By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger New Orleans is a city that has gotten it right. While most other places struggle to deal with excessive partying, New Orleans opens its doors and welcomes in the crowd. It is a perfect party host, a place so inviting that it adds to the existing frenzy with huge events such as Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest and New Year's … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bars Reviews New Orleans Nightlife French Quarter Nightclubs Party Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger Few places on Earth possess the year-round party atmosphere as does New Orleans. And it all starts on Bourbon Street. This is New Orleans' most famous street, the Amsterdam of America, a place dominated by drinks and drinkers where the cocktail is king and bars stand side-by-side block after block. Weekdays are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bartender Nightlife Party Travelouge Blog
By The Bartender, PubClub.com's Roving Party Animal Okay, I didn't exactly PLAN on getting buzzed in the middle of the afternoon. On a Monday. But I was in New Orleans, and if there's any single thing to know about this town it's that a party can break out at any time, without warning, like a hurricane suddenly blowing in from the Gulf. It's what the city is … [Read more...]
New Orleans Restaurants, Dining And Food Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger While some people come to New Orleans primarily to drink, others come here just to eat. Either way, everybody wins. New Orleans has launched some of America's most acclaimed chefs – Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse among them – and some of the world's most original creations. Gumbo, red beans and rice and jambalaya … [Read more...]
New Orleans Things To Do Sightseeing And Activities Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger With so much to do at night, it may come as a bit of a surprise to some that New Orleans offers a feast of activities during the day, as well. Walking around the French Quarter and along the Mississippi River is something that, experienced at the proper Southern pace, can take up several hours on several days. The … [Read more...]
Key West Tourism Information Travel Information Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Key West Blogger Kick off the shoes, take off the tie and lose yourself in Margaritaville. Key West is a step back into time, in fact, into no time. It's a place of slow pace, of changing attitudes, of free-flowing spirits and free spirited individuals. The southernmost city in the United States, closer to Havana than Miami (90 miles to … [Read more...]
Key West Bars Nightlife Review Listings Party Guide Live Bands & Sunsets
Editor's Note: This article was updated in 2026 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Key West Nightlife Blogger I went down to Captain Tony's to get out from the heat... This line from a Jimmy Buffett song pretty much describes the bar scene in Key West. People walking down Duval Street on a warm afternoon give up the notion of doing anything productive and stop into one of … [Read more...]
Key West Nightlife Blog Bartenders Party Guide
By The Bartender, PubClub.com Roving Party Animal The dude's name is Hayney, he's got a convertible, a locals knowledge of the Florida Keys and more Jimmy Buffett music than probably The Man himself. Add to the fact that Hayney can load up a cooler the way my mother can pack car, and I was in business for my first visit to Cayo Hueso, as the Cubans call Key West. If … [Read more...]
Key West Visitor’s Guide Travel Touris Information And Conch Republic Myths
Prior to soaking in its sun, here's what to expect regarding attitudes (very important here), customs, transportation, weather and more in Key West. The Myths and Legends of Key West It can't be true, some say, that Key West is as laid-back as people claim it to be. Let's just put it this way: no one will ever confuse it with New York City. If Key West seems part … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Club Party And Cocktail Bartender Guide For Nightclubs And Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger The song is right. L.A. is one great big freeway. And yes, we do Luv L.A. Southern California is the land of eternal sunshine, wide beaches, thin celebrities and places so famous they have an identity all to themselves: the Hollywood sign, Mann's Chinese Theater, Dodger Stadium and Muscle Beach. This is also a very … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Dining, Restaurants and Food Guide
Restaurants come and go in Los Angeles faster than a freeway chase. Yet there are certain places that are quintessentially L.A. While we've provided some key local spots in each city section, this section provides those special places that make this city so L.A. Upscale Dining Restaurants In L.A. Here's a rundown of some of the best and traditional restaurants in … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Visitors Guide LA Tourist Travel & Information Spotting Celebrities
For many it's a real-life movie set. Cruising the Sunset Strip. Driving past the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Stopping at Mann's Chinese Theater. Seeing Rodeo Drive. Palm trees the size of skyscrapers. Celebrity's names imbedded in a sidewalk. Beautiful lifeguards patrolling the beaches. The Los Angeles Dodgers. The Lakers. Dodger Stadium. The Coliseum. The Rose … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Singles Life A Local’s Guide To Being Single in L.A.
By The Bartender, PubClub.com's LA Roving Party Animal My maid has a cell phone. Maybe that's not such a big deal but it is an indicator of everyday life in Los Angeles. She uses it like a sales person, calling almost weekly to set up her next appointment and attempting to guilt-trip me into scheduling her for more visits. (I'm holding out for her to start offering … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Vacation Planning Visitor’s Guide Tourist Tourism Information
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Las Vegas Blogger Here's all you need to know – what to expect regarding attitudes, customs, transportation, weather and more in Las Vegas. Myths and Legends of Las Vegas Yes, it's true. You can drink, gamble, eat and do just about everything else in Las Vegas 24 hours a day. In fact, about the only thing you cannot find in this town is … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Nightlife Blog From The Bartender, PubClub.com’s Roving Party Animal
Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? It’s 4 a.m., or maybe 5, and the waitress has just delivered another free cocktail in between plays at the craps table and my flirting with a tall blonde from the North County part of San Diego whom I have nicknamed, enthusiastically and somewhat creatively, 'North County.' This is Las Vegas, and The … [Read more...]
Complete Las Vegas City Guide: Links, Information, Things To Do Club Party, Bars & Nightlife
There is no doubting that Las Vegas is touristy, tacky and trumped-up. Yet it is one of the few places on Earth that actually can get away with being this gaudy, flaunting its glitter in our faces like a pretty girl looking for attention. The makeup this gal wears is dazzling. Grand casino entrances sparkle from the street. Inside, places are palaces of fantasy … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII FHM Babes In Toyland, Lil Wayne & AZILO Ultra Pool Party
If you're looking for a single place to plant yourself for Super Bowl Week, then SAHARA Las Vegas just might be the spot. It has several Super Bowl LVIII events, including the FHM Babes In Toyland Playmakers Party, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz performing in the SAHARA Theatre and a pool party at its AZILO Ultra Pool. Here is information on each. Playmakers Party at AZILO … [Read more...]
Complete Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Guide With Links, Celebrity Parties Bars & Top Events
It's big-time party time in the big-time party city. Super Bowl LVIII is in Las Vegas. The teams are in town, fans of the Kansas City Chieft and San Francisco 49ers are all pumped up the usual Super Bowl crowd is partying and Taylor Swift will make it on time after her Tokyo concert. PubClub.com is your one-stop party headquarters for all things Super Bowl. Well from a … [Read more...]
Discover the Hottest Pacific Beach And Mission Beach Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger For the young and young at heart, Pacific Beach is the place to be in San Diego. This is where the party meets the Pacific, a heavenly hangout of beachside bars, neighborhood pubs and dance spots. In "PB," as locals call it, there is always something going on any night of the week. And it so compact, most places are within … [Read more...]
La Jolla Scenic Visitor’s Guide To The Cove, Children’s Pool, Restaurants And Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Bloggger Going North from San Diego, La Jolla is the first jewel on the route. Locals say La Jolla actually means "the jewel," tho historians believe it traces to the original native indians who named it for its many sea caves and one local tour guide swears it means "city of no parking" for it's always hard-to-find spots around the … [Read more...]
Del Mar North San Diego County Scenic Visitor’s Guide & Restaurants
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There are miles and miles of beaches and cliffs, a nature's gift of seemingly endless beauty. The North County communities of San Diego – Del Mar, Solona Beach, Cardiff by the Sea, Leucadia, Encinitas and Carlsbad – are small patches of civilization wrapped around some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the continental … [Read more...]
Complete San Diego City Guide: Links, Information, Things To Do Club Party, Bars & Nightlife
This story is constantly being updated with San Diego events and news with the last update occuring in Feb. 2026. By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger Welcome to Sunny San Diego! It's the beauty and the beach, a postcard on the Pacific, a supermodel as a city. Palm tree-lined streets are a part of San Diego's beauty. And oh, those signature San Diego skies. True … [Read more...]
San Diego Visitor’s Guide City Tourist Travel Tourism Information
Sweet sunshine, a picture-perfect harbor and mile upon mile of shoreline make San Diego one of North America's most beautiful cities. The host of two Super Bowls is sophisticated and professional, let laid back and friendly enough to be right at home in Southern California. San Diego is a small town in a big city's body. It's the seventh-largest city in the U.S., yet it has … [Read more...]
San Diego Sightseeing, San Diego Attractions, Activities Things to To-Do Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With spectacular weather and instant coastal access, there is a mind-boggling amount of activities to see and do in and around San Diego. Primarily, this is an outdoor paradise. Walking, running, rollerblading, boating, kayaking, biking and surfing are favorite pastimes of locals. A few excellent running, walking and rollerblading … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top Restaurants Dining Guide Best Burgers Lunch Dinner
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger With an ocean as its grocery store and fresh gardens thriving in the perfect climate, San Diego is a feast for food lovers. It may surprise you to learn that agriculture is San Diego's fourth-largest industry and that the area produces more avocados and mushrooms than any other county in the country. (The avocados we can understand, … [Read more...]
La Jolla’s Georges At The Cove Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Alumni Chef Dinner Series
One of San Diego's finest – and most scenic – restaurants is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a monthly series of chef alumni dinners. From February thru October Georges at the Cove in La Jolla, which is perched high above La Jolla Cove with beautiful views of the spectacular scenery, is holding these special prix fixe events. Combined, the featured chefs have have … [Read more...]
San Diego Bar El Chingon Hosting A Taco Eating Contest On Fat Tuesday
San Diego Gaslamp bar and restaurant El Chingon is hosting a taco eating contenst on Fat Tuesday, which is Feb. 13. One may not normally associate tacos with Mardi Gras but Fat Tuesday derives its name because people "fatten up" before giving up things (such as food) for Lent, literally using all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day San Diego Restaurants Dinners & Deals Revealed
Valentine's Day is Feb. 14, on a Wednesday in the middle of the week, in 2024. And for this romantic rendezvous it important to pick the right place for dinner. But oh man, there is pressure to get it right! PubCub.com is here to help with these restaurants and dinner deals in the San Diego area for Valentine's Day. Beeside Balcony, LaJolla Located on Prospect Street … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Wins FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year
For those who have been to it, this news may come as little surprise. Still, it's good to be recognized and the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival very proudly has announced that it has earned the honor of being named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year. "We are truly honored to be named the FestForums 2024 Festival of the Year, especially as we embark on our 20th … [Read more...]
Black History Can Be Celebrated Year-Round In Tennessee At These Locations
Black History Month is in February, but in Tennessee, it's a year-round recognition. The Volunteer state has 14 locations along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail and is home to famous writers, music legends and talented photographers. Here is a look at where to celebrate Black history year-round in Tennessee. Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga The Bessie Smith … [Read more...]
The Presidio In San Francisco Wins Green Flag Award For Fifth Consecutive Year
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Experience Key West New Year’s Eve: Conch Drops, Pirate Wenches and High Heel Drop
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Chicago Thanksgiving Parade Features Giant Balloons, Floats And Marching Bands
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Tequila Pairing Dinner At San Diego’s Glass Box
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Nashville’s Slim & Husky’s Pizza Coming To The Factory at Franklin
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Karl Strauss Opens The Outpost, A Beer Garden In San Marcos
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
LA’s Iconic Hollywood Sign Turns 100 Years Old
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
La Jolla’s Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters Features New Tiki Cocktails Menu
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Where To Find Food & Drink Packages During The Las Vegas F1 Race
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species Coming To High Desert Museum In Bend, Oregon
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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, … [Read more...]
Dia De Los Muertos Day Of The Dead Celebrations In San Diego
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Winding Down With Rum Drinks At A Naples Florida Tiki Bar
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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 overnight parking. … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Monello In Little Italy Hosting Cocktail Paring Dinners
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Online Passports Available For Traverse City, MI, Beer Week
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Bourbon Parade Bar Brings A Bit Of The Big Easy To Sin City
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Whatever Happened To Those Cheap Las Vegas Midweek Hotel Rooms?
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve Party In Phoenix Decadence Arizona Rocks Phoenix Raceway
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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, … [Read more...]
San Diego Bars El Chingon, Prohibition And Havana 1920 Hosting ‘adopTAPet’ Events
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Spirits Festival – A Review
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair Returns This Weekend With 10K & Beer Garden
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego Sprits Festival Is This Weekend In La Jolla
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Wayfarer Hotel Shines In Pacific Beach
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
How To Have A Pleasant Time In Pleasant Hill, California’s ‘Bay Area Backyard’
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
Boston’s Newberry Street Now Has A Central Perk ‘Friends’ Coffee Shop
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [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
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 … [Read more...]
River Walk Oktoberfest, The San Antonio Beer Festival Highlight Sept. & October Events
One would be correct to associate tequila and margaritas with San Antonio. After all, it's in Texas and is the home of the Alamo. However, there is a lot of beer there, too, and there's even an Oktoberfest as well as the San Antionio Beer Festival, both in October, as well as other places and events that celebrates the city's German influence, most evident in the King … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger Based on personal experiences, consulting with several others – over drinks, of course – and running down memory lane, PubClub.com has assembled a list of the Top 10 iconic bars of all time in the San Diego. This list went through many changes and placement adjustments, but this is what San Diego experts – veterans of the … [Read more...]