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 Burger King is unveiling its Whopper Bar, where customers can have a beer to go along with their fries.

  Burger King is going to be selling brewskis - and that’s no whopper.

Hoping to tap a whole new customer base, the fast food chain has unveiled plans to peddle beer alongside their famous burgers at something they are calling a Whopper Bar.

The first one is opening in Miami Beach and will target thirsty tourists hitting South Beach, Burger King confirmed.

The chain is also reportedly looking to open more Whopper Bars in other tourist meccas like Times Square, as well as Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Don’t look for exotic brews - BK is starting out with domestic brands like Miller at Budweiser and will consider other beers down the road.

“You can have America’s favorite beers with America’s favorite burger,” said Chuck Fallon, the chain’s North America honcho.

Served in specially designed aluminum bottles, a BK beer will sell for $4.25 alone. And a Whopper combo with a beer will run $7.99, which is about $2 more than the same meal with a soda.

Burger King’s beer n’ burgers idea got mixed reviews from New Yorkers.

Arnold Lyons, 58, of the Bronx, said he didn’t think it was a good idea because so many kids eat at Burger King. Read more..

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Each year the Bronx Open serves up aces for children around the city - and this year is no different.

The 2009 EmblemHealth Bronx Open kicks off Monday in Crotona Park, with competition running through next Saturday.

One important change for this year’s tournament - instead of both men and women tennis players competing in matches, only female players will be competing in the tournament.

Thirty-two of the top 100 women in the world will vie for the $100,000 prize at the annual warmup for the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, Queens, which begins Aug. 31.

Among the top players scheduled to compete are Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany, Julie Coin of France, and Californian Vania King.

And like every year, tournament proceeds go to support the New York Junior Tennis League.

The NYJTL provides free tennis and educational services to more than 120,000 New York City youngsters each year.

It operates community tennis centers throughout the city year-round. At the centers, children receive free tennis instruction, as well as play competitively, with equipment provided. Read more..

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