What makes a dive bar a dive bar? Some say that in order to fit the bill, a place should be dingy and old, with sticky floors, a dartboard or two, and six-packs for sale. Others award the title to ...

On this episode of the Valley 101 podcast, host Bill Goodkoontz explores what can be learned from dive bars along Arizona's ...

Less than 24 hours after the staff of Nick-A-Nees asked for help, 36K has been raised.

A week after the death of longtime owner Charles Marthaler on Aug. 18, 62-year-old Tempe dive bar Palo Verde Lounge closed. The bar opened as Park Inn Tavern in 1964, then was renamed Adobe Lounge in ...

There is nothing quite like a dive bar. A proper one has a pool table or dart board, beer that is affordable, and food that's not fancy (popcorn is a bonus). There should be live music (or at least a ...

There are three terms I have avoided using in the time I've written about dining and drinking in Columbus. I have not — and will never — call any restaurant or bar a "hidden gem." My first discovery ...