{"id":4305,"date":"2019-02-27T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T01:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2019-02-27T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T01:30:14","slug":"downtown-everythings-waiting-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4305","title":{"rendered":"Downtown: Everything\u2019s Waiting For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

There might truly be nothing worse than having an itch to go out on the weekend, and there are no viable frat options to scratch it. We\u2019ve all been there. So, how do you spend your evening? <\/span><\/p>\n

Go to bed early? Hell no.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make a cup of tea and watch The Office? Nope. Get a life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Find someone with whom you share a special connection and talk until the sun comes up? Absolutely not. You can\u2019t think of ANYTHING else to do until the sun comes up? Nothing?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, luckily for you, the BA has your frat-free options. When the on-campus social scene just ain\u2019t cuttin\u2019 it, head to downtown Roanoke and make your mark at some of the best 21+ spots to get down with the get-down, downtown. <\/span><\/p>\n

(Over here at the BA, we do NOT stan drinking and driving, so either cajole a pal to be a DD or grab some taxi vouchers from the Info Desk in Colket- they offer them for free on the weekends!) <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Corned Beef & Co.<\/span>\n
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    1. If you\u2019re looking for a sports bar where you can play a lovely (albeit cliched) \u00a0game of pool or darts with mysterious strangers, boogie down with your pals or enjoy live music, get Beefy with it. Address<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Sidewinders Steakhouse and Saloon <\/span>\n
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      1. Be the yee to someone\u2019s haw at Sidewinders, where you can enjoy live country music, have an adult beverage or two (or three or four, no judgment) and have a rootin\u2019 tootin\u2019 good time. Go on a Tuesday and partake in the cultural experience that is LINE DANCING (can someone say Hoedown Throwdown?)! Address<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. The Park<\/span>\n
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        1. Let your inner queen out with a night at Roanoke\u2019s premier gay club, where even under-21s can get their groove on (sans beverage, of course). If you\u2019re lucky, you might be blessed by one or two drag performances. With great DJs and a fun, nightclub-esque atmosphere, it\u2019s definitely a unique experience around here. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Big Lick Brewing Company<\/span>\n
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          1. If you\u2019re looking for an experience that will make you feel classier than a bar scene, try one of the Roanoke area\u2019s popular breweries. For a lower-key afternoon-to-mid-evening drinking event, Big Lick is perfect. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Awful Arthur\u2019s Seafood<\/span>\n
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            1. If you don\u2019t want to deal with Salemites at the Awful\u2019s across from Marion, try your luck at the one in Roanoke. It\u2019s bigger, badder and who knows? You might run into only a few dudes with ponytails in flip-flops. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            2. Martin\u2019s Downtown Bar & Grill <\/span>\n
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              1. Head to Martin\u2019s during the weekend for what will undoubtedly be an adventure of a night, what with all of the food options, drink options, live music events and LOTS and LOTS of Roanokers, all out for a good time at one of downtown\u2019s most hoppin\u2019 spots. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                There might truly be nothing worse than having an itch to go out on the weekend, and there are no viable frat options to scratch it. We\u2019ve all been there. So, how do you spend your evening? Go to bed early? Hell no. Make a cup of tea and watch The Office? Nope. Get a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}