Bars & Clubs - Nov. 20, 2009
On the town in Milwaukee: Bocce, music and art at the Intercontinental
What if, instead of choosing from myriads of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues to cobble together an evening of fun, one place offered food, drinks and unique events? The Intercontinental hotel has fun on tap -- from lobby bocce to an art and fashion show, live indie music and even the occasional free beer.
Tagged with: intercontinental, bocce, clear, kilawat, 88.9 radio milwaukee, underground music, happy hour, bocce ball

Kids & Family - Nov. 15, 2009
Hot wax and pressed pennies
But for everything that's changed since I was a kid, I was happy to see my memories of the Zoo are still alive and well. Sadly, the train has stopped running for the season but in the warm summer months, kids can still tour the small track and wave to visitors on the path.
Tagged with: milwaukee county zoo, hot wax toy, pressed penny, zoo souvenir, zoo train

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 13, 2009
On the town in Milwaukee: Friday night beats
WiscoJazz Fridays celebrate three years of local and regional beats. Spinning everything from retro disco to deep house to hip-hop and funk, DJ's lukewarm, Edd Reynolds, and DJB jump started the collective back in the summer of 2004 and have spent Friday nights for the last three years spinning records at The Highbury Pub.
Tagged with: dj, highbury, bay view, late night bike, lukewarm, wiscojazz, live on north, y-not II

Living - Nov. 13, 2009
How early is too early?
As of today, Milwaukee Downtown's blue holiday lights line Wisconsin Avenue and stores like Target and Whole Foods stack holiday displays in nearly every aisle. To my knowledge, Christmas music hasn't taken over the radio waves just yet but I'd assume WMYX's Delilah is going to make the switch any day now.
Tagged with: holiday, christmas lights, holiday shopping, target, whole foods, city holiday lights

Marketplace - Nov. 12, 2009
Web sites to cash in on coupons and competition
The economy made a slight upward turn but that doesn't mean the deals have to stop, does it? Seatcity.com, PricePlease.com and CouponMap.com are Web sites new to the Milwaukee area, which defiantly say no.
Tagged with: seatcity, ticket city, stub hub, coupon map, price please

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 11, 2009
"Patton's Lucky Scout" salutes Veterans Day
"Patton's Lucky Scout: The Adventures of a Forward Observer for General Patton and the Third Army in Europe" tells World War II Veteran and Milwaukee-native Frank Wayne Martin's story of scouting and reporting during the war.
Tagged with: patton's lucky scout, george patton, third army, world war II, frank wayne martin, Crickhollow Books, veteran's day, war story

Dining - Nov. 9, 2009
Yes, breakfast was bacon and chocolate
Breakfast was a chocolate cupcake served with bacon three ways. Yes, pieces of bacon inside the cupcake, on top of the cupcake and bacon fat replacing a portion of the oil in the batter.
Tagged with: chocolate cupcakes, bacon and chocolate, bacon, sandy ploy, cupcake, cupcake queen of milwaukee

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 9, 2009
Hosed on Brady fires up the East Side
As Milwaukee institutions like At Random, Art Bar and The Foundation have come to show, when a bar gets a theme right, it is oh, so very right. Hosed on Brady, a firefighter inspired bar, is the latest to gather memorabilia and pull in the real deal in the hopes of joining ranks with some of Milwaukee's favorites.
Tagged with: brady street, hosed on brady, firefighter, theme bar, engine number six, fire bar

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 6, 2009
On the town in Milwaukee: Stacking up against NYC
New York City, which went smoke-free in 2002, made the leap and adjusted successfully. A city that never sleeps, nightlife culture promotes late night adventure with 4 a.m. bar times and late-night eateries on every corner.
Tagged with: smoke-free, nightlife, new york city, price, greenwich village, bryant's, hinterland, roots, hi-hat, bar time, zenden, cocktail creation, mixology

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 5, 2009
Step back and slow down at Ten Chimneys
The creation of Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Ten Chimneys was the home away from home for American theater giants in the early 20th century. Everyone from Katharine Hepburn to Laurence Olivier spent summers soaking in the intrinsic beauty of the Ten Chimneys estate. Naturally, the estate became a home for the arts, providing a venue for artistic creation and discussion.
Tagged with: ten chimneys, alfred lunt and lynn fontanne, sean malone, national historic site, linda mutschler, fast track to fine dining, katharine hepburn, laurence olivier, genessee depot, theater and arts

Living - Nov. 5, 2009
Butter that isn't butter
Prompted by co-workers hoping to try something sweet, I made an apple pumpkin butter the other night and am pleasantly surprised to report the result was delicious without any arduous milking or churning.
Tagged with: pumpkin apple butter, apple butter, fruit butters, pumpkin, fall season, baking, cooking, canning, preserves

Music - Nov. 4, 2009
Tosa native Weber sings The Oprah Show
If you missed her at the biggest music festival in the nation, you can catch singer Grace Weber on national television this week. A native of Wauwatosa, Weber is one of the eight finalists on "Oprah's Karaoke Challenge."
Tagged with: grace weber, oprah, karaoke challenge, channel 12, singing contest

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 4, 2009
The H-D Museum salutes Veteran's Day
The Museum's "Salute to Military" tribute starts this Saturday and runs through Veteran's Day next Wednesday. The five day celebration calls veterans and military members to come together with the community and celebrate all they have given, sacrificed, and achieved.
Tagged with: harley davidson museum, harley, veteran's day, st. john's academy, boy scouts, american flag, bald eagle, gun salute, military

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 2, 2009
Ferocious fall cocktails
In the final hours of autumn, take a moment to enjoy cocktails infused with flavors of apple, pumpkin, cinnamon and clove.
Tagged with: fall cocktails, autumn, cranberry, cinnamon, cloves, pumpkin, fall drinks

Music - Nov. 2, 2009
Swell Season thrives not just "Once" but twice
The first night of an international tour with four musicians from Hansard's other Irish band, The Frames, The Swell Season's Milwaukee show highlighted the duo's knack for striped down simplicity but also cultivated a full orchestral sound.
Tagged with: the swell season, strict joy, the frames, marketa irglova, glen hansard, once

Marketplace - Oct. 29, 2009
External or internal compass?
With the iPhone in hand, there was no need to analyze maps, invoke directional assistance or employ my stellar sense of direction. Google Maps showed me the way. When I was lost on a country highway or popped out of the subway, the iPhone gave me my precise location.
Tagged with: iphone, ipod, compass

Marketplace - Oct. 29, 2009
Celebrating work with Grand Avenue Club
Hosting their annual "Celebration of Work," Grand Avenue Club invites you to join them in honor of both their employees and supporting employers.
Tagged with: grand avenue club, rachel foreman, celebration of work, city hall, mental illness, foley and lardner, first baptist church, derco aerospace

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 27, 2009
Wisconsin native grows green in Brooklyn
A Brookfield native, Ben Flanner moved to New York eight years ago. Now, along with a small team of supporters from local organizations and organic farming cooperatives, Flanner opted to forgo the corporate ladder in favor of climbing up to a Brooklyn rooftop and installing New York's first overhead urban agricultural project, Rooftop Farms.
Tagged with: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Dining - Oct. 27, 2009
National trends nourish Milwaukee's dining scene
Like many cities, Milwaukee is experiencing dining trends -- local, sustainable foods, specialization and dining districts -- that have changed both the way we eat and the way we think about eating.
Tagged with: dining trends, madison, boston, denver, portland, local, sustainable, dining districts, third ward, milwaukee street, coa, hinterland, roots, recession

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 24, 2009
Cooking up community through cupcakes
One part culinary creativity, one part an introduction and tribute to great local businesses, Iron Cupcake: Milwaukee presents attendees with a world of flavor and a sense of community.
Tagged with: iron cupcake milwaukee, sandy ploy, jeff reinke, moct bar, cupcakes, sex and the city, baking, bakers, nobody puts cupcakes in the corner, milwaukee cupcake queen