There are more than 6,000 bars in New York City. About 200 of them get regular press. This column is about the other ones. Robert Simonson, a journalist and blogger of the drinking life, and the ...

Howie Carr’s latest book is “Plug Uglies: A Scrapbook of Boston Organized Crime.” It contains more than 400 photos, including scores of never-before-seen mugshots, as well as chapters on Mafia bosses ...

Chad “DarkWait” Sheppard probably will be the most intimidating man to ever don a revealing black mesh tank top and red cheerleading shorts with the phrase “GET WET” printed in big blue letters on the ...

Plug Ugly’s Publick House is a strange name for a tavern. But Baltimore history buffs know the Plug Uglies were a thuggish street gang/political club that ran riot on Baltimore’s streets in the 1850s.

Fort Rucker’s intramural softball season is well under way and teams are fighting for a shot at the championship, and the Plug Uglies have the crown in their sights. The Fort Rucker Fire Department ...

On this day, June 1, in 1857, the Plug Uglies Gang of Baltimore traveled to Washington to intimidate Irish voters at a District election, resulting in the killing of 10 men. Numbering more than 1,000, ...