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In this edition of “The Regulars,” meet the man who spends three days a week at the Austin bar where it’s always Christmas.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Drew Anthony Smith
In this edition of “The Regulars,” meet the man who spends three days a week at the Austin bar where it’s always Christmas.
We assumed it was up to us to rescue a dying breed of bar. Turns out, it might be the other way around.
Welcome to "The Regulars," a series that explores the people who make a bar what it is. Up first, the 16-year patron of New York's sprawling Chelsea dive, Billymark's.
Dive bars come to life only when people walk through their doors. As many remain empty, Brad Thomas Parsons imagines a road trip in pursuit of the country’s most beloved.
Even when the door is locked, Pete’s Out in the Cold quietly keeps watch over its corner of New Orleans.
As the dives of yesterday dwindle, their make-believe counterparts have risen up to fill the void.
The original Foxz Tavern was a home base for the queers, punks, rednecks and redneck queers of Normaltown.
Planted on an island causeway between beach and city, this relic of the Rat Pack heyday has acquired the patina of a true locals' haunt.
In "My Obsession," writers take a single object in a bar and explore its significance. This month: Amanda Mull on what dipping into the free snack supply at her old…
“Cool digs, but the bartender’s shitty attitude turned me off.”