07/20/2026
Well…that was fun.
The last thirty-nine days have been the most hectic, fun, exhausting, and exhilarating days since we opened this bar twelve-and-a-half years ago. We shared some of the most breathtaking triumphs we’ve ever had and some of the deepest heartbreaks. But, and this is the most important and resonant aspect: we did it together.
And that is what I’ll remember most from this World Cup. Not the goals, the late comebacks, or the stunning collapses; but the shared experience that you, the people of NELA brought to this little corner bar every day / night for more than a month. You lined up outside before we opened, sang and danced and cheered through rain delays, through nil-nil slogs, and through some of the most tense and fraught clashes in the history of the sport. You held hands, you screamed, you cried, you showed us all what a special community NELA is. And the thing that will never, ever, ever be lost on me, is that you woke up and decided “Today I want to watch my team, and I want to do so at The Greyhound.”
And that tiny little fact, that seems so simple and austere, is the thing that keeps us going. For each of you that chose us, we thank you. We thank you for making this bar and this community. We thank you for keeping the lights on, the beer pouring, and the songs soaring.
I think it’s safe to say that we’ll never have another month like the 2026 World Cup, but thanks to the thousands of people that made this place home this summer, our community is more robust than ever. Thanks to you all. See you for whatever’s next.
Salud!
📷 : Danny Schumacher
