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supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities
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Miles Howard, founder and lead organizer of the Boston’s Walking City Trail, is often seen leading groups through the forests, wetlands, beaches, and industrial zones within the greater Boston area (or recuperating at a local watering hole or ramen counter).
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Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
The novel is set the hauntingly beautiful but treacherous landscape of Georgia, where on a balmy Southern night at a local watering hole, a murder and mysterious disappearance set the stage for an unlikely detective — the doyenne of Savannah society, Morgana Musgrove.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
The hotel’s wastewater is treated and released into nearby watering holes for the benefit of wildlife.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
Anyone who’s likely to give Steele a hard time at a questionable watering hole probably wouldn’t want to try something in front of the star of Talladega Nights — a dynamic the pair acknowledge throughout their weeks-long trek from New York to Los Angeles.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024
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Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
The novel is set the hauntingly beautiful but treacherous landscape of Georgia, where on a balmy Southern night at a local watering hole, a murder and mysterious disappearance set the stage for an unlikely detective — the doyenne of Savannah society, Morgana Musgrove.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
The hotel’s wastewater is treated and released into nearby watering holes for the benefit of wildlife.
—Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
Anyone who’s likely to give Steele a hard time at a questionable watering hole probably wouldn’t want to try something in front of the star of Talladega Nights — a dynamic the pair acknowledge throughout their weeks-long trek from New York to Los Angeles.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Watering hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watering%20hole. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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