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Clarendon's Spider Kelly's spins a bigger, hotter web on Wilson Boulevard

A recent expansion has quadrupled the space at Spider Kelly's, making room for pool and shuffleboard tables, a large bar, dart lanes and couch-filled lounge areas.

Formerly a one-room neighborhood bar with a small dining area, Spider Kelly's has expanded into two adjoining storefronts and more than quadrupled its space.

Formerly a one-room neighborhood bar with a small dining area, Spider Kelly's has expanded into two adjoining storefronts and more than quadrupled its space.

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Part of the new space has been turned into a game room with pool tables, shuffleboard, video games and a very popular Pop-A-Shot basketball game.

Part of the new space has been turned into a game room with pool tables, shuffleboard, video games and a very popular Pop-A-Shot basketball game.

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Jessica Bolling, Jessica Jennings and their friends enjoy drinks at the bar on a Thursday night. Besides draft beer, Spider Kelly's has a good cocktail menu with multiple mojito variations.

Jessica Bolling, Jessica Jennings and their friends enjoy drinks at the bar on a Thursday night. Besides draft beer, Spider Kelly's has a good cocktail menu with multiple mojito variations.

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The cavernous new main room at Spider Kelly's has a large island bar, dart lanes, couch-filled lounge areas and other amusements. Here, Andrew Rios, Adam Ghrisd, Wendy Kengor and Kristin Magnuson have drinks while Chadleon Booker has his turn at the shuffleboard table.

The cavernous new main room at Spider Kelly's has a large island bar, dart lanes, couch-filled lounge areas and other amusements. Here, Andrew Rios, Adam Ghrisd, Wendy Kengor and Kristin Magnuson have drinks while Chadleon Booker has his turn at the shuffleboard table.

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If you remember the old one-room Spider Kelly's, you might not recognize it anymore. The original bar is now primarily used as a dining room, where Carrie Tucker (center) and Jonathan Dager (right) enjoy dinner with friends.

If you remember the old one-room Spider Kelly's, you might not recognize it anymore. The original bar is now primarily used as a dining room, where Carrie Tucker (center) and Jonathan Dager (right) enjoy dinner with friends.

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Bob Carroll takes a shot on one of the colorful pool tables, which coordinate well with the exposed brick walls in the game room.

Bob Carroll takes a shot on one of the colorful pool tables, which coordinate well with the exposed brick walls in the game room.

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