Luckie's brings Rat Pack into the new millennium

October 9, 2008

Power Plant Live's bars and clubs seem to have fairly short life spans.

Recent columns

• In some cases, the early bird gets the beer

  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.

• Taps hasn't tapped into its full potential yet

  September 25, 2008

  We all had high expectations for Taps.

• Hamilton Tavern offers welcoming vibe

  September 18, 2008

  Can the Brewer's Art crew do wrong? Doesn't look like it.

• Bad Decisions leads to good mixed drinks

  September 11, 2008

  Overheard at the new Bad Decisions in Fells Point: "You don't come here for rail drinks."

• In Canton and Federal Hill, getting a read on the future

  September 4, 2008

  Tell me if this sounds familiar:

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

  August 28, 2008

  If you're going to open a high-end lounge or club in this city, do your homework first.

• 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.

• Quarry House in Silver Spring is an old-school beer bar

  July 10, 2008

  With its chain restaurants and strip malls, Silver Spring has a serious lack of good bars.

• Discovering the charms of Dundalk's pubs

  June 26, 2008

  Let's start with a confession: For years, I dodged Dundalk pubs.

• Bobby's cigar bar has all that jazz and more

  May 29, 2008

  Consistently filling a bar or club gets tougher the longer it's open.

• New pieces of Mosaic don't add up to a pretty picture for high-end club

  May 22, 2008

  Few high-end clubs reinvent themselves as fast as Mosaic.

• Drifters changes tack with new name, different decor

  May 15, 2008

  It was time for a change at Drifters Raw Bar.

• Pull a stool up at these pubs worth another visit

  May 1, 2008

  When most bars first open for business, it takes a little while to get their bearings.

• Schaefer's, full of colorful characters, oozes old-Baltimore charm

  April 24, 2008

  Down in South Baltimore, near where West Randall Street dead-ends into the railroad tracks, you'll find an old corner bar called Schaefer's.

• Singer-songwriters' creativity flows, as does the beer, at Red House Tavern

  April 17, 2008

  Baltimore needs more Red House Taverns.