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The Piña Colada You Know; the Part You May Not Know Is the Bartender Who Tried to Put Puerto Rico in One Glass

Before it was a vacation punchline with a tiny paper umbrella, the piña colada began with crushed ice, pineapple, coconut, and a bartender trying to make something feel just right.

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Richmond, VA

Bojangles Bought the Corner a Stoplight

A tap dancer’s feet can sound like rain on a roof, but Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s sweetest rhythm in Richmond may have been the click of a traffic signal changing at a street corner.

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Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Bartender Who Made Every Book Free

The funny thing about The Book Thing of Baltimore is that it looks like a place where you should reach for your wallet — and then the whole point is that you don’t.

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