Sports bar The Nest is a fine place to roost, even on nongame days

November 27, 2008

If you own a downtown sports bar, how do you bring in customers on nongame days?

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  October 23, 2008

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  October 16, 2008

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  October 9, 2008

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  October 2, 2008

  The sun wasn't up and the streets were empty when I left the house. Dundalk Joe was waiting in a car parked by the corner, and I hopped in. It was just after 6 a.m., and we were a little giddy from anticipation and lack of sleep.

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  September 25, 2008

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  September 11, 2008

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  September 4, 2008

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• Two new high-end clubs have low-end attendance

  August 28, 2008

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• Spirits Tavern in Fells Point makes for a great local-bar haunt

  August 21, 2008

  When Chad Ellis and his father, Dan, bought a Fells Point corner bar a couple of years ago, they didn't change it much.

• Boomer's on the Hill: uninviting outside, snazzy inside

  August 14, 2008

  So many brand-new bars look "meh" on the outside.

• Good points keep stacking up at the Hudson Street Stackhouse

  July 31, 2008

  The DeSantis family has another hit bar on its hands.

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  July 10, 2008

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• Discovering the charms of Dundalk's pubs

  June 26, 2008

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