Best of Abilene

So, you get off work and want somewhere to decompress a bit before you call it a night. That's the precise reason bars have Happy Hour. They know we all can't go out and party all night but we do wanna join some friends for a few drinks and laughs before we get home.

Who has the best happy hour in Abilene? That's for you to decide, but hopefully my list below will help you out.

[update: 12/15] Since this story was written, we have received more Happy Hour specials. Please check back for continued updates

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As we look back on 2011, we decided to check out the pages from our website that were visited the most by you. So, take a little time and look at some of the "hottest" pages from the Rock 108 website. Some you may have seen, some may be new to you

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Out here in West Texas, a chicken fried steak is referred to as a “chicken fry”. When saying it you have to kinda let the word “fry” tail off too. Almost as if it's not a word. Trust me, you can order a c

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In a city that's known for its large amount of restaurants, there's not a day that goes by that someone doesn't say "I wish we had _____ to eat here in Abilene". It seems that the restaurants we use in that sentence are always the same, so I thought I'd compile a list of restaurants that we wish we had here in Abilene.

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Abilene is not only known for having a church on every corner, we're also known for having just as many restaurants. We have all types of food here in this area, but a few staples that you must try before watching that Abilene city limits sign disappear in your rear view mirror.

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With the Halloween season quickly approaching, it's time to start thinking about what you want to do when All Hallows Eve gets here. Regardless of age, there's something for everyone around the Abilene area, making Halloween one of the most active holidays.

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Labor Day is a national holiday set aside to honor or pay tribute to the contributions American workers have made to benefit the prosperity of our great nation. It's pretty much the symbolic end of summer as it falls on the first Monday of September. To

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Obviously, there isn't a city on the planet that doesn't have bad streets, but it seems to me that Abilene does a bang up job with bad streets. Whether we're talking about congestion, road conditions, non-stop construction or just bad planning, we have quite a few bad streets in Abilene. We even asked y

The Fourth of July is just around the corner as firework stands are up and running, plans are being made for family and friends to get together and event organizers everywhere are planning for their annual fireworks display, all to celebrate our independence. With the day getting closer, I thought it might be cool to run down the Fourth of July events in Abilene - Our Top Five.

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You've heard me say it over and over and I'll stand by it until my last day...Abilene has a lot of great musicians. As a matter of fact, we have so many, I started Local Licks Live to spotlight a different musician and/or band each week. You can listen to Local Licks Live every Thursday at 2 on Rock 108.

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Regardless of where you live, you hear them all the time; those quirky sayings that poke fun at your hometown.  What makes them funny is that most of the time they are true.  So, I decided to throw together a list of these funny quirks about Abilene and West Texas.

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What are you getting dad this Father's Day? Another tie? Seriously, he doesn't even wear a suit, why does he need another tie that you gave no effort in buying? Granted, he and mom may want to role play and pretend he's Donald Trump and she's some European chick, but other than that, the tie is useless and cliche.  Take a gander at the list we put together. The finest minds in all of the great land have put together a list of the top 5 places to take dad for Father's Day.

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