Some of you may have noticed big changes afoot here at SB Nation, though they haven't quite reached Rufus on Fire. SBN recently unveiled new regional hubs that will be devoted to their locales. Chicago, Boston, DC, Detroit, Arizona, and New York were first. Dallas and Houston are scheduled to launch tomorrow, and the rest of the local pages are listed on the SBN home page.
What does that mean for us? Not much at the moment, because there's no Carolina page planned. However, it does mean that if you're a fan of a couple teams in one of those locations, you've got one stop to get an overview, or you can visit the specific team blogs. Regardless of what happens with the "official" hubs, I'll try to figure out stuff to do with Cat Scratch Reader and the other local blogs. (I may be a 49ers fan, but I'm also a HUGE Jimmy Clausen proponent. Panthers fans are going to love him.) Ideas are welcome, in the comments or to rufusonfireblog@gmail.com.
Also, to help drum up interest, SBN has put together a schedule of launch parties across the country. I've highlighted the Atlanta party, which is probably the closest one for most folks who read here, but all other parties and their dates are listed after the jump. I've been to the Cleveland location and can tell you it's a perfectly fine establishment.
6/24 Atlanta – TacoMac (Prado Location)
5-8pm
No booze deals
5600 Roswell Rd, Suite 3. Sandy Springs, GA 30324
Contact: Buzz Schuster
404-941-1503
6/10 Dallas @ Frankie’s Sports Bar and Grill (Uptown Location)
o 5-8pm
§ Happy hour drink specials
§ 10% discount on all menu items
Uptown Location: 3227 McKinney, Dallas TX 75204
Contact: Federico
214-914-2876
http://www.frankiesbar.com/index.html
6/14 Kansas City @ 75th St. Brewery –
5-8pm
$1 off well drinks/draft beers
10% off appetizers
520 W. 75th St. Kansas City MO 64114
Contact: Mac Taylor
816-523-4677
6/15 St. Louis @ Schlafly – Tap Room Location
6-8pm
The Schlafly Tap Room: 2100 Locust Street (at 21st), St. Louis, MO 63103
No bar/food deals – we can’t advertise any either. We can purchase a gift card ($20?/$25?) to raffle off and can advertise that.
The Schlafly Tap Room: 2100 Locust Street (at 21st), St. Louis, MO 63103
Contact: Kate Burrus
314-241-2337 x.228
6/16 Minnesota @ Hubert’s
7-9pm (during game)
600 North 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Contact: Haley Hough
612-767-2960
6/17 Cleveland @ Fat Heads
6-9pm
½ price apps (starting at 9pm)
Happy Hour 3-7pm.
24501 Lorain Rd., N. Olmstead, Oh 44070
Contact: Ted
440-801-1001
6/21 Pittsburgh @ Carson City Saloon
6-8pm
Specials usually run 8-11pm, but for SBN will run 6-11pm.
25cent Wings
$2 Bud Light Drafts
$12 Call-a-Cabs (64 oz.)
Happy Hour is 5-7pm, until 7 we will get $1 off drinks and ½ of apps (not to be combined with other offer- can be separate though!)
1401 E. Carson St.- Southside, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Contact: Callen
412-481-3203
http://www.carsoncitysaloon.com
6/22 Philly @ The Field House (Our event is inside on the Filbert St. side)
5-8pm
$3 domestic beer
$4 wine
$5 mixed drinks (includes 3 Olives, Stoli, Absolut, Finlandia, captain morgan, jack daniels, Jim beam, Bacardi, Tanquaray)
$5 menu: Wings, Chicken Tenders, Old Bay Fries, Nachos, & Pizza Steak Springrolls.
1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact: Tim Adams
215-629-1520
http://www.fieldhousephilly.com/
6/23 Tampa @ Tampa Bay Brewing Co
6-8pm
$1 off drafts/wells
1600 E. 8TH Avenue, Tampa, FL
Contact: Ryan Kelly
813-247-1422
http://www.tampabaybrewingcompany.com/
6/28 Denver – Blake Street Tavern
5-8pm
Happy Hour is 3-6pm – Won’t extend happy hour.
$2 Rolling Rocks
$3 wells/domestic drafts
$4 import/craft beers & house wines.
They’ll donate a $25 gift card for us to raffle off.
(One block north of Coors Field!) 2301 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80205
Contact: Chris (owner), & Cat (organizing everything for us)
303-675-0505
http://www.blakestreettavern.com/
6/29 LA – Capitol City – Hollywood (Not sure how we want the name to appear…check out the website and you can make final decision!)
5-8pm
Discounted select appetizers
$5 wells
$4 domestic beers
1615 N Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Brian’s Cell: 818-370-9445
6/30 Seattle @ Rock Bottom
5-8pm (Wednesday!)
Happy Hour Specials for all RSVP’s
$5 apps
$3.50 beers, wine, liquor.
1333 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Derek – seat...@rockbottom.com
206-623-3070