North West Evening Mail
Is our nightlife up to scratch? Not a good idea. i go out in barrow once every 3 months or so and i was looking forward to going to Club M on saturday. There dress code will not last! i rekon there profit must of dropped by atleast 50% the amount of people they wasnt letting in!

Yoshi's S.F. changes its repertoire
Like everybody else, Yoshi's has been roughed up by the recession and credit freeze. The Bay Area's premier jazz club, which opened an elegant San Francisco venue in late 2007 to complement its longtime Oakland operation, has seen its music and restaurant...

Sizzling Nightlife At Home (In Ancient Greece)
"It's a wonder the Greeks accomplished as much as they did, as many of their homes seem to have doubled as pubs and brothels. This finding, from new analyses of archaeological remains, could explain why previous hunts for evidence of ancient Greek taverns have been fruitless."

North West Evening Mail
OVER the past decade, Barrow?s colourful town centre nightlife has gained notoriety across Cumbria. Infamously known by locals as the Gaza Strip, Cornwallis Street is renowned for its regular brawls and night venues.

Dollar goes a long way in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - We figured the driver taking us to a New York airport didn't know much about our destination when we said we were going to Iceland and he asked us to spell it.

Shanghai surprise
A negative experience of China in the past has turned into a positive delight!

Impressive Kanazawa
All that glitters could possibly be found in Kanazawa whose name incidentally means Golden Marshes.

Hip-hop, urban lifestyle meets a higher power
Every other week in Miami Springs, hundreds of youth gather to breakdance, tag walls and worship God.

Flip Flops opens tonight
New Columbus hot spot Flip Flops, 1111 Broadway, celebrates its grand opening beginning at 8 p.m. tonight. Cover is $5.

Miami and the Keys: alligators and Art Deco
Miami the Florida Keys and the Everglades offer the perfect antidote to a dreary January discovers Francisca Kellett.

Today: H -6 /L -11
Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Entertainment Calendar, Jan. 9, 2009
? MUSIC Alley Door Club, Rick Hicks performing, 6-10 p.m. in the rehearsal halls on the third floor of the Hilt Building, inside the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts, 425 W. Western, downtown Muskegon. Cost: $6. 727-8001 or www.frauenthal.info....

Four-day Festivus Film Festival is for hard partiers who like indie films
There are so many things to love about Festivus: the feats of strength, the odd film titles, magic moments around the Festivus pole.

14 Days and 14 Nights
FRI.JAN.9 BENEFIT Pretty As A Postcard Visual Aids, a resource for art programming promoting AIDS awareness and HIV-prevention, presents its 11th annual "Postcards From the Edge Benefit," featuring an auction of more than 1,500 postcards created by dozens of prominent artists.

48 hours in: Cape Town
WHY GO NOW?

Mardi Gras is coming so get ready to let those good times roll
Parade floats are being built, costumes are being fitted and krewes are practising. Let the good times roll! It's almost time for Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Future of Aspen's Fly Lounge up in the air
ASPEN - Not even open for a year, the owner of the Fly Lounge is ready to ground his operation by putting the Aspen business up for sale.

Calendar for Friday, Jan. 9, 2009
KANSAS CITY SPORTSHOW: 2-9 p.m.; Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall, 301 W. 13th. www.kansascitysportshow.com (816-513-5300)

Bootsy's Produced By Jeff Ruby (Review)
Bootsy's is a welcome addition to Cincinnati nightlife If there?s a heaven for hairdressers, fashionistas, people on first dates and older women from Miami recovering from cosmetic surgery, Bootsy?s Produced by Jeff Ruby would be it. Packed into the two-story building across from The Aronoff Center where Pizzeria Uno?s used to be, Bootsy?s draws the young, the old and the beautiful.

O'Malley's in Gloucester bids farewell
O'Malley's Bar and Grill in Gloucester City has announced it will close at the end of business Sunday.