Find Michael “Hippie Mike” Pollei at Lala’s
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
The Dive Bar Would Rather Save Us
We assumed it was up to us to rescue a dying breed of bar. Turns out, it might be the other way around.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Ed Anderson
Find Bob Rizzo at Billymark’s West
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.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Ed Anderson
All Quiet on the Dive Bar Front
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.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Ed Anderson
Some Bars Never Really Close
Even when the door is locked, Pete’s Out in the Cold quietly keeps watch over its corner of New Orleans.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Pete's Out in the Cold
The Age of the Imitation Dive Bar
As the dives of yesterday dwindle, their make-believe counterparts have risen up to fill the void.
- story: Joshua David Stein
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
Friends in Low Places
The original Foxz Tavern was a home base for the queers, punks, rednecks and redneck queers of Normaltown.
- story: André Gallant
- illustration: Nick Hensley-Wagner
At Happy’s, Midcentury Miami Still Glows Beneath the Grunge
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.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photos: Anthony J. Rayburn
Free Bar Popcorn Has Saved Us All
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…
- story: Amanda Mull
- illustration: Joan LeMay
How a Notoriously Inhospitable Dive Became the New York City Media Hangout
“Cool digs, but the bartender’s shitty attitude turned me off.”
- story: Meredith Clark
- photos: Shannon Sturgis
