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The Economic Development Potential Of The Local Watering Hole

May 4, 2008 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

I KEEP HEARING from readers who tell me, "I moved to this neighborhood because of [fill in the blank] bar." I hear it in South Philly, West Philly, Bella Vista, Center City and, more than anywhere, Fishtown, home of Johnny Brenda’s Tavern.

One of these days, some smart, urban-planning scholar is going to publish a study on the role of beer in attracting new people to the city. Until then, we’ll have to rely on anecdotes like this one:

By Joe Sixpack
Philadelphia Daily News

Full Story: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/joe_sixpack/20080502_Joe_Sixpack__Build_a_good_bar__and_they_will_come.html

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