When rideshare apps were still in their relative infancy, Orlando Vilchez Lazo was driving around San Francisco posing as a driver to pick up women coming out of bars and nightclubs.
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Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2026
According to testimony and evidence presented during the trial, Vilchez Lazo posed as a rideshare driver, picking up young women leaving bars and nightclubs, taking them to remote areas to rape them.
Many of Milan’s classic bistros have closed, taking with them the quaint charm and traditional dishes that defined them.
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Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
22 Sep. 2026
The weeklong promotion highlights a wide range of cuisines, from steakhouses and seafood restaurants to taverns, bistros and international dining destinations.
Salon Toulouse, the ship's main lounge and bar, inspired by vintage Parisian cabarets and complete with deep red velvet armchairs, was Joie de Vivre's main social hub for sundowners and digestifs.
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Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
The economy During his first weeks as prime minister, Burnham announced a raft of policies targeting Britain’s economic woes, including the reduction of bus fares in England and cuts to business rates bills for pubs and music venues.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2026
Once industrial and overlooked, this area is now one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods—home to galleries, boutique shops, pubs, and canal-side cafés.
Masks target the face, flexible panels cover larger areas like the back and chest, and belts and wraps flex around joints for stiffness and muscle pain.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2026
The market for the piping and joints made by Southeastern Hose is booming now, giving Travis’s tiny Georgia town an economic lifeline.
Rather, the venues represent his affection for saloons and the people in them.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Sep. 2026
These drinks debuted in saloons, soft drink stands that sold home brews during Prohibition, and storied bars, paving the way for the city’s party-all-the-time persona.
The weeklong promotion highlights a wide range of cuisines, from steakhouses and seafood restaurants to taverns, bistros and international dining destinations.
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Jane Imbody,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Sep. 2026
So do not assume that an upcoming three-day event taking place at three notable Chicago taverns has anything to do with Algren’s fondness for alcohol.
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