“Backgammon is the cruelest game — so much of it is based on luck,” said Joe Urso, who was one tournament away from earning his grandmaster title, but down a few points in his match on a recent Wednesday night last month. Mr. Urso, 41, and several …
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Of Course South Street Seaport Should Have a Whaling Tavern
Quick Eternity takes inspiration from “Moby Dick,” with a driftwood bar, cocktails and New England fare.
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Hockey Canada trial begins with first witness, security video footage
On a warm June night in 2018, more than a dozen members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team bypassed a long line of waiting customers, had their IDs checked and were funneled into Jack’s Bar in London, Ont. They wore T-shirts and several wore backward baseball caps. Some gave others fist bumps, and one draped his arm around another’s shoulder. Inside the bar, a group of the players gathered at a corner of a long counter, just beyond a packed dance floor, appearing to order drinks. Seven years later, five members of that team sat in a stuffy wood-paneled courtroom just a few blocks…
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Meet the Bar Cabinet, the Bar Cart’s Luxe Older Sibling
Offering up an element of surprise, bar cabinets are impressive, functional showpieces.
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