Los Angeles Times

Bar-arcade Button Mash returns after pandemic closure, with Tacos 1986 serving inside

The pings, zips and buzzers of 1980s arcade games are filling the air at Button Mash once again, but now, so is the scent of adobada. Fans who’ve been holding onto their Button Mash tokens since 2020 ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Stop_Button arcade + bar in Hope Mills has something for everyone

HOPE MILLS — Your old friends are waiting at Stop_Button. Donkey Kong, Frogger, Ms. Pac-Man, even the underrated, roller-ball guided Centipede — they’re not trapped in the nostalgia of a 1980s arcade.
The Hollywood Reporter

Button Mash Arcade Bar Tries Unique Fundraising Effort to Save Business Amid Pandemic

After furloughing the majority of its 33 employees, Echo Park's Button Mash has teamed with video game collectible company iam8bit to raise funds by offering a range of memorabilia, cookbooks, ...
Los Angeles Times

A beloved Hollywood dive is reborn — with $3 beer and classic cocktails

A Hollywood dive bar fabled to have served the likes of the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Charles Bukowski and Jim Morrison has reopened under the new ownership of a prolific, cocktail-forward hospitality ...