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		<title>The Bars of St. Mary&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2008/01/07/the-bars-of-st-marys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liquor permits in the Lawsonhurst district are a bit hard to come by. It&#8217;s one of the areas of the city whose spirits laws fall under the stricter 1913 Annexation Plan and as such, it has a fixed number of permits available at any given time, as opposed to the more relaxed methods of permitting in, say, University Center, Downtown or Sampson Heights. Up in Lawsonhurst, there are four permits available for an area stretching from the Ostanahoc River to the Barnes Expressway, from Baseline Road to Carverville Boulevard. A pretty big area, sure, but complicating the issue is Lawsonhurst&#8217;s boost in popularity over the last seven years or so, after the opening of the new transit center in 1999 and developer Anson Happ&#8217;s extensive investment- constructing new condominiums, rehabbing existing housing stock, almost as though he were trying to will a new area of the city to come to life. But there&#8217;s the issue of those four permits, held by Old Albie&#8217;s Tap Room, Manglia&#8217;s Family Eatery, Eagles Post 981 and St. Mary&#8217;s of the Redeemer, while every other new restaurant in the area has had to try and make the BYOB thing sound better than being able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brewpub District Planned</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a 73-year banishment, local brand Deux Élans returns to the city as part of an urban core revitalization effort by entrepreneurs planning to convert derelict breweries into brew-pubs. The popular libation brewed by Lemuel Clevinger, nephew of brewer Voornaam Goossens, was officially banished in 1934 one year after the repeal of prohibition. Then-Mayor “Boss” Wilcox is said to have taken umbrage with the potent brew after blaming it for the conception of his ninth child, an event putting him out of favor with his wife, Nellie Stetson Wilcox. As a result, he revoked the brewery’s license. Clevinger moved his brewery to Pittsburgh, where his renamed product, Dewy Lands, remains popular with regional sports fans, especially members of local feather bowling teams. There will be a ceremony this Friday, inaugurating new copper brew vessels in the long-derelict Deux Élans brewery at 2577 N. Grote Ave., the centerpiece of what Brewery Quarter Development Association president Ed Weissman calls “bottling row,” a series of warehouses in the old Belgian Quarter. But the ambition of Brewery Quarter members doesn’t stop with beer, Weissman said. Also slated is a combined velodrome and feather bowling alley on the site of the old Deacon &#38; Sons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your Beer May Taste Awful</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2007/06/25/why-your-beer-may-taste-awful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s something funny in the water. Well, actually, it’s in the beer. And, really, it’s more potentially blindness-inducing than funny. Skyrocketing copper prices have resulted in various forms of black-market activity around the city. This mostly means the theft and resale of copper components ripped from abandoned or newly built homes, including a devastating hit on Phase IV of the Walden Cliffs subdivision. But the scallawags have hit another sector, and it’s having a direct effect on Joe Six-Pack. Beer kegs, which are traditionally lined with copper, are being stolen from distributors or rented from party stores and not returned. The copper pirates sell their booty to various buyers all over town: Carrie’s Dicker-and-Deal, Ye Olde Trash Heape, and Copper &#38; Copper among them. This has led, in just a few months, to a severe citywide keg shortage, according to the City Taverns and Spirits Merchants Association (CTSMA). Popular watering holes like the Cracker Box, Captain Mortimer’s, and The Parrot &#38; the Palm have been forced to offer only bottled or canned brews, leading to grumpy patrons and overworked bar backs. And the cultural implications have weighed just as heavily upon some establishments. “When I opened this place 12 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Facts: Cognacgerie, cognacgerie, cognacgerie</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2007/05/18/friday-facts-cognacgerie-cognacgerie-cognacgerie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 12:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: According to a poll of more than 2,000 city residents, the Beatle considered most likely to be a considerate, gentle lover: Ringo :: The Copper Colombard, on 4th Street Lane and Annual Boulevard, claims to be the nation&#8217;s only mini-cognacgerie. The modest blue-and-white building offers more than thirty locally distilled cognacs, and was built in an abandoned Fuji Film Foto-Mat. :: The original oversized plaster bowl of fake spaghetti &#8211; formerly held in the embrace of familiar Family Italiano icon &#8220;The Spaghetti Giant&#8221; – goes up for bid at this week&#8217;s Auction for Education. Proceeds from the auction go to provide school supplies for educational facilities in several underprivileged African nations, and also to repair the axles on seven local school district buses. :: On February 3,1929 a meeting occurred between Chicago mob kingpin Al “Scarface” Capone and Roxboro neighborhood gangster Rory Sheehan at Mangini’s Bistro on Soldier Blvd. The exact topic of their conversation is unknown, but the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago’s Lincoln Park transpired just 11 days later. :: Persnickety diners may want to be aware; the &#8220;Five-Second Rule&#8221; was adopted by Chief Health Commissioner Rudolph &#8220;Guy&#8221; Fenimore as an &#8220;acceptable standard of sanitary practices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Facts: Leftover Cod, Pauline, Selleck-san</title>
		<link>http://thecitydesk.net/2007/04/13/friday-facts-leftover-cod-pauline-selleck-san/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[:: The Mid-Town Lions Club has decided to carry over their popular Friday Fish Fries, normally only held on Fridays during Lent, throughout the rest of April. &#8220;Well, we&#8217;ve got all these fish still lying around, so why not?&#8221; said president Mark Pembroke. :: Thirty-five percent of the steel used in municipal construction since January 1, 2000 has been imported from China. :: Total cost of cleaning up the 1999 Backstreet Boys Millennium Tour &#8220;Soccer Mom&#8221; riot: $13.4m :: More than two thousand city residents were asked what type of robot they would most be afraid of, if robots ever invaded the city. “Man-Eating” was the most popular answer. :: Number of pints served at The Blarney Stone on 17th during St. Patrick&#8217;s Day 1997: 3,717 ::Number of pints served at The Blarney Stone on 17th during St. Patrick&#8217;s Day 2007: 7,320 :: A little bit of trivia for fans of “Ripperology:” The legendary serial killer Jack the Ripper was rumored to have a trio of cousins living in our very own city. Two of them were butchers (the third was a librarian, according to legend). :: Number of working Donkey Kong video game units: 26 :: Number of these [...]]]></description>
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