Pop culture moves so quickly in America that you can miss the next big thing if you blink your eyes. What's hot and what's not in Brew City is going in and out of style faster than ever before.
At OnMilwaukee.com, we do our best to keep pace with this ever-morphing city of ours, but we admit we don't know everything. Here's our take on "what's in" and "what's out" this Milwaukee winter. Please add your own observations using the Talkback feature below.
| WHAT'S IN | WHAT'S OUT |
| No-named Packers coaches | Mike Sherman and Jim Bates |
| Smoke-free bars | Oxygen bars |
| Ball and glove logo | Barley sprig logo |
| Municipal Wi-Fi | Expensive broadband |
| Boutiques | Shops of Grand Avenue Gap |
| Bay View, Fifth Ward & Brewer's Hill | Riverwest still trying hard to get "in" |
| Milwaukee rocks attitude | Milwaukee sucks attitude |
| Sushi and tapas | All-you-can-eat buffets |
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| Wine bars | Martini bars |
| Darts | Texas Hold 'Em |
| Andrew Bogut's girlfriend | Desmond Mason's wife |
| Two-way streets | One-way streets |
| The Hog | Lazer |
| Burritos | Burgers |
| Corey Koskie | Russel Branyan |
| WAUK | WSSP |
| Metro Market | Sentry |
| Pilates | Spinning |
| Irish Fest | Asian Moon Festival |
| Walking downtown | Driving downtown |
| Complaining about Park East vacant land | Torn down Park East |
| Terry Stotts | Terry Porter |
| Vatican exhibit at Milwaukee Public Museum | Financial problems at MPM |
| Netflix | Blockbuster |
| Riverside Theater | Milwaukee Theatre |
| Amtrak to airport | Driving to airport |
| Prince | Overbay |
| "Beauty & The Geek 2" on the WB | Channel 18 news |
| "Scrubs" | "ER" |
| Blazers | Packers sweatshirts |
| Costco | Sam's Club |
| Hybrids | SUVs |
| The Cell | US Cellular Arena |
| Scarf-knitting and wine-tasting | Tire-slashing and museum-tagging |
| Frisky firefighters | Racist cops |
