Bars & Clubs - Feb. 9, 2010
Rapid review: Carleton Grange Pub
Want to travel overseas without leaving the city? Carleton Grange Pub and Restaurant takes its name from an international student hostel London, England's borough of Islington. You can grab a beer, dinner or brunch in true English style but still be back in time to get to work in Milwaukee the next morning.
Tagged with: carleton grange, english bar, rapid review, strongbow cider, black velvet, stella, chocolate covered cherry, fish n' chips, bleu rasher burger, fullers london pride, youngs double cholocate stout, belhaven scottish ale

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 9, 2010
Sipping away the snow
I started thinking about a neighborhood bar that could be the source of all-day entertainment. Essentially, if you were stuck for the entire day, which bar would you want to make home?
Tagged with: landmark lanes, palomino, comet cafe, at random, maxie's southern comfort, snow day, sipping away the snow, stuck inside, winter bars

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 8, 2010
Locals and Pizza Man deliver relief
Last week, Pizza Man and the Twisted Fork raised $9,300 for those who lost their home and belongings in the tragic Pizza Man building fire on Jan. 19. This week, your generous donations will be distributed.
Tagged with: pizza man, twisted fork, Milwaukee Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 7, 2010
Rapid review: Hosed on Brady
A brand new concept in an old location, Hosed on Brady opened last fall in the spot formerly occupied by Franklin Place.
Tagged with: hosed on brady, firefighter bar, rapid review

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 6, 2010
Sustaining organics, biodynamics and fair trade in wine
Take any liquor store, wine bar or restaurant wine list and it's easy to be lost within a single glimpse. Not only are there dozens of grapes, vineyards and varieties but now add tag-lines like Fair Trade, organic, biodynamic, vegan and sustainable to the list and the whole thing gets a lot more complex.
Tagged with: vegan wine, organic wine, sustainable wine, biodynamic, fair trade wine, waterford wines, downer avenue wines, third coast wine, great harvest market, organic, wine, vineyard, vintner, winery, trader joe

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 6, 2010
Debating the strength of Wisconsin beer
I assume other cities and brewers see Wisconsin as a homeland of quality beer that can stand against anything produced in another state. But lately, I've sometimes had the feeling that everyone thinks that about their own state. So, is there truth to our claim?
Tagged with: beer, wisconsin beer, bar month, wisconsin brewery, microbrew, craft beer, lakefront beer, capital, ale asylum, sprecher, tyranena, gray's, great dane, new glarus, craft beer, microbrewery, brewery, miller beer

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 5, 2010
On the town in Milwaukee: Putting the spotlight on beer
So, in honor of the Super Bowl and the tradition of beer, let's take it out of its pure form and highlight the versatility of mixing and drinking with beer by looking at a few cocktail recipes that are spicing it up.
Tagged with: muddy puddle, lock, stock and two smoking barrels, teacher creature, baltimore zoo, beer, beer cocktails, michelada

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 3, 2010
Leiter's "Street Seen" lessons of New York photography
Last weekend, the Milwaukee Art Museum opened "Street Seen," an exhibit revealing six photographers whose style defined New York Photography in the '40s, '50s and '60s. Last week, I had the chance to sit down with one of the featured artists, Saul Leiter.
Tagged with: saul leiter, street seen, new york photography, milwaukee art museum, renoir, monet, painting, color photography, new york, model, robert frank, croner

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 29, 2010
On the town in Milwaukee: Belly up for "Bar Month"
In anticipation of a month fully infused with new bar stories and talk of drinking, it's time to take a look at last year's dedication to Milwaukee's finest establishments.
Tagged with: bar month, rapid review, drink a day, bar month poll, reader poll, smoke-free bars,

Movies & TV - Jan. 28, 2010
Milwaukee Film launches "Winter Edition" of festival
"Milwaukee Film Festival -- Winter Edition" will be miniature version of the larger fest with nine films shown during the week of March 12-18 at Marcus North Shore Theaters, 17000 N. Port Washington Rd.
Tagged with: milwaukee film, milwaukee film festival, chris smith, collapse, bad lieutenant, fish tank, the maid, mine, red cliff

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 27, 2010
Our Milwaukee organizes Haiti benefit
Running from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, "Our Milwaukee 4 Haiti" benefit will support two locally connected organizations, Friends of the Orphans and Youthaiti, who are working to provide emergency earthquake relief and investing in long-term rebuilding.
Tagged with: our milwaukee, our milwaukee 4 haiti, haiti, haiti relief, haiti earthquake, chalice in the palace, dub district, kings go forth, friends of the orphans, youthaiti, lakefront brewery, alterra, beans and barley

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 26, 2010
"Theaster Gates" at MAM wins 2010 Joyce Award
In his self-titled show, Theaster Gates explores the work of pottery maker Dave Drake, a slave who lived in Edgefield, South Carolina. Drake produced alkaline-glazed stoneware pottery in the 1820s through 1860s while living under slavery. Gates exhibit will expand on Drake's work with a multi-media installation including sculpture, video and music.
Tagged with: theaster gates, joyce award, milwaukee art museum, dave drake, joyce foundation, visual arts

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 24, 2010
A closed Vox will open as Vintage
Ask for information and you shall receive. Not long after posting a brief regarding the closing of east side's Vox, OnMilwaukee.com received confirmation that the Vox is indeed permanently closed and will re-open as Vintage, 2203 N. Prospect Ave., in March.
Tagged with: vintage, vox, east side bars, kristin godfrey, pabst, spotted cow

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 22, 2010
On the town in Milwaukee: Go "Underground" at the Intercontinental Hotel
Paired with 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, the InterContinental's "Underground" series continues in January with three upcoming shows, including tonight's modern squeeze-box performance by Pezzettino.
Tagged with: underground, music for the masses, intercontinental hotel, pezzettino, mike wisth, everett thomas, cassy scrima, 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, acoustic music, friday night live music

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 22, 2010
Bourdain rolls up to The Riverside
Tonight Anthony Bourdain stops at The Riverside in the midst of filming a Milwaukee/Madison episode for his Travel Channel show "No Reservations." He has never done a show in Milwaukee or Wisconsin for that matter, and for a show listed without a description, he's done more than alright by selling out the box office.
Tagged with: anthony bourdain, travel channel, riverside, milwaukee culinary scene, no reservations, kitchen confidential

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 22, 2010
East Side's Vox is closed
OnMilwaukee.com has come to presume The Vox, 2203 N. Prospect Ave., is closed. Windows covered in brown paper and a disconnected phone number are clues that the East Side bar has shut its doors, at least temporarily.
Tagged with: vox, east side bars, closings

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 20, 2010
Shift switch: Central Bark Doggy Day Care handler
For the sake of the "Shift Switch" series, I switched shifts and took on the job of handler at the first of Central Bark's 10 Milwaukee locations, 5780 W. Hemlock St. More or less, I'd do what the handlers do, while they put up with my barrage of questions and filled me in on the job.
Tagged with: central bark, doggy day care, shift switch, dog handler, dog training, dog day care, shift switch

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 20, 2010
Was the Pizza Man building an architectural icon?
Yesterday, debate raged as readers leveraged opinions on which was indeed the biggest story of them all. But as some began to refer to the two-story building as a Milwaukee icon, I started wondering which of our architectural gems are worthy of the iconic status.
Tagged with: iconic buildings, city hall, us bank building, pritzlaff building, water tower park, villa terrace, teweles seed building, wisconsin club, bogk house, pabst theater, astor hotel, grain exchange

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 19, 2010
MAM paves a "Street Seen" with six photographers
Armed with the newly portable 35 mm camera, photographers Lisette Model, Louis Faurer, Ted Croner, Saul Leiter, William Klein and Robert Frank exemplify the New York School of Photography's spontaneous style in the 1940s and '50s.
Tagged with: street seen, milwaukee art museum, saul leiter, lisette model, louis faurer, ted croner, william klein, robert frank, lisa hostetler, new york photography, WWII photography

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 18, 2010
A Haitian orphanage housing local hope
Locals Ron and Ronni Pruhs have volunteered at the Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH) orphanage in Port Au Prince since 1995. NPH runs facilities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean; specifically in Haiti, the facilities include a home for orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged youth as well as the only free children's hospital in Haiti.
Tagged with: haiti, orphanage, nph, port au prince, ron pruhs, ronni pruhs, donations