as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
last saw them heading down to the local grogshop for a pint of beer
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While casinos in rural areas may be more affected by tavern gaming, tribal nations in southern Wisconsin with casinos in Milwaukee and Madison appear more concerned with online sports betting.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025 -
This is a great neighborhood tavern with some of my favorite pizzas, salads and appetizers in town.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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The key pubs—The Matchmaker Bar, The Ritz, and The Roadside Tavern—are steps from another, so rubbing shoulders with other singles is inevitable.—
Bernadette Keith,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The 60-story building at 270 Park Avenue is also home to 19 restaurants, as well as coffee shops, a company store, a gym and Morgan’s, an English pub, The Journal reported.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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He's also been spotted at cafes and even a grocery store.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jesús is one of the few cafes that serves both home cooking and good Tex-Mex enchiladas.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Salty Dawg Saloon — Homer, Alaska Located in a cabin at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula in scenic Kachemak Bay, the Salty Dawg was built in 1897 and has served as a post office, railroad station, grocery store and coal mining office, according to the saloon’s website.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was once a vibrant community before it was abandoned in the 1960s.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The first of the three recent shootings tied to ELMNT happened in 2021, when 24-year-old Diamond Arberry died after being shot outside the nightclub.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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After dark, there’s more to do Charlotte in the ‘80s is often described as a sleepy town, but there were at least a dozen discos/nightclubs in operation during that decade including popular spots like Pterodactyl, 13∙13 and Park Elevator.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The family—an ambivalent institution bar none—shapes us, and yet our individuality resists that shaping.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Speaking of which, the neighborhood—considered one of Chicago’s hippest—is a cultural hub with renowned restaurants, funky cafes and trendy bars.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bacon takes his time getting to the fateful voyage; there are myriad sidebars of varying interest on topics such as Great Lakes shipping and the rise of taconite, two lake wrecks that foreshadowed the Fitz, even the sailors’ favorite watering holes.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Opened by Brooke Webster in 1996, Meow Mix was a community space, a watering hole and a live music venue all in one.—
Trish Bendix,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Grogshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grogshop. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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