Dining - March 22, 2009
St. Pat's Tuesday sends me to Irish culinary heaven
St. Patrick's Day on a Tuesday was lovely because it meant we didn't have to fight the crowds to get our food. I know Ireland isn't known for its food, but some of the offerings you can get in Milwaukee on this holiday would definitely make you think otherwise.
Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Packy's, Champions, Ray's Butcher Shoppe, Penzey's

Bars & Clubs - March 16, 2009
Irish pub guide
Many Irish immigrants settled in Milwaukee over the years, and a number of neighborhoods were identified as "Irish." The result is a thriving Irish Fest and a plethora of fine pubs pouring Guinness, Harp, Murphy's and more.
Tags: Champions, Derry Hegarty's, Fitzgibbons Pub, House of Guinness, Judges, The Harp, McAuliffe's Pub, McBob's Pub & Grill, McCarthy's, Mo's, Packy's, Paddy's, Shanahan's, Shorty's, Irish pubs, St. Patrick's Day, brocach, trinity three irish pubs

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 2, 2009
Milwaukee's best bar games, 2009: Landmark Lanes
Landmark Lanes wins the readers' choice award for best bar games in Milwaukee and by doing so, confirms what we were all thinking. It might be old school but it's hard to find another bar with the sheer quantity of games found underground at Landmark Lanes.
Tags: landmark lanes, best bar games, pinball, bowling, darts, fusball, champions, burnhearts, thurmans, art bar, white house, yield

Sports - July 29, 2006
Fitness trailers give pros a place to work out, hang out
When rain delayed play at the U.S. Bank Championship Friday Brown Deer, many of the golfers hit the fitness trailer to work out and pass the time. Regular visitors use the trailer to rehab an existing injury or prevent a new one.
Tags: golf, us bank championship, physiotherapy associates, stryker, champions, lpga

Dining - May 15, 2006
Red Dot offers budget-friendly eats in Mama's old space
Red Dot features a small and spendthrift-friendly menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and pizzas. Red Dot also offers kids' menus, but the small space readily retains cigarette smoke, and we would think twice before bringing children along here for dinner.
Tags: Red Dot, Bartlett, Tess, Champions, Calderone, Beaudoin