Dining - Aug. 30, 2010
The universe wants me to eat Mexican food
Sometimes, the forces in the universe are hard to resist. Especially when they're telling you to crush a combo plate.
Tagged with: la fuente, mexican food, el matador

Dining - Aug. 28, 2010
Scouting report: Brookfield Family Restaurant
Located in the Harvard Square strip mall at roughly 180th Street and Bluemound Road, the Brookfield Family Restaurant -- opened in March -- has offerings that will please just about any palate. Breakfast, served all day, is a specialty but sandwiches, burgers, soups, salads and other entrees make it worth visiting at any time.
Tagged with: brookfield, harvard square, brookfield family restaurant

Sports - Aug. 28, 2010
Saturday Scorecard: Questions remain
The Packers are off to an impressive start -- at least on offense -- during training camp. With one ultra-meaningless exhibition game remaining, there are plenty of questions that need to be answered.
Tagged with: packers, brewers, gallardo, alex sanchez, larry king

Sports - Aug. 26, 2010
Packers vs. Colts: Things to watch tonight
The Packers play their third exhibition game tonight at Lambeau Field and, by all accounts, this is the one that matters. Except that it doesn't really matter. Here are some things to watch when the Colts head to Lambeau Field for a 7 p.m. game that will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Tagged with: packers, colts, lambeau field, espn, jim caldwell, breno giacomini, allen barbre

Living - Aug. 26, 2010
Sorry, Doc -- I'm not afraid of the microwave
Dr. Joseph Mercola may be a wonderful man and a great scientist, but he is not going to make me fear my microwave oven.
Tagged with: microwave danger

Music - Aug. 25, 2010
Vaughan reissue marks a tragic anniversary
Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was killed in a helicopter crash after performing a legendary show with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy. In commemoration, Sony Legacy Records is reissuing Vaughan's 1984 breakthrough album, "Couldn't Stand the Weather."
Tagged with: stevie ray vaughan, couldn't stand the weather, alpine valley, anniversary

Sports - Aug. 24, 2010
"Mr. Baseball" deserves a statue, too
As the baseball world celebrates the unveiling of Bud Selig's statue outside Miller Park, it's time to think about the next figure to be immortalized outside the ballpark.
Tagged with: bob uecker, bud selig, miller park, statue, brewers

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 23, 2010
Milwaukee Talks: Cross country runner Ashley Kumlien
So, what did you do this summer? Brookfield native Ashley Kumlien will have an amazing story to tell when she completes her cross country run late next month in New York City. Kumlien, 26, has been running across the country since April in an effort to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.
Tagged with: msruntheus, ashley kumlien, multiple sclerosis, jill kumlien, andrew date

Bars & Clubs - Aug. 21, 2010
Carleton Grange Pub to close next month
Carleton Grange Pub, an oasis for fans of soccer and British pub atmosphere in St Francis, is closing for good Sept. 6. Eric Ellsworth, owner of the 5-year-old club at 3807 S. Packard Ave., cited road construction and parking problems in announcing the decision in an e-mail and on the bar's Web site.
Tagged with: carleton grange, eric ellsworth, st. francis, packard avenue

Sports - Aug. 21, 2010
Saturday Scorecard: Is the preseason necessary?
The Packers play their second exhibition game tonight in Seattle. Two-a-day practices have ended and, for all practical intents, training camp is pretty much over. The NFL is considering moving to an 18-game regular season and cutting the preseason to two games. Based on what's happening this month, that seems like a good idea.
Tagged with: packers, rodgers, exhibition games, pete carroll, morgan burnett, quinn porter, andrew bogut, bucks, earl boykins, larry king

Sports - Aug. 20, 2010
Another question about Favre
As Roger Clemens faces perjury charges, Brett Favre is getting ready to face the Saints in Week 1 of the NFL season.
Tagged with: Brett favre, roger clemens, hgh, performance enhancing drugs

Music - Aug. 18, 2010
Mellencamp never better than on "No Better Than This"
John Mellencamp, who will perform at the Farm Aid 25th anniversary show Oct. 2 at Miller Park, and he hasn't lost his fastball. The Indiana icon released his 21st studio album on Tuesday. "No Better Than This," a stark throwback recorded at three historic sites, and it ranks among the best work of his Hall of Fame career.
Tagged with: john mellencamp, no better than this, t-bone burnett, rounder records

Sports - Aug. 17, 2010
Guess who's coming to training camp?
A year after his dramatic arrival in Minnesota, Brett Favre is returning to the Vikings just two weeks after telling the team he was done.
Tagged with: brett favre, vikings, comeback, retirement

Sports - Aug. 17, 2010
Brewers lose top pick to college, diabetes
Dylan Covey, the Brewers' top draft pick, was diagnosed with diabetes and has opted to attend college rather than sign with Milwaukee.
Tagged with: brewers, draft, dylan covey, diabetes, bruce seid, doug melvin

Movies & TV - Aug. 14, 2010
"Scott Pilgrim" fights the world and wins
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" is a comic-book/video game-inspired movie about slackers that is made for slacker fans of comic books and video games. But, you don't have to fit into that demographic to have a good time and what could be a sleeper hit of the summer.
Tagged with: scott pilgrim vs. the world, michael cera

Sports - Aug. 14, 2010
Saturday Scorecard: Catching up at the Straits
The first two rounds were interrupted by fog delays, but the sun was shining when players returned to the course this morning to finish the second round and play the third at the PGA Championship.
Tagged with: pga championship, whistling straits, tiger woods, matt kuchar, mark chmura, jermichael finley

Sports - Aug. 13, 2010
Dense fog lifts for PGA fans, Woods
As shocking as it was to see Tiger Woods hack his way to a brutal, career-worst 18-over-par finish last week at the Bridgestone Invitational, it was equally stunning to see what happened in the first round of the PGA Championship Friday at Whistling Straits. Woods played well. And, he had people cheering for him.
Tagged with: pga championship, whistling straits, tiger woods, herbert kohler, pete dye jr.

Music - Aug. 12, 2010
Reunited Tygers will take big stage at State Fair
Six months ago, we told you the story of The Tygers, a local band that reunited after a 40-year hiatus to put out a CD. Friday night, The Tygers open for the Grass Roots and Three Dog Night at State Fair.
Tagged with: tygers, lanny hale, tony dancy, craig fairchild, wisconsin state fair, three dog night, grass roots

Living - Aug. 10, 2010
Joe Sweeney offers networking guarantee
In his upcoming book, "Networking is a Contact Sport," Milwaukee businessman Joe Sweeney lays out a plan for people to stay connected with others in order to help improve their professional and personal lives. The key, says Sweeney, a former marketing agent for Brett Favre, is to approach the process with the idea of giving rather than receiving.
Tagged with: networking, joe sweeney, networking is a contact sport, brett favre, bob costas, Craig Leipold

Sports - Aug. 8, 2010
Dear Packers: Shut up about the Super Bowl
There is nothing wrong with a team being confident and talking about its goal. But, the Packers are going about it in the wrong way.
Tagged with: packers, super bowl, hype, aaron rodgers, mike mccarthy, charles woodson