Singles bars flourished in the 1970s, reflecting the sweeping changes that followed the Sexual Revolution and the attempted passage of the Equal Rights Movement. Commonly referred to as "meat markets," singles bars acted as an open...

A bar (also called a pub or tavern) is a business that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and mixed drinks, for consumption on the premises. Bars provide stools or chairs for the patrons along tables or raised counters....

As Joseph A. Mendola, general counsel for Nikko Securities Co. International, which had its offices in the World Trade Center, put it: "What we went through... was horrific. The sights and sounds will never leave me.. I just wanted to thank you...

The Oklahoma Bar Foundation, working with the Oklahoma Bar Association, has established a fund to help restore essential legal services in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The hurricane survivors have endured unimaginable losses, said Mike Evans, OBA president. We want to...

A gay bar has won the right to turn away heterosexuals and even lesbians to provide a non-threatening atmosphere for the men partying inside.A tribunal in Australia's southern Victoria state granted Melbourne's Peel Hotel an exemption to equal rights laws, saying it was needed to...

PLANNING WITH A PRO Consider bringing in a professional event planner to help you get things done, on time and with style. "The good news is that a party planner does all the worrying for you!" says Claudia Warner of Gourmet Advisory Services. "It's like...