Bars & Clubs - Nov. 28, 2008
On the town in Milwaukee: What's your local hotspot?
There is plenty of neighborhood pride on the East Side, in Riverwest and in Bay View. Not to mention outlying suburbs. But, I was a bit of a junkie for Bay View last weekend. Here's a take Bay View spots, and a question: do you live where you like to hang out or do you like to hang out where you live?
Tags: club garibaldi, palomino, cactus club, burnhearts, palm tavern, blackbird, bay view

Marketplace - Nov. 19, 2008
A Bay View holiday
Besides food and writing, one of my other huge passions is Bay View, and with the holidays upon us, I thought it was a great time to share just a few ideas to get you started shopping locally-owned businesses for the holidays:
Tags: bay view, holiday shopping, gifts, palomino, dee's wine stop, groppi, bella's fat cat, rush-mor records

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 14, 2008
Video of the Day: Great Christmas tree mishap '08
Milwaukee's official holiday tree made national news and became an internet sensation before it was installed Downtown. Here is the video from Channel 4 that started it all.
Tags: wtmj, official christmas tree, bay view

Politics - Nov. 7, 2008
Common Council takes aim at problem nightclubs
The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee wants to crack down on continued violence and disturbances in front of area dance clubs. Two of the clubs targeted are the Ladybug Club Downtown and Rain in Walker's Point.
Tags: ladybug club, rain, common council, licensing committee, tony zielinski, bay view, parshotam singh, akmart, vera pawlak, jim bohl, bob bauman

Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
The pageantry of election day
I really enjoy voting. I know that my individual vote is insignificant, and even had I been a Floridian in 2000, it wouldn't have mattered. But unlike jury duty, mowing the lawn on the other side of the sidewalk or plugging parking meters, voting is the one civic duty that still fires me up.
Tags: election, bay view, vote

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 30, 2008
Cafe Centraal - Bay View
Cafe Centaal is very spacious and inviting.  Their staff is pleasant (and can take and dish out some razzing).  The lighting is mellow and non-abrasive. And although the smoking section is just across the room, you cannot see nor smell the smoke from the non-smoking section.I personally...
Tags: Cafe Centraal, Bay View, Milwaukee

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 30, 2008
Telluride Tavern - Bay View
I love this concept, and heard all the "hype" about this place, and was pretty excited to check it out. So the time came, unfortunately I have to say, my friend and I were really disappointed. First: it's way too bright in the main bar area and Second: the woman bartender was not friend...
Tags: Telluride Tavern, Bay View

Festival Guide - June 20, 2008
South Shore Frolics in trouble
 On Thursday, June 19, the JS Online reported that Les Johns, the Bay View Lion’s Club chairman, stated that the Lions Club was $20,000 short in funds needed to present the 59th annual South Shore Frolics. Apparently, there was enough corporate sponsorship for many of the events that a...
Tags: South Shore Frolics, Bay View, Festivals