The Save Tonga movement's still going strong, it seems— the New York Times has noticed that gobs of people have "written letters, signed petitions and defiantly consumed more than their fair share of deep-dish drinks" in the name of saving the Tonga Room from getting the axe in the Fairmont's tower renovation. But the over 4,000 members of the Facebook group aren't pretend — people are turning out at the tiki bar for "happy hour protests," making the Tonga Room "temporarily, at least — one of the hottest clubs in town on weekends." Click through to see Curbed reader Nathan's moment in print. [NYT]
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