as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band
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But in the days before social media and TMZ, making the scene at one of Hollywood’s swanky nightspots was the best way to boost your career, explains entertainment manager Darin Barnes, who helped curate the exhibit.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
Until the mid-1960s, most of the city’s resorts, nightspots and country clubs were off-limits to patrons of color and Jews.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Martin, who was wounded in the deadly shootout just as K Street nightspots were emptying out early the morning of April 3, 2022, was charged along with younger brother Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton for the murders of three women killed in the gunfight.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
Fans who had retreated to their downtown hotel rooms or nearby nightspots were nevertheless up for the occasion, restlessly piling into long lines along Jefferson Avenue to return for a music lineup that had been frantically rejuggled by organizers.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
Until the mid-1960s, most of the city’s resorts, nightspots and country clubs were off-limits to patrons of color and Jews.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Martin, who was wounded in the deadly shootout just as K Street nightspots were emptying out early the morning of April 3, 2022, was charged along with younger brother Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton for the murders of three women killed in the gunfight.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
Fans who had retreated to their downtown hotel rooms or nearby nightspots were nevertheless up for the occasion, restlessly piling into long lines along Jefferson Avenue to return for a music lineup that had been frantically rejuggled by organizers.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024
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Meanwhile, Commissioner Joe Carollo, famously combative since his first election in 1979, is smarting over a lawsuit accusing him of pursuing a vicious political vendetta against a nightclub owner.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Multiple nightclubs stayed open well past the time that bars in St. Louis and elsewhere in Missouri closed, luring people across the Mississippi with the promise of a party that didn’t stop.Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers.Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
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Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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While desserts come and go in the warehouse club's bakery, this staple has won the hearts of many Costco members.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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The first friendly match after the club’s acquisition will take place in Medellín, Colombia, against Atlético Nacional, as part of the preseason and the Copa Bendita.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2025
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Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightspot. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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