{
  "id": 12357467,
  "title": "103-year-old WWII veteran still tends same Maryland bar after 63 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/103-year-old-wwii-veteran-still-tends-same-maryland-bar-after-63-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-103-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-has-been-tending-the-same-basement-bar-in-maryland-since-1963-after-63-years-behind-the-counter-irv-koch-still-opens-when-the-first-customer-arrives/articleshow/134729691.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Irv Koch, a 103-year-old World War II veteran, has tended the bar in the basement of his Pasadena, Maryland, home since 1963. More than six decades later, the cash-only tavern still has no fixed opening hours, with Irv starting the day when his first customer arrives and closing when patrons leave or he gets tired.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}