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23 Things You Do At A Bar That Annoy Bartenders

Check out this list of 23 things that all of us do that annoy the crap out of bartenders! Which one are you guilty of??

A Striking Beauty: 10 Eerie Abandoned Bowling Alleys

Alley oops! From lustrous lanes of leisure to the gutters of despair, these 10 eerie abandoned bowling alleys have all gone so quiet you can hear a pin drop.

10 Reasons to Have a Beer Right Now

Wonderland Park adding rides, extending lease

Wonderland park is expanding its land and its lease for more entertainment for decades to come. Owner and general manager Paul Borchardt said he is extending the park's lease with the City of Amar...

The Non-Beer Snob's Guide to Ordering at a Craft Beer Bar

Five steps to navigating complicated beer menus without all the fuss.

Pig in Australia Steals 18 Beers from Campers, Gets Drunk, Fights Cow

Craig ONeal, FlickrForget crocodiles and snakes, the real animal threat in Australia is wild pigs. At least if you’re campingAt a campground in Western Australia over the weekend, a feral pig guzzled down 18 beers that had been left out improperly secured. And just like anyone 18 beers in at a rural dive bar, the pig got big-headed and decided to start a fight with a cow, resulting in the cow chasing the pig around a car.“In the middle of…

10 tips to help you grill burgers to perfection

By Susan Selasky, Detroit Free PressAmericans consume some 50 billion hamburgers a year. What’s so hard about shaping some ground meat into a patty and cooking it?Meat experts, cookbook authors and chefs say plenty.We use the wrong grind of beef. We handle the meat and shape them wrong. We cook t

How motorcycles can safely split lanes with cars

On traffic-heavy roads, motorcyclists sometimes sneak between two lanes of cars. Called lane-splitting, this tactic can be safer than you might think.

Truck Only Lanes: What You Need to Know

Some states are taking measures to improve traffic and safety by keeping trucks and cars separate. Read this FindLaw article to learn more about truck only lanes.

This Little Robot Is the Best Way to Clean Bowling Lanes

Ever wonder how bowling lanes stay so shiny and clean? You can thank the unfortunately named Kegel Kustodian.

Lego-Like Bike Lanes That Snap Into Place Could Create Instant Biking Cities

The Copenhagenize Flow is just a a set of plastic and wood tiles, but it could change the way cities think about bike lanes.

How to Create a Network of Green Bikeways in Your City

With a little green paint, streets can be redesigned for the growing number of people choosing two wheels over four.

Kids can't resist candy? 'Healthy checkout lanes' to the rescue

Stores are adding "healthy" or "family friendly" checkout lanes that display more nutritious fare rather than the usual candy and chips.

Another Study Shows That Narrow Is Safer Than Wide for Traffic Lanes

Better Cities & Towns gives its imprimatur to the "narrower is better" approach to lane width for traffic safety thanks to a study by Toronto transportation planner, Dewan Masud Karim, presented at the Canadian ITE annual conference.

Cycling to Work Could Cut Obesity-Related Mortality

Simply leaving the car at home for the morning commute and switching to a bike could counteract the increase in mortality and cardiovascular risk seen in obese individuals, suggests a large UK study.

Behold the ‘Peanutabout’: A new bike-friendly intersection concept