The bar isn't planning any special activities for its 20th anniversary. Haigh said it has never celebrated any of its anniversaries. What they are planning is more refurbishing. The bar will be putting in new wallpaper and new carpeting, to match the new pictures above the bar in the main room and the newly-finished floor in the pub. Regardless of the 20-year anniversary, Haigh knows the bar needs retouching every few years or so.
Kids get crazy and punch the wall.
And apparently, urinals in the men's bathroom were changed from ceramic to metal a few years ago to cut down on the damage. But Haigh doesn't seem to sweat the small stuff that comes with running a neighborhood bar with a college feel. He feels Our House East can be a stomping ground for NU students 20 years into the future as long as they keep rolling with the changing times. Regardless of what happens to the bar where everyone knows your name in the next few years, Haigh knows where his success comes from.