or Dec. 30. The 2024 headliners are Post Malone. Vincent Neil Emerson, Zach Top and Paul Cauthen. And those with tickets looking to get a few cocktails before the show can get discounted … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss New Red Trolley Beer: A Bolder Take on a Classic San Diego Brew
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is ending its 35th year in style. It has introduced a new beer, Imperial Red Trolley, a "bolder a bolder take on their flagship, award-winning Red Trolley Ale," it stated in a press release. “This year is about honoring where we started while continuing to build what’s next,” said Chris Cramer, Co-Founder of Karl Strauss. “We’ve never been ones to … [Read more...]
Bloody Marys San Diego New Year’s Day: Where to Find the Best & Spicy Michelada
The day after the night before can always be a little rough, especially when that night is New Year's Eve. That's why New Year's Day is the ulimate time for the hair-of-the-dog cocktail, making it the perfect time to be declared as National Bloody Mary Day. And yes, there is such a thing. In San Diego, there are several bars and restaurant-bars that specialize in Bloody … [Read more...]
Experience These Top Holiday Christmas Events In Slovenia
Here is a rundown of the top events this Christmas holiday season in Slovenia Experience A Subterranean Christmas Fairy Tale in Postojna Cave, set among magnificent stalactites. The Living Nativity Scenes set along the entire five-kilometre tourist route transforms Postojna Cave into a magical Christmas venue offering one of the most beautiful and unique Christmas … [Read more...]
Christmas in Croatia: Exploring the Best Christmas Market & More
European Christmas markets are a sign of the season and Europe’s best Christmas market – according to some, anyway – is in Crotia. And that's not all there is to do during the holiday season in this beautiful country. Here is a rundown of Christmas events in Croatia in its major cities of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovni, Opatija, Varaždin and Osijek. Zagreb Advent Zagreb | … [Read more...]
Experience Bern Switzerland’s Top Events From Carnival To Music Festivals
Parades, Sports & Music Festivals In Switzerland's Capitol City This small Swiss capital, known for its BearPark, arcades of long archways and below-ground restaurants, shops and nightclubs, also has a number of events throughout the year. And they all add sizzle to the city of Bern. The biggest party of the year in Bern is its three-day celebration for … [Read more...]
Discover San Diego’s New Beer Celebrating The Pershing Bikeway Bike Path
A new beer by The Original 40 Brewing Company celebrates the opening of San Diego's Pershing Bikeway, a 2.3-mile bicycle and walking path that connects North Park to downtown. Called Ready to Pedal, it is a West Coast IPA with tropical, fruity, and dank tasting notes with a clean, crisp bitterness. The beer is available on tap and in four packs of 16-oz cans. But don't have … [Read more...]
12 Bars of Christmas Hermosa Beach: A Festive Pub Crawl & Toy Drive Full Details
One of the most highly attended and anticipated events of the entire year in Los Angeles is the 12 Bars of Christmas Pub Crawl and Toy Drive in Hermosa Beach, CA. Annually held on the second Friday of December this iconic tradition bounces along the Hermosa Beach bars on Pier Ave., and Hermosa Ave. Some 1,000 people typically attend the event, many dressed in holiday … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Resort Fees Keep Increasing Despite Few Good Benefits
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Las Vegas Blogger Resort fees, the bane of travelers everywhere, are getting even more costly. And the benefits are not keeping pace. Take MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas, for example. It has raised its resort fees at its various properties ranging from $45 to $55 a day. The hotels are Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, The Cosmopolitan of Las … [Read more...]
All LA Holiday Boat Parades Dates, Locations & Best Viewing Spots
The list of boat parades in the Los Angeles area is as long as the UCLA football team's losses this year. Okay, well maybe not quite that long but there's a bunch of them up and down the Southern California coast, from Marina del Rey to the biggest of 'em all, Newport Beach. PubClub.com has put together this list of the boat parades with the 2024 dates, times, locations … [Read more...]
12 Bars of Christmas Hermosa Beach Date, Bar Schedule & Drink Specials
One of the highlights of a very lively holiday season in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities is the 12 Bars of Christmas and Toy Drive in Hermosa Beach. It's a tradition among singles and the fun party people that involves some 100 people who go in and out of a dozen bars around the pier in a true holiday "cheers." Always held the second Friday of December, the 2025 … [Read more...]
Barry Manilow Signs Lifetime Residency At The Westgate Las Vegas Hotel
There are long-term shows by big stars in Las Vegas all the time, but none of them go for as long as the one Barry Manilow now has in Sin City. Manilow has signed a lifetime residency at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Already peforming there for his holiday shows, the singer of "Mandy," “Copacabana (at the Copa)” and "Looks Like We Made It" is at the hotel's … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach King Harbor Holiday Boat Parade Dates And All You Need To Know Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The 2019 Redondo Beach Boat Parade is Saturday, Dec. 10. While hardly as big as the Newport Beach Boat Parade or even the Marina del Rey Boat Parade (which happens on the same night) is is, none-the-less, a good social gathering for those in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. It is hosted by King Harbor Yacht Club and … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Top Holiday Boat Parades 2024 Dates & Party Information
A Guide From Newport Beach To Marina del Rey Dates, information, viewing locations and how to make it a party for the Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, Long Beach, Naples & Redondo Beach boat parades. Boat parades are a big part of the holiday season in Los Angeles. After all, in a place where Santa wears shorts and it's often 70 degrees while you are Christmas shopping, … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks: A Spectacular December Celebration
If you did not know any better, you would think it's the Fourth of July. But it's December and the sky is exploding in spectacular colors over the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach, CA. This is the annual Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks, an annual happening that is taking place Sunday, Dec. 8, in 2024. Annually held on the second Sunday of December, it brings in several … [Read more...]
Arizona’s Famous Whiskey Row In Prescott Gets A New Saloon, Fire & Sword Speakeasy
In an area dating back to 1864, there's a new sheriff in town. Or actually, a new bar along famous Whiskey Row in Prescott, AZ. It's Fire & Sword, which is not a saloon like so many other joints here but a speakeasy inside the Hotel St. Michael. Fire & Sword is in a place that has quite a bit of local history. The Hotel St. Michael is on the site of the old Burke … [Read more...]
The Super Bowl 10K Tradition: Running with Style – And A Beer
I was first introduced to 10Ks by one Laz Denes, the coolest dude I've ever met. Laz, being Laz, just didn't run 10Ks. He did them in style. When he lived in L.A.'s South Bay Beach Cities, he was somewhat of an institution at Redondo Beach's annual Super Bowl 10K. He would get a group and do some type of theme. One year, Laz and Co., were the "Channel 10 News team" that … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Glass Box Restaurant Hosting Holiday Dinner For Cystic Fibrosis Community
San Diego sushi restaurant Glass Box is hosting a special holiday center in conjunction with the Cystic Fibrosis Community. It will take place Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 6-8 p.m. Glass Box will be donating 60% of ticket sales directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Community to support its ongoing efforts to find a cure for this life-threatening genetic disorder. The Cystic Fibrosis … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar Haunts & Events That No Longer Exist
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego has some great nightlife, especially in the Gaslamp Quarter downtown. There's the ever-popular barleymash, the let-it-all-loose Trailer Park After Dark, Moonshine Flats for country music and line dancing, Goodnight John Boy for disco (yes, there's a disco bar in San Diego!), Bootlegger's just for fun and dozens of … [Read more...]
9 Thrilling Spin-Offs: Unveiling Unique Variations of Gin Rummy
Gin Rummy is a timeless classic card game that has captivated players since immemorial. It is a beautiful blend of luck, skill, and strategy. Although it is a simple game, it offers ample opportunities for competition and challenging your mental faculties. Both seasoned card players and casual game enthusiasts enjoy the game. The basic rules of Gin Rummy remain consistent, but … [Read more...]
Croatia Tourism Grows As It Proves To Be A Popular Place For Travelers
While some destinations are discouraging travelers and even charging them – Venice, Italy will start dinging visitors €5 to enter the city on certain dates in 2025 – Croatia is welcoming people with open arms. And it's working. As of the end of September, 19.3 million visitors had 102.5 million overnight stays in the country, which is a 3% increase in arrivals and a 0.5% … [Read more...]
San Diego Pop-Up Christmas Bar Xmas Returns To Gaslamp Quarter Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.con San Diego Nightlife Blogger The holidays are here and for the second year in a row a pop-up Christmas bar is open in the Gaslamp Quarter. Xmas bar, on the corner of G Street and Fourth Ave., is a temporary bar and it brings some Jingle Bells rock to really rock San Diego's nightlife scene during the holidays. In the former Tin Roof location … [Read more...]
Where To Eat & Drink In Las Vegas During F1 Weekend
Formula 1 is fueled by more than petrol, sponorships and millions of dollars in money. It is also fueled by the fans, and those fans themselves need fuel. With that in mind, here is a rundown of where to eat and drink in Las Vegas for the F1 race at bars and restaurants. The Las Vegas F1 race is Thursday night through Saturday night, Nov. 21-23. So buckle up beccuase there's … [Read more...]
Best San Diego Taco Tuesday & All-Day Happy Hours At Bars & Restaurants
This list was provided by the Facebook group San Diego Happy Hour(s) BEST bang 4 ur Bucks!, along with input from PubClub.com. It includes regular Tuesday Happy Hour specials and not just tacos, with some additional Happy Hour information on other days. San Diego Taco Tuesday Happy Hours • American Junkie, Gaslamp Quarter –$5 all-you-can-eat tacos 5-10, $6 tequila shots, $8 … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Is A Great L.A. Party: A Local’s Review
The Sensational Show Goes On Again In This South Bay Beach City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The house parties were rocking (some reserved, some wild), Joe's Band was playing, people were dancing, The Strand was full of onlookers and the people were hanging out and sitting in beach chairs along the main street. Quite a bit of libations were being … [Read more...]
Frisco Texas & Dallas Cowboys The Star Bars & Nightlife Guide
Not all of the Dallas nightlife is in Dallas. It spills out into the surrounding cities. One of them is Frisco, 27 miles north of Dallas and 39 miles from AT&T Stadium – a.k.a. "Jerry's World" – where the Cowboys play their games. And, as home of The Star – the five-pointed headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys – one could say that a "Star" is born in Frisco. This is a … [Read more...]
Dance Music 4 Democracy (DM4D) Launches to Spur Voter Registration Among EDM Fans
Dance Music for Democracy (DM4D) a NEW non-partisan 501(c)(3) charitable organization that’s been registering legions of dance music fans to vote—inspiring them to participate in and be responsible for the electoral outcomes that will impact their futures—debuted in-person October 16 with Beats for Change, a celebrity-studded launch event featuring headlining DJ’s at historic … [Read more...]
The San Diego East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market Is Saturday, Nov. 30
The holiday spirit comes to the East Village in San Diego with the East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market. This free event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, from 4-8 p.m. It takes place at Quartyard and 13th & Market. It features live music from local entertainers, drinks from Quartyard – which has an extensive craft beer selection from dozens of taps – tacos … [Read more...]
Knoxville’s Iconic Sunsphere Adding A Visitor’s Center
Knoxville's iconic landmark Sunsphere, which recently was painted back to its orginal colors, is adding a visitor's center. Origionally opened when the city hosted the 1982 World's Fair, the Sunsphere is undergoing a multi-phase upgrade. “We’re thrilled this day is finally here to be able to offer this enhanced experience for our community and beyond,” said Kim Bumpas, … [Read more...]
The Wild And Crazy Drinks Of The University Of Alabama Strip Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Editor When you go out at the University of Alabama, you will be greeted by not just great nightlife, but wild, crazy and unique-to-Tuscaloosa drinks. It's really a Southern thing. Go to just about any beach in the South and you will get a drink not served anywhere else, presented in a special you-get-to-keep-it souvenir plastic … [Read more...]
San Diego Breweries Win 12 Medals At The 2024 Great American Beer Festival
San Diego breweries won 12 medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, including five golds. There were also four silver and three bronze medal winners. This marks the second year in a row five different San Diego breweries won gold medals. “American’s Finest City had yet another fine performance in the Rockies this year,” said San Diego Brewers Guild … [Read more...]
Tropicana Las Vegas Implosion Lights Up The Sky With Fireworks & Drone Show
And there she goes, folks! The historic Tropicana Las Vegas went down in a cloud of dust during an implosion event that was Vegas style to the very end. It included fireworks and a drone show as the property was cleared to make way for the A's ballpark and Bally's Entertainment Resort. It happened at 2:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 9. “Bally’s is honored to have been … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Pearl Hotel Is A Boutique Gem Place To Stay – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor The first thing to know about the Pearl Hotel, a boutique gem of a place to stay in San Diego, is that the beds are so soft and cozy that you had better not have to wake up early the next morning. Because it isn't going to happen. I discovered this first hand when I was stirred at about 8 one morning by a phone call, only to … [Read more...]
Tuscaloosa Bars Nightlife Guide Best Places To Party At The University Of Alabama
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Editor and University of Alabama Alumni One of the top party college towns in America is Tuscaloosa, and that is part of what makes the University of Alabama #2 in PubClub.com's Top Party Schools list. A combination of the students and alumni – who come rolling into town on fall Saturdays for tailgating and Crimson Tide football – … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Presidio Celebrates 30 Years As A National Park Site
The Presidio, a park in San Francisco that provides beautiful views of Golden Gate Park among other things, celebrates its 30th anniversary as a national park. The former Army post is one ne of the most visited parks in America. An event held on Oct. 1 ncluded special recognition of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, champion of the bi-partisan legislation that created the … [Read more...]
Tropicana Las Vegas Implosion For A’s Ballpark To Include Fireworks & Drones
This is Las Vegas where things are done with a flair. Even imploding old hotels. So when the Tropicana Las Vegas implosion takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to make room for the A’s ballpark and entertainment resort destination, there will be fireworks. Literally. And you can watch it on the Internet. The implosion of the Tropicana, which will happen at 2:30 a.m., Las … [Read more...]
Freaky Tiki Happening In Long Beach This October
With a name like Freaky Tiki Happening, you can expect a creatively fun time. This is an event taking place October in Long Beach, CA. It is Oct. 19 at the way-cool Secret Island Tiki Lounge, below Shannon's Corner bar, downtonw on 2nd & Pine Ave. It involves – are you ready for this!? – circus performers, go-go dancers, live music and rum tastings. This is a Flor de … [Read more...]
In Wake Of The Line Fire, Big Bear Is Back Open And Its Oktoberfest Is Happening
As the Line Fire experienced minimal fire activity in the early morning hours Thursday, according to CalFire, Big Bear is back open and its annual Big Bear Oktoberfest celebration is taking place as usual. "Big Bear is OPEN for business thanks to firefighting crews’ around-the-clock efforts to get the upper hand on the Line Fire incident, which has continued to subside," Dan … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Rooftop Borrego Kitchen Launches Happy Hour With These Specials
Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails, one of the top places in San Diego to watch Padres games, now has a Happy Hour. Called “Sunset Social Hour,” it features discounts on beer, wine and shareable plates. It goes from 4-6 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays. Even when there is not a Padres game, Borrego Rooftop Kitchen at the Hotel Indigo in East Village provides great … [Read more...]
Croatia’s Impresia Hotels Focuses On Cuisine, Wines & History
Croatia's Impresia Hotels – meaning impressive Croatian hotels – has several properties throughout the country that focus on the local cuisine, wines and history. With more than 17 boutique properties stretching from Pula to Dubrovnik and Sibenik to Cavtat, each shares its own narrative, inviting its guests to explore and connect with the history, culture, landscapes and the … [Read more...]
Big Bear Okotberfest 2024 Event Information, Dates & Tickets
Strike up the (oompah) band: Big Bear Oktoberfest is on for 2023. With the Line Fire contained, the hannual event – now in its 54th year – is every weekend in September thru Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Southern California ski resort town's Convention Center. Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest serves the very same beer poured at Munich's Oktoberfest. There are two bars inside of the … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s 46th-Floor Bar Cityscape Reopens After Remodel
High above "the City" with great, 360-degree views of the bay and streets below, is an iconic San Francisco bar. It's Cityscape and it is back open after a remodel. “Cityscape has been imaginatively redesigned to evoke the beauty and mystery of the cosmos,” said Peter Hart, General Manager of Hilton San Francisco Union Square. “The 'Celestial Sisters' is a series of … [Read more...]
Pilsner Urquell Original Beer Experience in Prague Pours Unfiltered Brew
One of the fun things for PubClubbers to do when traveling is to take brewery tours. In Amsterdam there is the legendary Heineken Brewery (legendary because it used to offer unlimited beers, making it a hangout haven for backpackers) and in Prague there is Pilsner Urquell The Original Beer Experience. At the latter, you can get not just a tour but a special brew, the Pilsner … [Read more...]
Toronto’s Best Live Music Venues: Top Bars To Hear Bands In T.O.
When you associate live music with certain cities, you think of jazz in New Orleans, blues in Chicago and St. Louis and country and western in Nashville. And when you think of a city with legendary music venues, the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles comes immediatley to mind, But Toronto has made its mark on the music scene, as well. The Tragically Hip are a souce of national … [Read more...]
Remembering Hurricane Katrina 19 Years Later In New Orleans & The Rebuild
Editor's Note: This story was originally published on PubClub.com soon after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Aug. 20, 2005. It focuses on how the city rebuilt itself from the devastation. The music still plays in the French Quarter. The bars are still buzzing (as are the patrons) on Bourbon Street. Mardi Gras beads are hanging from balconies and trees along St. Charles … [Read more...]
Taste Of North Park Features San Diego Craft Beers & Live Music This October
Known for its craft breweries, it's only appropriate that this neighborhood of San Diego would have a party to celebrate it. The Taste Of North Park features San Diego craft beers, food samples and live music this October. The 13th annual event is Saturday Oct. 5. It goes from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and features more than 40 restaurants, breweries, cafes and retail stores with … [Read more...]
There’s A Las Vegas Pool Party In The Fall & Winter At Marquee Dayclub Dome
The famous Las Vegas pool parties, which rock the daytime Sin City daylife scene, are primarily a spring and summer happening. But there's one place where the daytime pool party continues in the fall and winter months and that's the at the Marquee Dayclub Dome, a climate-controlled pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The dome, 50 feet above the pool deck with heaters, … [Read more...]
San Diego Oktoberfest Celebrations Dates, Tickets & Informations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ein Prost! It's Oktoberfest time around the world and in San Diego there's two big festivals that will have you thinking you're in Munich. Well, maybe not quite, but close enough. There are two major festivals in San Diego, one taking place over two weekends and another just one the first of October. At each, you can … [Read more...]
8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest Taking Place At Quartyard Oct. 5
The 8th Annual East Village Oktoberfest is taking place at Quartyard, Saturday, October 5th from Noon-6 p.m. Held in partnership with the East Village Association, it features the traditional German festivities with a San Diego twist – it also has a Mexican flair. The locaton is within Quartyard and on Market Street between 13th & 14th streets, “It’s that time of the … [Read more...]
New Event, The Taste of College Area, Coming To San Diego
A new event, the Taste of College Area, is coming to San Diego. In a city filled with fun events, the Taste of College Area takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The location is throughout the College Area & Rolando Neighborhood Commercial Corridor (El Cajon Boulevard between 54th Street & 73rd Street and on the SDSU Campus). It features samples … [Read more...]
San Diego Saturday Block Party Features Yächtley Crëw At Music Box
A block party is coming to San Diego. It's taking place at Music Box, a live music venue just north of Little Italy and the band is one that will have people partying as if they were on a yacht in San Diego Bay. The band is Yächtley Crëw, which plays a genre of music known as yacht rock (a twist on the Jimmy Buffett-inspired Trop Rock category). Yächtley Crëw is probably … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Big Ballard Brews Creates A Redhook Beer Flashback
When you're in the nightlife blogging business, you get a lot of e-mails pertinent to the blog's content and for me that means information on spirits and beers. One recently caught my attention. It was about a new line of beers from Redhook Brewery. Frankly, I didn't even know Redhook was still around because I had not seen that beer or heard anything about it for quite some … [Read more...]
College Football & NFL Season Is Big Business, Bar Owners Say
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Bar Blogger The NFL and college football are big businesses. They are big for the teams, the merchandise manufacturers, hotels, concession and stadium workers and also for bars. All across America, sports bars are slammed on fall Saturdays and Sundays showing football. They are pre-game gathering spots for home games in college towns and … [Read more...]
San Diego Labor Day Weekend Things To Do & Best Events
This a rundown of things to do, the best places to be and the most fun events for Labor Day Weekend in San Diego. There are pool parties, concerts, a great bar scene and it is also the start of the college football season. Labor Day Weekend Events The Beach Boys – the Mike Love version – play Sunday night at the Shell Amphitheater on San Diego Bay. Called Endless Summer Gold … [Read more...]
PBS SoCal Launches LA Food Documentary Series
PBS SoCal is launching a new food documentary digital series dedicated to documenting global food culture that follows the chefs, cooks and entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing what it means to run a restaurant. Called REBEL KITCHENS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, it follows Chef Tolu ‘Eros’ Erogbogbo, Korean transplant Chef Jihee Kim, punk rock Chefs Alex and Elvia Garcia, … [Read more...]
As Many As 10 Named Storms Could Hit The US In September, AccuWeather Predicts
As many as 10 named storms could hit or severely affect the US by the end of September, AccuWeather forecasters are predicting. This is due to the fact that sea surface temperatures and ocean heat content, or the depth that warm waters reach beneath the surface, are near or at record-high levels across much of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. As as a … [Read more...]