Tips From Last Night
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The Don’ts and Dos of the 1s and 2s
Over the last six months, I’ve covered a wide spectrum of topics involving the service industry. It’s easy to pick apart how foolish people can be when they are drunk or tell stories of the dumb-ass shenanigans I have encountered, and acts of ignorance I’ve committed while under the influence.…
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The Bear Awakens
Who doesn’t love the Fourth of July? It happens to be my favorite holiday. Good ole U.S.A.’s Independence Day! Whichever side of the political spectrum you land on, or your current thoughts on the state of our country, it’s hard to argue that we are pretty damn lucky to live…
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Flight of the Octopus
Charlotte may not be the biggest hockey town in the world. It’s the South, after all. I, on the other hand, hail from Hockeytown, USA, aka Detroit, Michigan. I grew up playing hockey and idolizing the likes of Steve Yzerman and Bob Probert, to name a couple. Hockey is a…
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Avengers: Service War
When I was just a wee little boy, I had a certain vision of what the future would look like. Flying cars zoomed around a prosperous, joyful world in which I had led the Detroit Red Wings to 10 consecutive Stanley Cup Championships. I was way the fuck off. Here…
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An April Fool in Chicago
The recent passing of April Fool’s Day has me thinking about the foolish things I’ve done in my life under the influence of alcohol. It’s time to sit around the campfire and have a little story time from Z. One of the not-so-memorable moments of my life occurred about five…
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Surviving St. Paddy’s Day
Time for a history lesson: St. Patrick’s Day — or Feast Day of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland — is a religious celebration-turned-cultural-shitshow. Ol’ Saint Pat was actually born in Roman Britain in the late fourth century. That’s right, he was not born in Ireland. He was kidnapped at…
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Love in the Time of Liquid Courage
If only someone could have transported me from 2009 — when I was just a young, testosterone-drenched buck in my mid-20s — into a day when I would be able to get on my phone and flip through some pictures to judge potential mates by looks alone until, BOOM, I…
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Tips From Last Night: Order Up!
Welcome to 2019! I have noticed that not everybody caught the advice I offered up in my debut as a nightlife columnist. This month I’m going to take one of my small pieces of advice from the December column and go in depth. We are going to start with the…
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Tips From Last Night: The Company Christmas Party
My name’s Justin Zalewski, but most people know me as Z. Bars and restaurants have always been a part of my life. From a young age, I learned about the complexities of back-of-house catering operations at my family business. Through that experience, I learned the foundations of hard work and…
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