bars and clubs

The first Baltimore-area Bar Louie will move into the Jesse Wong space

The 15th annual Senator Bob Hooper House Hospice Regatta will be held on Saturday, June 7, at the Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace.

After 35 years in the bar business, Bruce Buettner is calling it quits. The owner of Bruce Bitner's Cafe and Grill on Route 22 in Campus Hills, with his wife, Dawn, are closing their bar and restaurant after Saturday

Liam Flynn's Ale House has all the ingredients to be a great Irish-American bar and restaurant. Its welcoming space, friendly crowd and commitment to local products — both at the tap and in the kitchen — are points in its favor.

The Prince George's County Board of License Commissioners, otherwise known as the Liquor Board, on Tuesday denied a request by the owner of Rio Bar & Grill to transfer the now-defunct sports bar's liquor license to owners of The Original Kilimanjaro, a family business that previously owned several local go-go clubs.

Bartender Charlie Long and company are ready to debut a new set of whiskey based cocktails, one of the punchiest of the lot being the Killer Bee.

Baltimore Marketplace to include Tark's Grill, Mamma Ilardo's, Mallow Bar

McCormick spice blend is popular here, but brand hopes collaborations and TV ads will bolster national standing

This summer, thanks to tons of openings and events, both veteran beachgoers and O.C. newbies will find plenty that's new to love in and around Ocean City.

A new Main Street restaurant is the first in Laurel's Historic District to take advantage of the state law change that allows liquor licenses within 500 feet of a church. Olive on Main, which opened April 21 in the former site of Salute Italian Restaurant, is in the 500 block of Main Street and a block away from both First United Methodist Church and St. Philip's Episcopal Church.

Kooper's Tavern expected to open in Jacksonville in June.

Sip Wine Shop and Restaurant will be a combination retail wine market and tapas restaurant

A Davidsonville woman filmed assaulting Bel Air Police officers outside Looney's Pub in March took a plea before judgment for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest May 5, according to court records.

From the depths of downtown, mere feet from the Hippodrome Theater, Alewife has been delivering dozens of beers on tap and a dimly lit aesthetic that has stood the test of time.

Ticket sales for the 139th Preakness Stakes on Saturday are running a couple percentage points ahead of last year, the fourth largest turnout in the history of the race, but the president of the Maryland Jockey Club sees the possibility of a record crowd.

Take vodka, rum, whiskey, bourbon, peach schnapps, orange juice, pineapple juice, sour mix, orange-flavored liqueur, elderflower-flavored liqueur, shake, pour into a souvenir glass and garnish with an orange slice, cherry and mint sprig. Preakness Stakes 2014

If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones

When Ken Ludwig's golf farce, "The Fox on the Fairway" premiered at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., in 2010, the prolific playwright described his work as "a tribute to the classic English farces of the 1930s and 1940s."

Board members approved a one-day liquor license behind closed doors for Thomas Fitzpatrick, a school board member running for re-election, who applied for a license just days before a fundraiser last month.

Giggling, lusty whispers, shouting, blaring music, the library-like hush of a coffee shop: So begins The Mend, writer-director John Magary¿s debut feature. The

Maryland State Police, Harford Sheriff's Office, Aberdeen Police, Bel Air Police and Havre de Grace Police report:

Here's a fun, "What If" type of game I like to play. I call it "Hampden Needs What?" And then I try to imagine what our neighborhood could use that it's lacking.

It's horse racing season which, for a non-bettor who still enjoys the pomp and circumstance of the Triple Crown, means the return of traditional whiskey-based horse racing cocktails.

In Maryland, one true harbinger of spring is fresh local asparagus. At Mountain Branch Grille & Pub, executive chef Lee Glanville pairs crunchy grilled stalks of the vegetable with seared scallops, bright corn relish and a smoky and savory tomato vinaigrette. The result is a riot of colors and flavors celebrating the return of spring.

It seems like some of the biggest milestone birthdays really aren't so much anymore.

Ropewalk Tavern, Ten Ten American Bistro, Grille 620, The Rowhouse Grille and B&O Brasserie are among the taverns and restaurants competing in the third annual competition

A neighborhood fights to limit liquor outlets