Bars & Clubs - April 13, 2006
The Uptowner tavern houses "the beautiful people" for 122 years and counting
With 122 years of history, The Uptowner in Riverwest has more than a century's worth of interesting tales. Current owner Steve Johnson shares a couple of of his favorite stories and explains some of the bar's peculiarities.
Tags: Uptowner, Riverwest Bar Guide, Nessun Dorma, Stork Club

Bars & Clubs - May 29, 2003
Great Milwaukee restaurants that are also great bars
With all of the competition these days it's hard enough to pull off a successful restaurant in Milwaukee, yet some local eateries manage to not only master the food-end, but a thriving bar scene as well.
Tags: Silver Spring House, Cempazuchi, Hi-Hat, Chancery, Nessun Dorma, Stork Club, County Clare, North Shore Bar Guide, Hi Hat

Bars & Clubs - Oct. 17, 2002
Dorothy, this isn't the Stork Club anymore
An upscale bar on the corner of Hadley and Weil in Riverwest sounds like an oxymoron. After all, for years, the space was occupied by gritty corner taverns, but now, it's Nessun Dorma, a slick, new pub named after an opera aria, serving an array of micro beers and nice wines. What happened?
Tags: Stork Club, Palermo Villa, bar guide, Mantra, Girl's Guide, Dragon Lounge, Eve