By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Aug 17, 2015 at 5:09 PM

Yahoo Travel named Blackbird, 3007 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., as one of the 50 Best Dive Bars in the United States. One bar was picked for each state, and Blackbird got the honors for Wisconsin.

"You just know a beer loving city like Milwaukee is going to do a dive bar right," reads the web site.

Congratulations, Blackbird, for getting well-deserved national exposure. However, I wouldn’t put the Bay View tavern at the top on my dive bar list. That would be reserved for Jim’s Time Out or Y-Not 2 or Ollie’s or ….


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.