By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published Apr 28, 2013 at 5:24 AM

The "Social Circle" is a group effort between readers, social networkers and the OnMilwaukee.com editors. Every Monday, we ask a question via Facebook and Twitter and then post the responses from our Facebook "likers" and Twitter followers in this column. Well-known Milwaukee movers and shakers will contribute, too.

The OnMilwaukee.com staff enjoy their new digs in Downtown Milwaukee, and many share their appreciation. For some, however, there is definitely room for improvement.

This week, the Social Circle weighed in on what they liked and didn’t liked about Downtown Milwaukee, and feel free to add your thoughts via the Talkback feature.

Linda Augsburg: "Love and miss being able to see the lake up close from the road along there – the name of which I've forgotten."

Margaret Bacik: "It's beautiful, but needs more shops. Bayshore should have happened Downtown."

Emily Bertholf: "The architecture, museums, theaters, proximity to the lake, the bronze lion on the front of Capital Grill. Love, love, love."

Sean Buyeske: "Milwaukee's an awesome place, full of great food, amazing people and really, really unique experiences."

Tony DeStefanis: "Downtown has had so many opportunities to improve itself but has resisted. Miller Park should have been Downtown, when businesses like Hard Rock had asked to come to Milwaukee they were turned down for liquor licenses – what? We have a bar on every corner and we could not give one to a business bringing in good music? We tear down landmarks and things that make areas of Downtown unique to make way for more modern, drab. When you consider neighboring cities such as Chicago and Minneapolis, we seem so far behind."

Kat Froehlich: "I love our music venues! We are so lucky to have the Pabst, Riverside and Turner Hall Ballroom. Our musician visitors appreciate them too. Lest we forget the amazing staff that takes care of the acts when they come to town. Not a single visit to these venues passes me by without my being grateful."

Clai Green: "No one stays open late in retail."

Phil Gerbyshak: "Love the people. Love the Hudson. Love the lakefront. Hate parking checkers and the overall parking situation. Challenged by the lack of great breakfast spots."

Bill Halmo: "That's a tough one actually. I’ve watched it grow over the last 40 years. Some of my favorite night spots are gone or relocated to Waukesha County."

Betsy Holmes: "My son worked and traveled around country; now lives in Orlando and he says Milwaukee is at the top of his list. He loves our Downtown, lake, festivals, etc. and says they can't be beat. I agree. Downsides? I'd love to see a renaissance of Grand Avenue. Maybe a bit more mingling of colors/races though I think we are getting better this way."

Michael Horne: "I disregard any comment involving automobile driver difficulties and parking complaints. I don't care. Downtown is not about cars. I hate the lack of rail transit, and I love the people who enjoy downtown as I do – on foot, on bike or on transit."

Larry Johnson: "Cars!"

Jeffrey Jordan: "There are many things I love, but my list would just mimic many others if I didn't mention taking a trip down the river at night. It doesn't hurt if Summerfest is in progress and I heartily suggest going on the Vista King on one of their band cruises."

Jeff Kilsdonk: "Like: plenty of restaurants and bars, halfway decent amount of street parking. Dislikes: ‘no left turn’ where and when they don't need to be."

Kent Knapp: "The death of retail. Dislike."

Shannon Knapp: "Hate the calling and the ‘art’ at Catalano Square."

Tammy Kolbe: "The fact that there is not a train to the ‘burbs."

Pepin Lachance: "I would say the parking situation. Downtown Milwaukee has so much to offer. I think many people however in the city avoid it due to it being impossible to park for free."

Erin Shea Linnane: "I hate The Calling."

Julie Wezyk Liotta: "I love the great restaurants and theater options. I wish work would be done on Wisconsin Avenue from 6th Street to the lake. I love my city."

Lisa Malmarowski: "Love the Riverwalk and hidden classics like the Safe House, but despise the fact that we are so incredibly pedestrian unfriendly. I work on Old World Third and it's time the city spent a little money and fixed the cobblestones and put in some well cared for ‘greenscaping’ instead of asphalting in the planting area."

Joshua Manchester: "Hate the bums and parking checkers. Needs more good retail. Love everything else."

Tom Miller: "The Potential."

Kathy Nichols: "The parking is not fun."

Matthew Norberg: "I hate the fact that few people can be convinced to live there. Maybe property values are overrated."

Jeanette Sunrain: "Milwaukee Street is cool, but all of Downtown needs more restaurants and retail that is open late or even later. Except for part of Milwaukee Street and the theater part, Downtown is kind of dead. I don't see us lacking green space, more is welcome, but there is the lake front, cathedral, Zeidler Park, Pere Marquette, Red Arrow, etc."

Kevin Tissot: "Hmmm. I don't feel cranky at all. It is the bosom. Wisconsin runs downhill, so as an Eastsider I am drawn to Downtown. Art at the Pfister, shows at the Pabst, used books, cozy soup, falafel, riverwalk, a Y and a short run to the Third Ward and Walker's Point where Conejito’s rules."

Cory Trones: "I used to really love Riversplash, official start of summer, but dumb people had to ruin that one."

Steven Vieth: "Wisconsin Avenue is just so ugly, dirty and ghetto looking. And where are the late night shopping as well as higher end places?"

Annie Weidert: "Parking should not be free. Devoting space to cars has economic costs attached. Think of the strongest city Downtowns and whether it's free to park there."

Brian Wooldridge: "Con: The Fonz statue. Pro: The Pabst."