Dining - Oct. 1, 2009
Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group goes smoke free until 10 p.m.
I stopped at Cafe Hollander on Downer Ave. for lunch today, and noticed signs promoting a new smoke-free policy.
Tags: Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, smoking ban, trocadero, hollander, Cafe Centraal, smoke free, no smoking, dining

Bars & Clubs - Aug. 24, 2009
After renovation, Blu will be smoke-free
Blu, atop The Pfister Hotel in Downtown, is finally going smoke-free. It will also close at the end of September for a "complete renovation."
Tags: Blu, Pfister, smoke free, smoking ban, night life

Dining - April 9, 2009
Diablos Rojos set to change smoking policy
Milwaukee restaurants and bars edge closer to a smoke-free existence today as Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group announces its new "no-smoking inside" policy for Saturday and Sunday brunches.
Tags: Diablos Rojos, smoke free, smoking, policy, ban, trocadero, Hollander, Eitel, Wagner

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 21, 2009
New bar trends beget fresh takes on old tradition
In the last year, "luxury ultra lounges" opened on Milwaukee Street and Old World Third Street. Wine bars are pulling corks both downtown and in the suburbs. We're still tapping our fair share of hometown breweries but more and more beer stops are opening imported bottles. And, of course, the push for smoke free establishments continues.
Tags: bar trends, smoke free, lounge, luxury lounge, badger liquor

Dining - Oct. 24, 2008
Water Buffalo goes smoke free
As of yesterday, smoking is gone completely from Water Buffalo, the Joe and Angie Sorge restaurant and bar at 249 N. Water St. in the Historic Third Ward.
Tags: smoke free, smoking ban, water buffalo, joe and angie sorge, swig, thief wine

Dining - Sept. 27, 2007
Johnson elaborates on Fuel's upcoming non-smoking policy
I talked to Scott Johnson again yesterday about Fuel Cafe going non-smoking. Here's what he said.
Tags: The Fuel Cafe, Scott Johnson, Leslie Montemurro, non-smoking, smoking ban, smoke free

Dining - Sept. 18, 2007
La Merenda snuffs smoking
Melissa Cataldo of La Merenda, 125 E. National Ave., informs OnMilwaukee.com that the Walker's Point eatery will go smoke free as of Monday, Oct. 1.
Tags: merenda, cataldo, smoke free, smoking, tapas, Walker's Point

Dining - Aug. 22, 2007
Brady Street's Cempazuchi going smoke free
In what could be the start of trend, Brady Street’s Cempazuchi goes smoke free in September.
Tags: Cempazuchi, Brady Street, smoke free, smoking ban, Bryce Clarke

Bars & Clubs - Jan. 4, 2007
Smoke clears for several shows at Shank
Rock and roll may always be marked by sex, drugs, rebellion and reckless abandon but some musicians are beginning to lay down limits on cigarette smoking at shows and Shank Hall is one club willing to help.
Tags: shank hall, smoke free, lowen and navarro, cebar, peter jest

Dining - Nov. 25, 2006
New Riverfront pizza impresses with zesty sauce, smoke-free space
A recent visit to the new Riverfront Pizzeria Bar and Grill found it full of people (including Fox 6’s Mark Concannon, his wife and a group of friends), good service, fun vibes and wonderful pizza.
Tags: Riverfront Pizzeria Bar and Grill, 509 E. Erie St., pizza, Third Ward, Ricardo's, smoke free, Riverwalk, patio, sauce, thin crust, new, lunch in Milwaukee, Rick & Kathy Loch, Rich Loch, Brenda Regenfelder