Dining - Aug. 18, 2008
Step into a Chinese time machine at House of Fong
Walking inside was like stepping into a Chinese time machine. Red vinyl booths, arched wood paneling and a sound system quietly playing the theme from "Taxi." I felt almost giddy.
Tags: house of fong, chinese, old school, port china

Bars & Clubs - June 18, 2006
Milwaukee's best bars of yesteryear, part two
Last fall, OnMilwaukee.com took a trip down memory lane with "Milwaukee's best bars of yesteryear." Today being Father's Day, we asked the dads of OMC to tell us what the nightlife was like the in the swinging '60s and '70s.
Tags: frenchy's, Pritchett, Deutsch, Crystal Palace, yesteryear, old school

Music - Nov. 11, 2004
DJs Kid Cut Up, Why B master hip-hop mixes at bSide
Friday nights at the bSide are marked by DJs Why B and Kid Cut Up's innovative mixes. "I have no problem playing commercial music," says Cut Up, but both adhere to the idea that hip-hop is "more about how you play than what you play."
Tags: 5{y B, hip-hop, bSide, Chris Gerard, Tim Zick, No Request Fridays, indie, old school, funk, soul, rock, reggae, Atmosphere, Jay Z, John Swan, Fader Grimmlins, The Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Thai Joes, WNOV, Beat Junkies, Collect Callin' & Small B

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 17, 2004
Where are they now: Crazy TV Lenny
In this first segment of a new series called "Where Are They Now?" OMC checks in with "Crazy TV Lenny" -- AKA Len Mattioli -- who shouted "Get a bike!" on local American TV commercials for almost 20 years.
Tags: Crazy TV Lenny, Where are they now?, old school, retro

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 9, 2003
Trippy Brew City businesses circa 1975
Recently, we dug up a 1975 special edition of the Bugel American, the liberal free paper from a few decades ago, and although many of the articles were interesting, the advertisements were most entertaining.
Tags: marijuana, hippie, old school