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Maine Topless Coffee Shop Torched

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Arson has destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine. It was the only half-naked coffee shop in America (not that others haven’t tried), and it had been open for less than four months.
The Boston Globe reports that the fire was set mere hours after shop owner Donald Crabtree had appeared before a [...]

Endangered Species Alert!

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Medusirena is a fire-eating, glass-walking, belly dancing Mermaid. (No, her talents are not demonstrated simultaneously!) She performs swimmingly at Fort Lauderdale’s nautical-themed Wreck Bar during Friday night Happy Hour.

Christmas Finally Ends At Fountains Of Wayne

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

The dark rumors have, unfortunately, proven true: Fountains of Wayne in Wayne, New Jersey, has closed.

Governor Uses Convention Cover To Ax Lincoln Cabin

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Strange news from the Land of Lincoln. The Arlington Heights Daily Herald reported that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, a democrat, flew home on the climactic day of the Democratic National Convention. And then he immediately cut hundreds of state jobs and closed nearly two dozen historic sites and parks — including the Lincoln [...]

Summer Sale! Buy Your Own Museum!

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

It’s not often that we have a chance to buy pieces of a beloved roadside attraction. It’s rarer still that we have the opportunity to buy not only the attraction itself, but the entire town that surrounded it.
That’s the case, however, with the Million Dollar Museum and its accompanying family-owned mini-town, White’s City, New [...]

Star Trek The Experience To Close

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

We’ll spare you the “beam me up” and “live long and prosper” clichés. Star Trek The Experience, one of the more engaging attractions in Las Vegas, is closing forever on September 1.
A Las Vegas casino-hotel is a risky place to put an attraction if you want it to stick around. Star Trek The [...]

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