Travel & Visitors Guide - June 23, 2008
Miller Brewing to pump $500,000 into Bradford Beach
Miller Brewing Company has announced a five-year, $500,000 commitment to continued Bradford Beach revitalization plans.
Tags: Bradford Beach, Blue Wave, Miller Brewing Company, MMSD, Milwaukee County Parks, Hi-Hat, Bradford Beach Jam, Todd Gawronski, Todd Hall

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 22, 2007
Mantra Lounge makes room for Decibel/DeepBar
Over the years, the space beneath Beans & Barley hosted a variety of nightclubs. Once again, three Milwaukee guys reinvent the place, this time with not one but two new ventures: a dance club called Decibel and DeepBar, a vodka lounge.
Tags: Decibel, Deep Bar, Mantra, Vitucci's, Hi-Hat, CO2 Ultra Lounge, Esoteria, Shooter's, Mike Vitucci, Tony Vitucci, Beans and Barley, East Side club, dancing, DJs in Milwaukee

Bars & Clubs - Aug. 17, 2006
Cafe Centraal eases into old Gil's space
Mike Eitel remembers driving from Cedarburg to Downer Avenue as soon as he got a driver's license, and two decades later, is psyched to be a part of the scene again. Eitel - along with the "Diablos Rojos" restaurant group -- will open Café Centraal in the former Gils' Cafe.
Tags: Eitel, Scott Johnson, Montemurro, Hi-Hat, trocadero, Comet, Fuel, Balzac, Gil's, Downer

Marketplace - Nov. 29, 2005
Belacards merge ancient Mehndi and modern symbols
Traditionally, Mehndi -- a paste made from the finely ground leaves of the henna plant -- is applied to the skin in intricate patterns to mark special events, but Bela Roongta Eitel took it a step further and created Belacards and Belatees.
Tags: Bela Eitel, henna, cards, Mike Eitel, belacards, trocadero, balzac, redlight, hi-hat, nomad, belatees

Dining - May 16, 2005
Comet catapults from coffee shop to bar/restaurant
Halley's Comet orbits every 76 years, but it only took Comet Café 10 years to go full circle. Owner Scott Johnson gives OMC the low-down on Comet -- and Fuel Cafe's -- massive renovation plans.
Tags: Scott Johnson, Leslie Montemurro, Comet, Fuel, Palomino, Hi-Hat, Hi-Hat Garage