Word: pub
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Government plans a new annex; a Boston development concern plans to replace the Harvard Motor Lodge with an office building; and local developer Louis DiGiovanni plans a similar structure for Mt. Auburn St., on the former site of the Picadilly Filly bar, the Blue Parrot and the Ha'penny Pub...
...principals -- Terrorist Nolan, Schoolteacher Hugh MacMahon and Politician Robert Delaney -- are all veterans of Clonbrony who pursue different paths to freedom from British rule. Flanagan follows the twists and turns from Kilpeder and Dublin to London and New York City. His settings, from Ardmor Castle to the local pub, are natural and unforced; the language of his characters hints at hidden poetry without breaking into showy lyricism or stage Irish: "Beyond the streaky window, the land opened out before us -- the wide, green fields of the midlands, the hills of Munster, a flashing glimpse of ruined keep, a manor house...
Cronin, who enjoys reporting on life-styles, is a firm believer in experiencing the style of those lives. For a 1983 look at the youthful counterculture tribes of Britain, she pub-crawled along the King's Road with punks and piggybacked a 110-m.p.h. ride near Westminster Bridge on a biker's Harley. In the course of examining the controversial practice of alternative medicine in Britain, Cronin endured a session of vigorous foot massage by a reflexologist, who pronounced her in excellent health. Recalls Cronin: "I awoke the next day with a vastly swollen cheek, which was diagnosed...
...will also provide a home for the Pub-Galley, a snack shop during the day and a T.V. lounge serving beer and wine at night and on weekends. Currently located in Gallatin Hall, one of the B-School dorms, the pub has drawn complaints from Gallatin residents about the noise level it produces...
...Right now Gallatin doesn't have its own lounge as all the other dorms do, plus the Pub creates a lot of noise, making it difficult for the students next to it to study," Heath said. "Especially when there are ballgames...