Dining - Nov. 5, 2009
A scary (and hunger-satisfying) Halloween costume
Baraboo's Toby Thums won $500 in cash and sandwiches with his scary Halloween costume.
Tags: cousins subs, logo, halloween, toby thumbs

Dining - Oct. 30, 2009
'Tis the season to stop at House of Frank N Stein
With its glowing sign piercing through the darkness of the night and illuminating the large building like a full moon, the exterior of the House of Frank N Stein more than looks the part. But it's nothing compared to what awaits you inside.
Tags: house of frank n stein, hot dogs, riverwest, halloween

OnMilwaukee.com News - Oct. 30, 2009
Embracing our inner Halloween child
Other than April Fool's Day, today is one of my favorite days of the year at OnMilwaukee.com. As our office does every Halloween, every employee dons a costume and hams it up.
Tags: halloween, costumes

Music - Oct. 29, 2009
Made in Milwaukee hosts a hell of a Halloween party
Much like the city its named for, the annual gathering of music makers, fashion flaunters and creative crafters known as Made in Milwaukee just gets bigger and better each year.
Tags: halloween, halloween party, costume party, made in milwaukee, turner hall ballroom, creatures and creators

Kids & Family - Oct. 26, 2009
Trick-or-treat safety tips for a happy Halloween
The trick-or-treat experience varies from kid to kid. For some, going door to door for candy is a dream come true, but for other little people, the all-in-good-fun spookiness is very scary. Regardless of how your little ghosties interpret the particulars of All Hallow's Eve, it's important that everyone is safe.
Tags: trick-or-treat, halloween, safety

Kids & Family - Oct. 25, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Do you hand out candy for trick-or-treat?
Milwaukee's trick-or-treat is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Do you stick around and hand out candy or do you make a point to leave during this time? And if you do hand out candy, will you give the sugary goods to kids not wearing costumes?
Tags: trick-or-treat, halloween, candy

Music - Oct. 21, 2009
Locksley hits Madison for a Halloween homecoming
Locksley has been on the road for nearly a month, playing shows to promote its new 7-inch single on Wicked Cool Records and to its upcoming album, due in January. The band also has been dreaming up costume ideas and gags for what promises to be a highlight of the tour -- a gig at Freakfest on Halloween night in Madison.
Tags: locksley, jesse laz, jordan laz, freakfest, madison, halloween, kai kennedy

Kids & Family - Oct. 19, 2009
Jim's Pumpkin Farm offers lots of cheap autumn fun
Set amid fields of soy beans, stands of corn and cornfields already cut, Jim's is a charming little farm -- complete with a babbling brook. We spent just under $15 for two hours or so of fun with two adults and two kids. We took home two big pumpkins, an acorn squash to make with supper, three ears of Indian corn and a tiny pumpkin, too.
Tags: jim's pumpkin farm, germantown, corn maze, halloween

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 14, 2009
Scaring little kiddies just for the fun of it
Partly on the request of a friend and partly to satisfy years of personal curiosity and a quest for instilling fear, I opted to be one of dozens of "actors" in the Oconomowoc Haunted High haunted house last weekend.
Tags: haunted high, oconomowoc, oconomowoc public education foundation, haunted house, halloween

Living - Oct. 3, 2009
Cooking up a creative Halloween costume
It's officially October now, which means I'm officially allowed to talk about my favorite of the holidays, Halloween.
Tags: halloween, halloween costumes

Music - Sept. 17, 2009
Los Lobos books Halloween show at Potawatomi
The legendary band from East L.A. is wrapping up work on its 18th album and will play Oct. 31 at Northern Lights Theater.
Tags: los lobos, northern lights theater, potawatomi, halloween

Arts & Entertainment - April 29, 2009
Hauntcon brings spirited mischief to Milwaukee
The tail end of April is the official six-month marker between any two Halloweens, and while last week we told you about Milwaukee's own Hallowang, we're still in the spirit this week with news on the sixth annual Hauntcon, the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention at the Wyndham Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 4747 S. Howell Ave., April 30-May 4.
Tags: hauntcon, halloween, haunted house, hallowang, wisconsin fear grounds, costumes

Bars & Clubs - April 23, 2009
'Wangers unite for 4th annual Milwaukee Hallowang
If you haven't already heard, Hallowang is a new Milwaukee holiday that happens every year on the last Saturday in April -- the crafty half-way point between any two given Halloweens. You'd better get cranking on your costume if you plan on coming out this weekend ...
Tags: hallowang, halloween, walker's point, costume contest

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 26, 2008
The most wonderful night of the year (for a cocktail)
The discussion cropped up in the editorial office the other day and we thought it would make a good discussion for Thanksgiving Eve. What is your favorite night of the year to enjoy a social drink? Is it tonight, which has a "reunion" vibe? Is it New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day or Opening Day, which have a "see how long you can stand" vibe? Is it Halloween, which has an "incognito" vibe? Or, is it another night that strikes your fancy?
Tags: thanksgiving eve, best drinking day, opening day, st. patrick's day, kevin brandt, new year's eve, halloween

Kids & Family - Nov. 3, 2008
Halloween reflections
Indeed, I have some fine memories from this weekend. I won the OnMilwaukee.com costume contest. I made an altar honoring my grandparents for Day of the Dead. A gnome nuzzled my chest at The Mad Planet.
Tags: gnome, trick-or-treat, mad planet, candy, halloween