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Friday, December 21, 2012

End of the World: Waukesha Businesses Hold Doomsday Parties

Area businesses plan "end of the world" events as the Mayan calendar comes to an end.

Do you think something big is in store for Dec. 21, 2012? So do several local businesses, which have scheduled 'end of the world' events to coincide with the turning of the Mayan calendar this Friday.  If you are really worried the world will end Friday, check out what NASA has to say about the Mayan predictions, planetary alignment and more. Nice Ash Cigar Bar The Nice Ash is holding "Ashageddon" Friday night. "Ask for your free nasty shot of tequila and then pray that the Mayans were right," states the bar's website. Montecito Montecito is holding an "End of the World Party" in downtown Waukesha. Here's what the event information says from the restaurant/bar's post on our events page: Come down to Montecito on December 21st to celebrate …

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Deejay Flacko

1:27 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

$5 Dollar Pitchers - $10 All You Can Drink Wristbands - & Me :) All Under One Roof Tonight & Tomorrow Music Starts @ 9pm! LOCATED @ 257 W. Broadway, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186   more ›

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Family Opens Rox Bar & Grille in Waukesha

Expanded building is attached to Spring City Restaurant but it's a venue of its own.

When Rox Bar & Grille owners and brothers Peter and Dennis Hronis and bar manager Dino Giacomantonio were trying to describe the new business, they found it difficult classify the new business perfectly. I’m hard pressed to define it as anything specific,” Giacomantonio said. “We have 22 TVs but we are not willing to call it a sports bar. We have over 50 different whiskeys, and I would love to call it a casual whiskey bar. “… Sometimes women don’t feel comfortable talking about going to sports bar. It’s dressed up for everything. For the women, we are a whisky lounge. For the guys, we are a sports bar.” The bar has a full food and drink menu, including martinis. “We are hoping to get a little bit of everything,” said Dennis Hronis. “Some …

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Yvonne Ondrejicka

12:38 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012

My husband and I have frequented Spring City in the last 6 yrs and are now excited to go to the Rox, which we did this past Sat. evening (5/19/12). We had a blast! The band was great, the drinks were great and sitting out on the patio on a great warm evening listening to the band just outside the doors that were open was fantastic! We will be there alot!!!!!!   more ›

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