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Mark Kurlyandchik and Robert Allen Detroit Free Press Published 11:21 PM EDT Aug 4, 2018 Though you can hardly see outside, a barstool at Gusoline Alley has offered one of the best views of the evolving character of Royal Oak over the years — and the broader changes rippling up and down the Woodward corridor in Oakland County. After Michigan banned smoking in bars and restaurants in 2010, the tobacco haze that hung low and thick above the shabby booths of the offbeat neighborhood bar gave way to a creeping stench that permeated every surface. “You walked in here and walked out and within a minute you smelled like something,” recalls longtime bartender Patrick Tierney. “There was no sneaking into Gus’.” Tierney has tended the veneer-topped bar since 1993, when many of his customers were left-of-the-dial musicians, artists and grizzled bikers stopping by for a shot and a beer and a chance to spin Goober & the Peas on the coveted … [Read more...] about Nightlife changes hit Oakland County’s hottest downtowns

Mark Kurlyandchik and Robert Allen Detroit Free Press Published 12:00 p.m. UTC Aug 2, 2018 Though you can hardly see outside, a barstool at Gusoline Alley has offered one of the best views of the evolving character of Royal Oak over the years — and the broader changes rippling up and down the Woodward corridor in Oakland County. After Michigan banned smoking in bars and restaurants in 2010, the tobacco haze that hung low and thick above the shabby booths of the offbeat neighborhood bar gave way to a creeping stench that permeated every surface. “You walked in here and walked out and within a minute you smelled like something,” recalls longtime bartender Patrick Tierney. “There was no sneaking into Gus’.” Tierney has tended the veneer-topped bar since 1993, when many of his customers were left-of-the-dial musicians, artists and grizzled bikers stopping by for a shot and a beer and a chance to spin Goober & the Peas on the coveted … [Read more...] about How nightlife has changed in Oakland County’s hottest downtowns