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The new Creek’s Bar and Grille was scheduled to open in August 2018 in the former Bootleggers Bar & Grill, shown July 12, 2018, in Harborcreek Township. Bootleggers opened in 2006 in the former Snoozie’s Pub and Eatery and closed in autumn 2017.
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Musician Claire Stuczynski warms up before playing at Bootleggers Bar & Grill in Harborcreek Township on Sept. 21, 2013.
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The bar area of Bootleggers in Harborcreek Township on May 26, 2013.
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Bootleggers, 4935 East Lake Road, in Harborcreek Township, on Feb. 12, 2012.
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Server Chris Wakley, left, finishes taking the order of patrons Garrett Lander, at back, and Nick Jones, both of North East, at Bootleggers on Feb. 12, 2012.
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Bootleggers restaurant and bar in Harborcreek Township was a local hotspot on NFL game days, including Sept. 7, 2008.
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A group of regulars have a good time on game day at Bootleggers in Harborcreek Township on Sept. 7, 2008.
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Some of the locals enjoy the food and the game at Bootleggers in Harborcreek Township on Sept. 7, 2008.
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Regulars at Bootleggers restaurant and bar in Harborcreek Township, from left, Joe Ward, Tom Erickson and Andy Pius enjoy a Sunday afternoon of beer and football on Sept. 7, 2008.
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Don Witherow, manager of Bootleggers in Harborcreek Township, mixes a Drunken Monkey on Sept. 7, 2008.
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