By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was Floridays for the state of Florida on Jan. 25, and on the corner of Walk and Don't Walk, somewhere on U.S. 1, there was a moment for its famous troubadour. Florida's legislature celebrated Jimmy Buffett Day to recognize the fallen unoffical songwriter and singer of the Sunshine State. It did this my offically … [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...]
The Cruise Lines Fee That Can Turn A Cheap Vacation Into An Expensive One
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Cruising can be a somewhat of a low-cost vacation when compared to a land holiday. Or not. There is a fee the cruise lines charge that can turn a cheap vacation into an expensive one. And I am referring to the singles supplement fee. I was talking to a cruise expert the other day, exploring joining some friends on a … [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...]
Everything To Know About Super Bowl LVIII In Las Vegas – Events, Parties & More
For the first time in its "sinful" history, Las Vegas will be hosting the ultimate events of events, the Super Bowl. Super Bowl LVIII is in Las Vegas, played at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The date is Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 and features the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are a 2.5-point … [Read more...]
It’s Time European Travelers Learn To Tip When Traveling In America
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is time that European travelers learn to tip when traveling in America. "They don't tip in England (or wherever)," is one popular phrase. But they are not in England or their home country when they cross the pond. They are over here and they need to learn the American custom of tipping. Not all European travelers are … [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...]
NFL Playoffs Lead Fans To Drink In Both Celebration And Sorrow
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Celebration and sorrow. It's the way of life for devoted sports fans. And with the NFL Playoffs taking place through Super Bowl LVIII, there is plenty of both for fans of winners and losers. The biggest winners are fans of the Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions. Yes, Detroit. The biggest losers are fans of the Dallas … [Read more...]
Alabama Hires Nick Saban’s Successor But Who Is Kalen DeBoer?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The first things Alabama foootball fans have to do regarding thier new coach is learn his name and how to pronounce it. Reporters need to learn how to spell it. Kalen DeBoer. Certainly doesn't roll off the lips quite like Nick Saban. The first things that Kalen DeBoer needs to do are convince top receiver … [Read more...]
It’s About Time! Florida Naming A1A The Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Entertainment Blogger "Strollin' Down The Avenue Known As A1A" – Jimmy Buffett, Trying To Reason With A Hurricane Season It took his death to make it happen, but apparently the Florida state legistlature is renaming its scenic coastal highway, A1A, after Jimmy Buffett. To be called the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway, it goes for some 340 … [Read more...]
Alabama Fans Hope Nick Saban’s Retirement Goes Better Than That Of Bear Bryant
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger The GOAT is gone, off to Lake Burton and his boat, no longer on the sideline, at the podium or on the practice field for Alabama football. Nick Saban has retired and as reality slowly sinks in to replace shock, Alabama fans are sure hoping things go much better now than they did after the school's other legendary … [Read more...]
I Don’t Like To Be Cold, Unless I’m At A Ski Resort – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com As I sit here at my laptop, I am wearing jeans, a mock turtleneck, sweatshirt and craving an Irish Coffee or coffee schnapps. It's cold, you see, and I don't function well in cold weather. I'm a warm weather beach bum at heart. The only time I tolerate cold weather when I'm at a ski resort. That's because I enjoy skiing, ski apres, … [Read more...]
I Missed The Golden Age Of Airline Travel But Was It As Glamourous At It Seems?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger As I sat squished in my tight seat with little width and legroom, I looked out the window not at the present landscape below me but into the past. I envisioned what the experience would be like if this were the 1960s or 70s, known as the Golden Age of airline travel, instead of today. I daydreamed of enough space to spread … [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...]
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...]
Would You Pay This Much To Watch The Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Celebration?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Spending New Year's Eve in Times Square – the most recognized NYE celebration in the world – is on a lot of people's do-to bucket list. But would you pay these prices for the experience? The two Applebee's locations charge $650 for a seat. From there, you do get a view of the ball drop. I would not, but many people do … [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...]
National Bloody Mary Day Is On New Year’s Day
It is quite appropriate that the ultimate hangover cocktail, has its "hashtag holiday" on New Year's Day. National Bloody Mary Day – yes, there really is such a thing – is annually on Jan. 1. For those staggering out after a big New Year's Eve ready for a little hair of the dog, a Bloody Mary is just the thing to get them roarin' again to start the new year. The recipe … [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’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...]
How This Half-A-Million Mile Air Travleler Flies First Class Style In Coach
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Traveling by plane is kind of a pain these days but it's a necessary part of travel, of couse. I'll bypass all the reasons it's challenging and difficult and cut tho the chase. I am a freqent travleler with more than 500,000 air miles. ad here is how I am able to have a first-class experience while sitting in coach. Having … [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...]
AccuWeather Predicts Most Of America Will Not Have A White Christmas In 2023
Let it snow, let it, er, never mind. AccuWeather is predecting that much of America will not have a white Christmas in 2023. Places like Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadephia and the nation's capitol – no strangers to snow in late December – will be as dry as a turkey left in the oven too long. Those in the Pacific Northwest, Colorado and in the upper Midwest in … [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...]
Trends To Look For In Wine Travel And Traveling To Wineries In 2024
Wine travel is a trend that is growing like grapes on a vine. Wine lovers are discovering places like Switzerland and Baja, California, as well as more familar places around the globe. And it it involves more than just visiting wineries to taste wines. It's a total expeirence and is something that is going to continue into the future. Karissa Kruse, CEO & President of … [Read more...]
2024 World of Pinot Noir Santa Barbara Dates, Tickets & Events
With more than 200 participating wineries, the World of Pinot Noir (WOPN) is the largest celebration of Pinot Noir on the planet. Here are the dates, location, events and ticket information for the 2024 event. It is returning to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, CA, from Feb. 29 – March 2. It featues more than 20 events and experiences, including not one but two … [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...]
Great Wine Tips For Attending Holiday Parties
You're going to a holiday party and you all like wine, so naturally you want to take and drink wine at it. But this isn't quite the slam dunk it seems like, particularly if you are at a party with people you don't know that well – hey, gotta make a good impression! – or those who are more wine savvy than yourself. Well, not to worry, because PubClub.com has these great … [Read more...]
PubClub.com December & Holidays Party Report & Top Events
Happy Holidays! And happy Holiday parties and events! Before we get into all the hot happens for the holidays, let's give a big PubClub cheers to today – the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition! It was on this date in 1933 that the Twenty-First Ammendment went into effect, ending the Eighteenth Ammendment, which was passed in 1919. The Prohibition Era in American was … [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...]
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...]
Florida State Should Be More Upset At This School Than Alabama For CFP Playoffs Snub
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Blogger With sympathies to Florida State (as well as to Georgia), the College Football Playoff committee got it right. Alabama in, FSU (and Georgia) to a consolation bowl. When there are only four spots for eight deserving teams, half of them get left out, even if you went undefeated in your conference or only lost once in … [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...]
Repeal Of Prohibition Dec. 5, The Day That Brought U.S. Nightlife Back Out Into The Open
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Nightlife went underground in United States in the 1920s, hidden from view. And, in theory at least, from federal agents and local law officials. It came of hiding again in the early 1930s. The reason for its disappearance was the Eighteenth Amendment of 1919, which had established a nationwide ban on the manufacture, … [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...]
Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn Rivalry Games Picks – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst The Game. The Iron Bowl. The Civil War. The Apple Cup. College football rivalries are the lifeblood of the game, conference realigments, the transfer portal and the NIL be damned. The passion of college football comes from the fans, not conference commissioners, hands-out school presidents and TV … [Read more...]
Ohio Brewery Releases A ‘Sign Stealing’ Beer For Michigan-OSU Rivalry Game
College football rivalries are like none other. They involve fans dishing dirt on the other school, players showing distain for those on the other side of the ball, pranks and get-even response pranks and even coaches saying things like "my car ran out of gas in Michigan and I pushed it back into Ohio," as Woody Hayes famously said about his hate for anything in the … [Read more...]
KISS To Have A NYC Takeover Prior To Final Concerts
KISS, the legendary rock band with the legendary stage shows and merchandising machine, is playing its final two concerts the first of December at Madion Square Garden. They are Dec. 1 & 2 and as a buildup, it is doing a "New York City takeover" in the days leading up to the shows, starting Nov. 30. KISS, in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise … [Read more...]
I Like The Feeling Of Being Pleasantly Buzzed – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com I freely admit it. I enjoy being buzzed. That's the feeling one gets after having a few beers or cocktails, perhaps a couple of shots. I get happy, friendly (more happy and friendly than ususal, which is saying a lot), want to talk to people who are out and in general have postive vibes about everything. I'm talking about … [Read more...]
A Wine & Food Pairing With The Sonoma County Wine Growers
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine Blogger When one thinks of "California wine country," Napa immediatley comes to mind. That's due in part to its close proxmity to San Francisco (about an hour) and the many wine tours that are available from there for tourists. Yet there is another wine country that is actually a bit closer to "the City:" Sonoma County. Known to some … [Read more...]
Being At A Wine & Food Festival Without Having To Cover It – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com So that is what it's like for everyone else. They eat, they drink, they laugh and they enjoy, taking photos only of themselves for their personal viewing and to show off to their friends on social media. I got to have that experience myself recently. For the first time in a decade, I did not cover the San Diego Bay Wine + Food … [Read more...]
Hey Texas A&M: Here’s Your Next Coach And He Won’t Have A $77 Million Buyout
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Blogger Editor's Note: Texas A&M did not hire PubClub's college football blogger as head coach. After boosters and alumni went ballistic over Mark Stoops the school made the safe way and hired Mike Elko of Duke. Hey Texas A&M, over here. I've got your next head football coach and he won't come with a $77 … [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...]
Finding Happiness Can Be Had In These Simple Steps
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger I received a press release the other day titled "How People Are Getting Happy And Staying Happy." It was about a woman named Katie Wee who has been on TV shows Modern Family, New Girl, and Hawaii 5-0 and how she uses yoga to take the stress away from her life. You can learn her techniques Feb. 28-March 6 at Palmaia – the … [Read more...]
Kaua‘i Golf Courses: Where To Play Golf On This Hawaiian Island
While the Big Island is known as the best place to play golf in Hawaii, there are also some scenic and outstanding courses on Kaua‘i. Here is a quick guide to where to play golf on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i. The Kaua'i golf courses described here were designed by Jack Nicklaus, Robert Trent Jones Jr, Robin Nelson and more and have holes playing Makai (towards the … [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...]
College Football Week 11 Game Picks From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst Ol' Jimbo is almost gone-bo, the mess at Michigan is getting deeper than JJ McCarthy can throw the long ball, Lincoln Riley has made the first CYA move while at USC, Oklahoma has succumbed to Bellam, Texas has pulled off another Houdini escape and the Ducks are quacking in Oregon. As college football … [Read more...]
Alumni Bars Rock It For College Football Fans Who Can’t Be At The Games
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There is nothing like being at a game, especially in college football with the tailgate parties and traditions such as the "splitting of the 'T,'" at Tennesseee games. But once you graduate from college and relocate for a job, those experieces are reduced from a weekly basis to maybe once or twice a year. But as … [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...]
Craft Beer Is Declining For The Same Reason NASCAR Declined
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer Blogger There is a decline in craft beer consumption. According to the Brewer's Assocation, which keeps track of such things, it has dropped 2% in 2023. Beyond that, many craft brewers – including San Francisco's decades-old Anchor Brewing – have closed. As analysits and so-called industry experts pour over the reasons for this, the … [Read more...]
Will Bud Light Ever Recover From Its Massive Marketing Blunder?
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beer Blogger The latest North American sales figures for Bud Light show a 17.1% decline in the third quarter. This is on top of a 14.5% drop the previous quarter. Is anyone drinking Bud Light anymore in the USA and Canada? And to address the bigger picture, will Bud Light ever recover from its massive marketing blunder of featuring a … [Read more...]
Calfornia’s Half-Mile High Ojai Mountain Winery Releases Its First Two Wines
The new Ojai Mountain Winerya in Central California has released its first two wines, an Estate Red and an Estate White, and winemaker Erich Bradley along with Viticulturists Phil Coturri and Martin Ramirez are, well, quite high on them. Thus is due on part to the winery's location; it is atop Sulphur Mountain more than a half-mile (2,800 feet) above sea level, making it … [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...]
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...]
Halloween Weekend College Football Games – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Expert The Hype is fading for "go for it on 4th down even if it makes no sense" Heupel in Rocky Top; USC fans are getting tired of being Oklahoma West and want to go back to being, well, USC; the nickame "Big Game James" is not exactly something that is being said around State College while Big Blue has been caught … [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...]
Halloween 2023 Starts This Weekend With Adult Theme Parties & Events
Halloweeen 2023 isn't until Tuesday, Oct. 31 but the spooky shenanigans start on the weekend with adult themed costume parties and events. All across America, there are haunted houses, haunted trails, Halloweeen pub crawls and promoter Halloween themed parties. It's costumes and coctails for those whose trick-or-treating has evolved into drinking and socalizing. It begins … [Read more...]
Why Tuscaloosa Needs More Bars At The University Of Alabama – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com After spending a weekend at the University of Alabama for a football game, one thing is readily apparerent about the nightlife: Tuscaloosa needs more bars. A lot more bars. Each one of them is packed to capacity, resulting in incredibly long lines. As a result, students are accustomed to spending an hour waiting in a … [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...]
Kid Rock & Professional Bull Riders Join Forces In A Rock ‘N Roll Rodeo
Kid Rock and the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) have joined forces to create Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Roll Rodeo, a new team-formatted rodeo infused with contemporary music designed to increase the sport’s entertainment and appeal to a broader audience. Kid Rock’s Rock N’ Roll Rodeo will debut on May 17, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, preceding the PBR World Finals … [Read more...]
Back To School For The Alabama-Tennessee Rivalry – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com I'm going back to school. No, not for any extra credit or degree, but for an annual tradition known throughout the South as the Third Saturday of October. It's Alabama-Tennessee, one of college football's greatest rivalries and as a native of Knoxville and Crimson Tide alumni, this game takes on special meaning to me. But going … [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...]
College Football Week 8 Games Penn State-Ohio State Alabama-Tennessee –The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com's College Football Expert Texas A&M, USC and Colorado are falling, Notre Dame is falling and then rising, Ohio State and Penn State are finally going be tested, Michigan continues to beat up on wimps and blimps, Washington is saying "hey look over here!," and Alabama continues to confuse. As college football rolls into the … [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...]
Princess Cruises New Sun Princess Cruise Ship To Have A Magic Castle Experience
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the top Los Angeles nightlife experiences is going to the Magic Castle in Hollwood. This truly magical place features the world's best magicians performing close-up magic in intimate small rooms and "Irma," a person-less piano in the lobby who magically plays any song people ask while waiting to get into the shows. … [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 2023 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...]
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...]
College Football’s Hottest Sideline Reporters
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football Editor They are the beauties among the beasts, the great-looking gals who roam the sidelines, interview the coaches and report on injuries. For years this area was the domain of men but the big breakthrough for women – good looking ones – started with the head-turning Erin Andrews. The blonde bombshell also happened to be a … [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...]
Naia Resort & Spa In Belize Offering These Fall Packages For Singles & Couples
Naia Resort & Spa, which calls itself Belize’s most luxurious spa, is offering a pair of fall specials, one for singles and one for couples. The Alone Time Spa Package features a 60-minute massage or body treatment in an over-water room, lunch at the Naia Beach Bar & Grill and a Nourishing Essential Manicure or Pedicure. The Couples’ Retreat Day Spa Package starts … [Read more...]
College Football Week 5 Top Games Analysis From The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analyst It's Week 5 of the college football season and so far we have seen the fall and potential rise of a dynasty, the rise of an old one, the demise of a new one, the in-over-his-head coach of a traditional one sending 10 men onto the field – after a timeout, no less – to lose on the last play, the pounding of a … [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...]
Mammoth Mountain Nightlife Includes Shelter Distilling Whiskeys & Bourbons
After a day on the slopes, many people like to rock it in the bars of ski resorts. Certainly that is the case with Mammoth Mountain for all the Southern Californians who go there on a regular basis. Mammoth nightlife is comprised of ski apres at Tusk's Bar and Lincoln Bar on the mountain, as well as the long-standing Yodler, but at night the action is in town. There is Gomez … [Read more...]
Week 4 College Football Analysis, Colorado-Oregon, The Bama Dynasty – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub.com College Football Analysist The (media) sharks, who have been waiting years for any signals of distress, are circling around the surf in Tuscaloosa, ready to devour any morsel that comes their way. They are proclaiming the end (again) of the great Saban and the Alabama football dynasty simply because the team has a … [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...]
Sammy Hagar And Rick Springfield Launch A Spiced Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum
The Red Rocker and singer of "Jessie's Girl" have entered into a collaboration but it's not a song or an album. It's a rum. Sammy Hagar and Rick Sprinfield have launched a Kola Spiced edition of Hagar's award-winning, top-shelf Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum. The rum is crafted in Puerto Rico with all-natural ingredients and top sugar cane in the Caribbean. With an ABV of 35%, … [Read more...]
Glass Box San Diego September Monthly Dinner Pairing Feature’s Oregon Wines
As wine harvest season approaches, Glass Box in San Diego's Del Mar is celebrating wines for its monthly dinner pairing. The September dinner pairing features wines from Oregon, specifically from Argyle Willamette Valley Wines. It wll be Monday, Sept. 18, starting at 6 pm. The cost is $95 per for a six-course culinary experience, all paired with the best Argyle wines. The … [Read more...]
Carmel Mayor Is A Big Reason This Indiana City Was Named #1 Place To Live
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Bloggger There is a simple reason as to why Carmel, Indiana, a town just north of Indianapolis, was named the #1 place to live in America by Money magazine. And it goes beyond the quality of life there. It is due to the personality of Mayor Jim Brainard, a man so down to earth that talking to him is like having a conversation with … [Read more...]
San Diego North Park’s Louisiana Purchase Restaurant Hosting Tuesday Charity Nights
In Southern Calfornia, the second day of the week usually means Taco Tuesday with bars and restaurants all up and down the coast having some type of special for tacos, margaritas and cervezas. But San Diego's Louisiana Purchase restaurant in the city's North Park neighborhood is tossing some Cajun spice on Tuesdays. It is hosting a NOLA Bites menu that will be available all … [Read more...]
Analyzing College Football Winners & Losers From Week 2 Games – The Pigskin Prognosticator
By The Pigskin Prognosticator, PubClub's College Football Blogger College football's opening weekend created more questions than answers, as usual, tho at first glance maybe there's more to Dion than just neon, both Clemson and LSU are looking more like paper tigers than real ones and as T-town braces for an orange invasion of another kind the Tiders are saying "what … [Read more...]
Calaveras Grape Stomp & Gold Rush Street Faire 2023 Date, Information & All You Need To Know
Not only do frogs jump to mythical lengths in Calaveras County, CA, but grapes grow there as well. Grapes that produce wines. In fact, there are 52 grape varietals that include Zinfandel, Barbara, Tempranillo, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Viognier. There are approximately 30 wineries in Calaveras Countym including Hatcher Winery, Newsome Harlow, Indian Rock and Stevenot. And … [Read more...]
Knoxville’s Sunsphere Going Back To Its Original World’s Fair Color
The identifying landmark of when Knoxville, TN, hosted the World's Fair is being painted to its original color. The Sunsphere base will be painted blue, as it was during the 1982 World's fair, in Phase I of a plan to update and enhance the locally iconic structure. A new Sunsphere Visitors Center will be part of Phase II improvements. The Sunsphere has since … [Read more...]
Carrying On The Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle With My Buffett Persona – The Nightlife Blogger
By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com This is going to take a while. I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. So far, I’ve been doing both. Before his death, I actually never realized how much of a Jimmy Buffett persona that I display to people. Hey, I’m just being me! But during Jimmy’s final Labor Day Weekend show, I learned that friends associate me with Buffett. I did … [Read more...]
Fans Celebrate The Life And Lifestyle Of Jimmy Buffett
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger In Key West, they held a New Orleans-style funeral procession for Jimmy Buffett in which a band plays somber music that suddenly pivots into a fast-paced song. It’s a bit of mourning followed by a big celebration. In the Conch Republic, tho, it was much more of a celebration. An estimated 2,500 people took part in it. An … [Read more...]
Breaking News: Jimmy Buffett Dies; Passes Away Peacefully
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger Fins up to Jimmy Buffett, for all he has done for people wearing grass skirts, fins and everything else to his concerts. On Sept. 1, 2023, he passed away peacefully with his family – and his dogs – at his side. The self-proclaimed troubadour from Mobile, Alabama, wound up entertaining hundreds of thousands of fans from … [Read more...]
This is the #1 Party School In America – And Nine Other Top Party Schools
Students, alumni, the college town's bars and nightlife, tailgating scene and the overall atmosphere. It's all a part of the criteria PubClub.com uses to rank our top party schools. And taking all that into account, this is the #1 party school in America: the University of Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas. Except for your bar tab with beers costing $3 and $4 on Sixth … [Read more...]
These Bloody Mary Recipes Feature Root Vegetables From Ketel One Vodka
Football season in the fall often means waking up early on a Saturday or Sunday morning to watch the 'ol alma mater or hometown NFL team, which can be tough thing to do on weekends. Among other things, there's the "hair of the dog" thing at play and early games almost always call for a Bloody Mary. And food of chips, fried items and things that are not so healthy. But you … [Read more...]
The Ten Best Unique Outdoor Music Venues in Tennessee
With the variety of sounds coming from all its parts, the state of Tennessee could well be known as the Music State. Heck, Nashville has long been known as Music City, but there's more to the scene than country. There's bluegrass and, of course, Elvis. Plus local bands providing their own sounds. All over the "Music State" there are places to hear it all. Here are the 10 … [Read more...]