2008 Woodie Awards
Bar renovations a much needed sight
Jake Zinsli
Issue date: 2/13/08 Section: Web Extras
Whitewater has a really big reputation amongst other colleges for being a party school. I knew about the bars downtown when I was still in high school. So when I finally got the chance to go out in Whitewater, I was kind of disappointed. Despite there being many patrons, most of the bars were run-down.
Thankfully, Whitewater is now getting the idea of renovating the bars. The Pub did it, Pumpers did it, and now even The Long Branch Saloon is doing it, and that's awesome. However, more bars in Whitewater need to step up their game to live up to the city's reputation.
Now, I'm not saying that the most important thing about college are the bars downtown. It's obviously not, but if any student were to go out in Oshkosh or Madison this weekend, they would see a much different bar then the few we have in Whitewater.
The best example in the series of renovations so far would have to go to The Pub. If any students didn't get to go to The Pub before it was redone, they didn't miss much. It was an open eyesore: lots of space but nothing really there. Now it's one of the busiest bars downtown. Every time I'm there it's completely packed with people.
Over the past two years or so, Whitewater has seen a slow, but steady decline in liqour sales. That's including everything, not just the bars. Is it that the city is just drinking less than it used to, or are students finally sick of beer pong? Is the current economical crisis affecting the market, or are students just getting bored with the same old thing?
Renovations are great, but it's only the first step into creating a downtown to really brag about. What I want to see is better bar specials, more pool tables, dartboards and more tournaments. Everybody on campus wants to see a beer pong tournament in the middle of The Mad Boar on a Tuesday night. No hints intended.
All right, back to the main subject. Some bars need to renovate; some bars should do it anyways. Just from a business point of view, there is nothing wrong with investing in your own bar. It's just common sense.
Students should walk into Hammers or the Brass Rail without feeling like they need a tetanus shot after they leave. Writing that statement kind of felt like picking on a fourth grader, fun, but mean.
Look forward to the future opening of the new Long Branch and the return of the fish bowl. Hopefully they follow The Pub's formula and open up that back room, making use of unused space. Knock down a few walls, and have the bar open. I'm not an interior decorator or anything, but I'd like to think I know a little about the way a bar is set up.
All right, now that you're all pumped up after hearing about your favorite watering hole, just remember to take it easy out there. You got a whole semester left to go check every one of them out.
Thankfully, Whitewater is now getting the idea of renovating the bars. The Pub did it, Pumpers did it, and now even The Long Branch Saloon is doing it, and that's awesome. However, more bars in Whitewater need to step up their game to live up to the city's reputation.
Now, I'm not saying that the most important thing about college are the bars downtown. It's obviously not, but if any student were to go out in Oshkosh or Madison this weekend, they would see a much different bar then the few we have in Whitewater.
The best example in the series of renovations so far would have to go to The Pub. If any students didn't get to go to The Pub before it was redone, they didn't miss much. It was an open eyesore: lots of space but nothing really there. Now it's one of the busiest bars downtown. Every time I'm there it's completely packed with people.
Over the past two years or so, Whitewater has seen a slow, but steady decline in liqour sales. That's including everything, not just the bars. Is it that the city is just drinking less than it used to, or are students finally sick of beer pong? Is the current economical crisis affecting the market, or are students just getting bored with the same old thing?
Renovations are great, but it's only the first step into creating a downtown to really brag about. What I want to see is better bar specials, more pool tables, dartboards and more tournaments. Everybody on campus wants to see a beer pong tournament in the middle of The Mad Boar on a Tuesday night. No hints intended.
All right, back to the main subject. Some bars need to renovate; some bars should do it anyways. Just from a business point of view, there is nothing wrong with investing in your own bar. It's just common sense.
Students should walk into Hammers or the Brass Rail without feeling like they need a tetanus shot after they leave. Writing that statement kind of felt like picking on a fourth grader, fun, but mean.
Look forward to the future opening of the new Long Branch and the return of the fish bowl. Hopefully they follow The Pub's formula and open up that back room, making use of unused space. Knock down a few walls, and have the bar open. I'm not an interior decorator or anything, but I'd like to think I know a little about the way a bar is set up.
All right, now that you're all pumped up after hearing about your favorite watering hole, just remember to take it easy out there. You got a whole semester left to go check every one of them out.
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Bartender at the Brass Rail
posted 11/12/08 @ 3:53 PM CST
Hey now! thats not nice, haha. a tetanus shot after you leave the rail?!?! This story was written in February and I only starting attending the rail in August. (Continued…)
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