{"id":21165,"date":"2022-03-25T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=21165"},"modified":"2022-03-25T17:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:05:51","slug":"galaxy-bar-reborn-on-the-south-side-of-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/25\/galaxy-bar-reborn-on-the-south-side-of-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Bar reborn on the south side of Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a grand opening for Galaxy Bar at Leo&#8217;s Live, 5263 S. Florida Ave. on the non-smoking side of Ybor Cigars and Spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arcade games and pinball machines have been in the new location for weeks, moving there just five days after the original Galaxy Bar shut its doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Galaxy Bar has been reborn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"21166\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GALAXY_2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21166\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"21167\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GALAXY_3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21167\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Galaxy Bar was supposed to just be a row of pinball machines. It has since grown to the full scope of retro arcade games and mostly new pinball machines owned by Dawn and Mike Brower, the owners of equipment leasing company Merlin Amusements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As customers step inside, they&#8217;re greeted by rows upon rows of &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s&nbsp;nostalgia spread across two rooms. There are pinball machines from major fandoms, including Deadpool, Dracula, Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Star Wars&#8217; The Mandalorian. Classic arcade games include Pac-Man, Carnival King, Frogger, Tetris, StreetFighter, Mortal Kombat and Tron. And of course, no arcade would be complete without a couple of Skee-Ball machines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Galaxy Bar game collection is owned by the Browers, who have been building their collection since buying Pac-Man for their first home in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;The collection steadily grew over the years, spilling into the living room, the bedrooms of their three children and then into an eventual addition to their home, which housed 27 games. Even now that 55 of their classic arcade and pinball machines&nbsp;are on the floor of Leo&#8217;s Live, other games still litter the Browers&#8217; home, including the original Centipede, Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac-Man their kids used to play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s taken a lifetime to build this,&#8221; Dawn&nbsp;Brower, 50, said. &#8220;Having our personal collection turn into an income stream is my reward for indulging a hoarder for 25 years.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grand opening for Galaxy Bar at Leo&#8217;s Live is Friday. The bar will be open Wednesday through Sundays&nbsp;from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bar is limited to just those 21 and up. Eventually, there will be Sunday Fundays, where kids will be welcome from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a grand opening for Galaxy Bar at Leo&#8217;s Live, 5263 S. Florida Ave. on the non-smoking side of Ybor Cigars and Spirits. 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