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Mesa bar offers patrons games of all kinds BY ASHLYN ROBINETTE Tribune Staff Writer
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eed a new date destination? Looking for something to do with your friends and family? The Silver Key Lounge might just be the ticket. A craft beer and wine board game lounge with a 1920s speakeasy atmosphere, the Mesa business offers a free game library with over 600 board, card and RPG games to choose from. Guests can also make their beverage selection from 16 draft craft beers and mead along with more than 20 beers in cans or bottles, 20 wine labels, cocktails, over 30 craft sodas and other non-alcoholic drinks. “We have everything,” said Gregg McCleary, owner and operations manager of The Silver Key Lounge. “We have what you call gateway games that are easy to learn, party games for bigger groups, strategic games for advanced players… the selection is very wide. We wanted to touch on everybody’s interest.”
A spacious room for games of all kinds greets patrons at the Silver Key Lounge in Mesa. (Courtesy Silver Key Lounge)
These games can last a few minutes or a few hours and can be played by one or multiple players. Don’t know what to
play? The lounge provides a game master to guide you. Located at 1837 W. Guadalupe Road in
guidance in Arizona’s new marijuana conviction expungement program. A graduate of the University of Oregon and its law school, Tarascio has utilized her 16 years of legal experience to create innovative options for those undergoing costly and complex legal battles. “If people don’t have access to information, guidance and strategy, it can be devastating for them and their families,” she said. “They can lose their kids, they can really hurt themselves in court or they can end up with a divorce decree or judgment that costs them tens of thousands of dollars that could have been avoided. “So having some options that are not just the traditional model is really important.” Her own experience has in�luenced her approach to law. “I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer,
but very early on in college, my parents went through a divorce that was pretty unexpected and pretty traumatic and not really well done,” she recalled. “It was so disruptive to not only their lives but also to mine and my brother’s, that I decided I wanted to become a family law attorney and work with families going through similar issues.” Her in-store team of family law and legal advocates help customers determine the services needed and their cost, then connect them with the right lawyers or certi�ied legal document preparers.
Mesa lawyer opens ‘pop-up’ legal of�ice BY SYDNEY MACKIE Tribune Staff Writer
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isitors to the San Tan Village in Gilbert can now �ind dining options, plentiful shopping – and legal counsel, courtesy of Mesa attorney Billie Tarascio. Opened early this month, her walk-in Modern Law Express of�ice is the most recent iteration of Tarascio’s lifelong goal to ensure legal advice is attainable and affordable. The Modern Law Express location and is designed as a bridge between self-representation and traditional legal representation. The services provided by the San Tan location are family law matters such as divorce and custody, estate planning and
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Mesa lawyer Billie Tarascio aims to make legal help affordable at her San Tan Village walk-in office. (Special to the Tribune)
Mesa, the Silver Key Lounge is open for gaming and drinking from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday. The lounge is kid friendly until 10 p.m. Because the lounge does not serve kitchen-made food and just packaged snacks, guests are welcome to bring in outside food but no outside drinks. McCleary, a longtime gamer, noticed that board game lounges and cafes have been on the rise in the past few years. Tired of working the corporate life, he partnered with Adam Oligschlaeger to open The Silver Key Lounge. They had a major goal, McCleary said, explaining: “Our main thing was just to get people off of their phones – start being human to each other again. Be a kid again…have a beer.” The name and ‘20s art deco theme are inspired by a 1926 fantasy short story by H.P. Lovecraft called “The Silver Key,” McCleary said.
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