Politics - Sept. 4, 2009
Zielinski, Barrett clash over the classroom
Milwaukee Ald. Tony Zielinski got the brush off from Mayor Tom Barrett after Zielinski's challenge to debate the mayor's plan to take over running the Milwaukee Public School system. The mayor wants the authority to appoint the currently elected school board and the superintendent, as well.
Tags: MPS, Tom Barrett, Tony Zielinksi, Coast, Joe Czarnezki, Ellen's Catering, Grandview Management, Tamara Grigsby, UWM, Kyle Duerstein, Jay Burseth, Samantha Carter

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 31, 2009
Put Portland on your road trip map
Portland has been called Milwaukee's West Coast sister city many times. The recipient of a constant influx of Wisconsin natives over the last 15 years, there's hardly a neighborhood you can visit without running into someone from the Midwest.
Tags: portland, coast, northwest, apizza scholls, belmont ave, hawthorne avenue, powells books, whole bowl, pied cow, blue monk, stumptown, pine state biscuits

Dining - Dec. 17, 2008
Zilli Lake and Gardens to replace Coast
Coast, 931 E. Wisconsin Ave., will start renovations to become Zilli Lake and Gardens on Jan. 1. The new venue will be for private rentals only.
Tags: Coast, Zilli, O'Donnell Park, reception, rentals

Politics - Dec. 10, 2008
A $315 bailout for the County Parks Department
The Milwaukee County Parks Department needed its own economic bailout to the tune of $315. The Parks Department had to suspend its effort to rid Jacobus Park of invasive species the likes of buckthorn and honeysuckle since it ran out of money for herbicides. The Charles Jacobus Neighborhood Association chipped in the money this week to finish the job.
Tags: Zilli, Coast, Park People, Charles Jacobus Neighborhood Association, Milwaukee County Parks, O'Donnell Park, Ald. Terry Witkowski, Ald. Jim Bohl, Ald. Joe Davis, Republic Windows and Doors

Dining - Oct. 25, 2008
Milwaukee's best view, 2008: Roots
Recognizing its prime location, Roots design includes floor to ceiling windows and doors that open in the summer and expose the inner dining room to the incredible view sweeping the outdoor patio.
Tags: roots, bacchus, lake park bistro, piano blu, coast, fratellos, polaris, harbor 550, copper dock, bayou, friday's front row grill, riptide, Kil@Wat