Pinball Barcades

Meet North Star, Montreal’s first barcade

Cult MTL | Meet North Star, Montreal’s first barcadehttp://cultmontreal.com/2016/01/north-star-montreal-barcade/ At long last, Montreal has a pinball bar, bringing old-school games, booze and food to one storied spot in the Plateau. North Star is located in the St-Laurent Boulevard space that was occupied by Korova for over a decade — it was briefly called Cybertek before […]

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North Star reunites pinball and booze after decades-old ban

North Star reunites pinball and booze after decades-old ban – Montreal – CBC Newshttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/north-star-pinball-bar-1.3390965A new bar on St. Laurent Boulevard is bringing back a dying pastime and helping to change a borough’s laws that forbade it.North Star reunites pinball and booze after decades-old ban

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Montreal Opens Its First-Ever “Arcade Bar” On Saint-Laurent Street

Montreal Opens Its First-Ever “Arcade Bar” On Saint-Laurent Street | MTL Bloghttp://www.mtlblog.com/2016/01/montreal-opens-first-ever-arcade-bar-on-saint-laurent-street/The first proper “bar arcade” to ever open in Montreal, North Star combines music, food, beer, cocktails, and retro-gaming fun all in one unique space, making it a welcome…

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North Star, Montreal’s First Pinball Bar, Soft Opens Today in the Former Korova

North Star, Montreal’s First Pinball Bar, Soft Opens Today in the Former Korova – Eater Montrealhttp://montreal.eater.com/2015/12/31/10693880/north-star-montreal-pinball-bar-korovaA vintage pinball wizard’s long quest to open a bar in Montreal will ostensibly come to pass when North Star soft opens later today in the bygone Korova bar in the Plateau. The…

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Shelter Arcade Bar hopes to have winning combination

Shelter Arcade Bar hopes to have winning combination | Warwick Beaconhttp://warwickonline.com/stories/shelter-arcade-bar-hopes-to-have-winning-combination,108089“I’m just a guy with an idea that I know will work and that I know is something Providence needs.” Those were the first words Mike Maven said to me regarding his desire to bring …

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The Occidental Weekly : Echo Park bar/arcade mixes pinball and beer

The Occidental Weekly : Echo Park bar/arcade mixes pinball and beerhttp://occidentalweekly.com/ae/2015/11/10/echo-park-barcade-mixes-pinball-and-beer/There are moments of semi-adulthood in college, like lying awake until 3 a.m. worrying about student loans, that invoke a longing to remain young enough to play in the sandbox…

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