Dining - April 9, 2007
Ethiopian Cottage provides warm, intimate dining
Ethiopian Cottage, 1824 N. Farwell Ave., invites you to try a whole new intimacy and warmth at your dining experience -- the basket-table (Moseb). For the less adventurous, they also offer normal tables and chairs as well as knives, forks and individual plates.
Tags: Ethiopian Cottage, Injera, Wat, Moseb, Yigletu Debebe, Somalia, Timbuktu, Farwell, East Side

Music - Nov. 13, 2006
Moving the crowd: The Soul Hole at The Foundation
We asked DJ Dave Monroe what goes over best with the crowd at The Soul Hole at The Foundation on Monday nights from 10 until closing time and he gave us this list of gems.
Tags: Dave Monroe, Soul Hole, R&B, Foundation, Riverwest, Timbuktu, DJ, record spin

Music - Oct. 26, 2006
Moving the crowd: Mighty Django Hi-Fi at Timbuktu
Every Sunday night at Timbuktu in Riverwest, Eric Blowtorch spins killer slabs of Jamaican music, from the days of pre-ska r&b right up to current sounds, with his Mighty Django Hi-Fi set. Here's the music he says gets the vibe going.
Tags: Blowtorch, reggae, ska, record spin, Timbuktu

Dining - Jan. 4, 2006
House of Frank N. Stein reincarnates funeral parlor as wiener bar
Riverwest's newest eatery, House of Frank N. Stein, 726 E. Center St., quietly opened a couple of weeks ago inside a former funeral home. The owners hope to have a liquor license very soon.
Tags: Frank N. Stein, funeral homes, funeral, hot dogs, Timbuktu, Fuel, River Horse, Uptowner, Foundation, Riverwest

Dining - June 6, 2005
Timbuktu restaurant is also a community gathering place
Club Timbuktu is like no other restaurant in Milwaukee in that the venue not only is one of good, unique cuisine and cocktails, it is also a home for poetry readings, Brazilian, African and reggae music nights.
Tags: Timbuktu, Riverwest, somalia, africa