When the National Women’s Soccer League team now known as the Seattle Reign competed in the playoff semifinals in late 2021, all Jen Barnes wanted was to go to a local bar and watch the game. She couldn’t find one that had it playing.
It was a light bulb moment. About a year later, in December 2022, she opened Rough & Tumble Pub in Seattle, one of the first U.S. sports bars to play men’s and women’s events equally across its 18 screens. The pub was turning a profit within a few months, and this March, it… Read the full story here. |