Good Coffee, Anyone?
James
So early this morning, I stopped at Colectivo on North Avenue for a coffee to go. As I waited in line and reviewed the daily blends from which I could selec...
Around Milwaukee
Where History and Beer Meet
James
About a month ago, we featured an article from Men's Journal on Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. Our great state must be a popular place for the editors. This t...
Rome on a Plate
James
When in Rome, one of the greatest pleasures of life (besides the conspicuously religious ones of course) is, well, eating good food and drinking wine. And a...
Lapham Peak – Stills
Adam Rivera
Some of you may have seen my earlier video post of a foggy day out at Lapham Peak. I just couldn't let you miss the incredible view from the tower - the highest...
JS Does Milwaukee’s Food Scene
James
Circa 1880 made the list
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, with the help of Carol Deptolla, posted excellent reviews of the Top 30 restaurants in Milwaukee. T...
Remembering Goldie Mabovitch
EMR
I am haunted by Goldie. She lurks downtown in a school near the old Schlitz Brewery. She stands in the library on the Downer Avenue campus of the University o...
A New Era in Tosa
James
The Tosa Village
Robertson Ace Hardware, a small business with deep local ties situated in an historic building in the Wauwatosa Village, is going out of bu...
Bay View Makes Its Case
James
Bay View in Milwaukee
Bay View is quickly establishing itself as the next big thing in Milwaukee. Depending on whom you ask, Brady Street and Riverwest may st...
Colectivo’s the Word
James
Having lost to Mars, Incorporated all legal claim to the storied "Alterra" label, the owners of the famous Milwaukee-area cafe have picked up the pieces and set...
A Taste of Rome in Milwaukee
James
A look inside Canfora Bakery
A few blocks from Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, on the fashionable Via Barletta, there’s a small, 24-hour pastry shop, with a...