Ladies and gentlemen, for your edification today I present to you a most revolutionary, equalizing… Read the postWhat Brave New World: On the Origin of the Bar Stool
Happy anniversary to Prohibition Detroit! It’s hard to believe I launched this site a year… Read the postEvery Day I Write the Book: A Year with Prohibition Detroit
In a town full of proud Poles and quite a few other ethnicities, sometimes I… Read the postFiddles, Fillies and Goodfellows: Paddy McGraw
A very brief note to pop in and say that I’ve spent several weeks trying… Read the postFurther Up and Further In: Finding Metro Detroit’s Oldest Bar
On the day after Christmas this year, I attended a White Elephant/Ugly Sweater party with… Read the postHome is Where the Jezy is: Abick’s Bar
Happy Holidays from Hamtramck, where I’ve spent the last bit digging deep into partying history.… Read the postFestive Frolics: Merry-Making During Prohibition
A quick digression from the guest bar tending posts to talk actual history here. Repeal… Read the postWhat America Needs Now Is a Drink: Repeal Day
Hamtramck is the center of the universe. And I’m not just saying that because I… Read the postThe Piano Has Been Drinking: Painted Lady Lounge
Maybe it’s the sight of all those dozens (or hundreds) of beers and the copious… Read the postNo Beer No Work: Ye Olde Tap Room
The Detroit Public Library celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, with 7 million books, 21… Read the postBetween the Bars: Research at the Burton