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.
Tags: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Dining - Sept. 21, 2009
Bombay Sweets balances spicy heat, sweetness
Bombay Sweets is a vegetarian restaurant that seems like a giant cafeteria and bakery featuring cases and cases of Indian, Pakistani and Bengali sweets and a substantial menu posted on the wall. Non-vegetarians should not be intimidated or discouraged from dining. Just about everything on the menu is explained by ingredient or photograph, and the confections are delicious.
Tags: bombay sweets, narinder kumar, brookfield, samosas

Dining - Sept. 11, 2009
Fun food, dazzling decor make Agavé worth visiting
If you're looking for cheap, ordinary Mexican food plated with boring rice and beans, Agavé Southwestern Grill in Brookfield probably isn't a place you want to try. If, however, you want to experience adventurous tapas, cevichés and entrees in a jaw-dropping indoor-outdoor setting, you should make a visit.
Tags: agave, brookfield, pandl's in bayside, eagan's on water, dave kelley

Dining - April 20, 2009
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. finds a home in Brookfield
Many motorists drive right past the Glass Nickel Pizza Co., which is tucked into a small strip mall at 13175 W. Bluemound Rd., without noticing one of the more popular pizza purveyors in the state. Owners Shane and Gina Dillman hope to change that with an array of delicious specialty pizzas, sandwiches, salads and appetizers that have pleased Madison customers for more than a decade.
Tags: glass nickel pizza co, shane dillman, brookfield

Dining - Feb. 24, 2009
The Melting Pot coming to Historic Third Ward
The Melting Pot, the upscale eatery offering a variety of cheese, chocolate and hot oil- / broth-based fondues is opening in the Third Ward at 341 N. Milwaukee St.
Tags: Melting Pot, Third Ward, openings, new restaurants, Brookfield, Chains, Soik

Marketplace - Jan. 26, 2009
Verlo closes in Third Ward, opens in Brookfield
The Verlo Mattress Factory Store at 201 N. Water St. in the Historic Third Ward will close at the end of January. Meanwhile, a new Verlo celebrates its grand opening this weekend in Brookfield.
Tags: Verlo, mattress, Third Ward, Brookfield, James Jones, Packers, Greg Gardetto, Mike Murphy

Kids & Family - Dec. 9, 2008
WSJ.com: Local Chuck E. Cheese's gone wild
One of the most read stories on WSJ.com today features the Chuck E. Cheese in Brookfield. The story leads off saying in Brookfield, "no restaurant has triggered more calls to the police department since last year than Chuck E. Cheese."
Tags: Chuck E. Cheese's, alcohol, fighting, WSJ, pizza, Brookfield, Zielinski

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 22, 2008
Casual comfort is the key at Slim McGinn's West
While tending to a successful operation in Walker's Point at 338 S. 1st St., McGinn talked to several West Side residents who longed for a similar establishment in their neighborhoods. In March, McGinn opened Slim's West in a building that formerly housed the Meadow Inn. "This really sprung from people at the Downtown location saying, 'Boy, we wish we had something like that on our side of town,'" McGinn said.
Tags: slim mcginn, slim mcginn's west, meadown inn, brookfield

Marketplace - Nov. 11, 2008
Rogan's Shoes finds Milwaukee market a good fit
In a business climate when many proprietors are downsizing or postponing plans for growth, Racine-based Rogan's Shoes is expanding into the Milwaukee market. The chain opened a store in Southridge during the summer and will unveil a Brookfield location next year with plans for several more outlets in the area.
Tags: rogan's shoes, greenfield, brookfield

Dining - Oct. 29, 2008
Hooters will soon replace Pedro's in Brookfield
More than three weeks after the closing of Pedro's Mexican Restaurant, workers are transforming the building at 17105 W. Bluemound Rd. into a Hooters franchise.
Tags: brookfield, hooters, pedro's, v. richard's plaza

Dining - Sept. 19, 2008
Brookfield's Stir Crazy offers the woks
With 65 menu items that combine elements of Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese cooking, Stir Crazy Asian Grill offers a variety of options. Throw in the walk-up wok station, where diners can select fresh ingredients and build their own stir fry, and the diversity is downright dizzying.
Tags: stir crazy asian grill, brookfield, brookfield square, bluemound road, greg carey

Dining - Sept. 4, 2008
A guide to dining out in Brookfield
Lately the Brookfield dining scene seems to be growing exponentially by the year, offering a broader range of options for area diners. Here is an updated account of what the western suburb is bringing to the dining table.
Tags: brookfield, agave southwest dining, bonefish grill, cafe manna, flemings, haute taco, mitchell's fish market, monsoon, mr. b's, stir crazy, umami moto, louise's

Dining - Aug. 29, 2008
Go west for southwestern dining at Agave
Owned by the Pandl family (Eagan's, Waterfront Deli, Pandl's) and located in the former Seigo's location, Agave is pretty much what the dining doctor order for Brookfield.
Tags: Agave, Brookfield, Southwestern, Capitol Drive, Pandl, new restaurants

Dining - July 22, 2008
Win $50 at Cafe Manna
Café Manna is a unique, meatless restaurant that opened in Brookfield in February. OnMilwaukee.com wants to send you there!
Tags: Cafe Manna, Brookfield, meatless, vegan, veggie

Sports - May 1, 2008
Brewers' Weeks to host charity dinner at Fleming's
Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks hosts "Dining for a Difference," a charity dinner to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Southeastern Wisconsin (JDRF) June 1 at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 15665 W. Bluemound Rd.
Tags: rickie weeks, charity dinner, fleming's steakhouse, brookfield, juvenile diabetes foundation of southeastern wisconsin