Bars & Clubs - Nov. 9, 2006
Club Havana becomes the Bad Genie Rock Lounge
Joe Zanotti is a rock and roll guy, and for the past five years he has owned Club Havana -- a salsa dance club that is anything but rock and roll. Last Friday he decided to change that. He'd like to introduce to you the Bad Genie Rock Lounge.
Tags: Bad Genie Rock Lounge, Club Havana, classic rock, Joe Zanotti, rock and roll, zappa, hendrix, moody blues

Bars & Clubs - June 8, 2006
The mojito: Milwaukee's new margarita
The mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail invented more than a century ago, but many Milwaukee bartenders make a mean one to this day. Tall, cool and refreshing, the mojito is quickly becoming a patio favorite and just might be the new margarita.
Tags: mojitos, Sol Fire, Art Bar, Cubanita's, Hemingway's, Club Havana, Cuba, margarita

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 23, 2006
Cigar bars continue to spark Milwaukee's leisure scene
In the '90s, cigar smoking was a blazing trend, and cigar bars popped up in every major city. It's now more than a decade later since the fad exploded, but it appears that cigar bars are still smokin' in Brew City.
Tags: cigar, cigar bar, Shaker's, Club Havana, Roman's, Uhle's, Shillings, smoking, cigarettes, marijuana

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 28, 2005
Local salsa goddess steps into serious book deal
JoAnn Hornak loves salsa dancing. She loves going to salsa clubs, listening to salsa music, dreaming about finding the perfect salsa partner and -- thanks to a book deal with the prestigious Penguin publishing -- writing about the salsa lifestyle.
Tags: JoAnn Hornak, Salsa, Club Havana, swing, dance, Mexican

Bars & Clubs - Oct. 31, 2001
Put that beer down and get downtown for a cocktail
Public Service Ambassador Alice Wilson says pour out that boring old stout or ale and head over to some of downtown Milwaukee's favorite watering holes for some of the most outrageous and delicious signature drinks in town.
Tags: Taylor's, 1225, Mo's, Three, Velvet Room, Club Havana