Ok...OK I am coming into this half way through the discussion...too much Jager during Spring Break...then there was Thunder Beach...well either way sobriety has caught up to me and I think I have some answers for the search of what to do and where to do it....

SWN has got some great info. Here are my two cents....

Bar Wars...Blah....what it once was and what it has become are two very different things, so trying to find locals based on it could prove to be a mission of frustration....

LaVela...Blah...particularly now with the indifference about their future, more locals have abandonded this one time favorite...don't get me wrong, still a good tourist crowd and if you loved LaVela in the 90s then you will still love it today...not much has changed.... :)

As for where to head to find people, it depends on what you are looking for on a particular evening. SWN is on the money with bars like Foghorn's, Newby's and DeBubba and JoJos...very local, very fun...not glitzy or glam but just REAL!

In PC for an evening of dress up and play...you have three decent choices, 2 casual bar atmospheres, one club.

For Martinis, Wine and Atmosphere, you cannot go wrong with the waterfront views of the Boatyard or the incredible floor to ceiling aquarium at Salt Water Grill. And for clubs, its endured for decades, and with its recent re-invention, its really the only place locals with go "clubbing" and that's good old Spinnaker! Best DJs and Best bands for PC.

BUT...you dont live in just PC...so let's talk 30A....