Bars & Clubs - July 31, 2009
On the town in Milwaukee: Your weekend plans
Places like Nessun Dorma, Burnhearts or the Nomad ensure an adventurous escape on nights when there isn't anything in particular in the works. But during the summer, so much is going on in Milwaukee every night of the week, it's almost impossible not to consider the long list of choices for your Friday and Saturday night.
Tags: cedar creek, fever marlene, de la buena, club timbuktu, wherehouse, bradford beach, dead man's carnival, blackbird, stonefly brewery

Living - May 22, 2009
ThinkTank gets smart about community activism
Milwaukee can look pretty gross after a spring thaw melts away our clean snow cover, revealing a long-forgotten layer of garbage. Neighborhoods across the city have been busy organizing community cleanups, and now it's Bay View's turn. A new community group called ThinkTank has taken on this task as the first of many to come.
Tags: thinktank, neighborhood cleanup, get trashed, blackbird, volunteerism, community, activism

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 1, 2009
Milwaukee's best bar district, 2009: Bay View
The fact that Bay View won the readers' choice award for best Milwaukee bar district really says something about this up-and-coming neighborhood. Five years ago, you'd find plenty of bars in the South Side neighborhood, but almost everyone who patronized them lived down the street.
Tags: bay view, best of, brady street, Palomino, Sugar Maple, Burnhearts, Cactus Club, Blackbird, Café Centraal, Palm Tavern, Lulu, Highbury Pub

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 2, 2009
10 bars / restaurants I want to frequent in 2009
I just made a list of places I want to check out -- or spend more time in -- during the New Year. Here are my '09 destinations, and feel free to add your own.
Tags: BD MOngolian Grill, Botanas, Burnhearts, Blackbird, Sugar Maple, Bryant's, Juniper 61, Transfer, Two

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 28, 2008
On the town in Milwaukee: What's your local hotspot?
There is plenty of neighborhood pride on the East Side, in Riverwest and in Bay View. Not to mention outlying suburbs. But, I was a bit of a junkie for Bay View last weekend. Here's a take Bay View spots, and a question: do you live where you like to hang out or do you like to hang out where you live?
Tags: club garibaldi, palomino, cactus club, burnhearts, palm tavern, blackbird, bay view

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 7, 2008
A Romantic Weekend in the Windy City
This past weekend marked my 8th wedding anniversary, and we thought long and hard how to celebrate. In the past we've always tried obvious romatic spots (Bermuda, Sundara Spa, etc.) however this year because of limited time to getaway, we opted for a trip to Chicago. A getaway to Chicago may be o...
Tags: chicago, anniversary, romantic, conrad, blackbird, nordstrom, spa