The owners of the Playbook Sports Bar and Grill built up interest in their venture before it opened in October by holding an online "name that bar" contest. They choose Playbook over several options not suitable for publication.
The sports bar, in a concrete building off Dundalk Avenue, doesn't look like much from the outside, and the name, which sounds like it belongs on The Block, doesn't boost appeal. But the interior, with plenty of sleek black and gray, could pass for a Federal Hill or Canton establishment.
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