Humboldt Bridge is back in business

Humboldt Bridge is back in business

Photos from the long-awaited re-opening

Stripwax: Katzenjammer Charm Attack
Stripwax

Katzenjammer Charm Attack

They dress real, they look real nice, they have an elpee that’s as close to perfect as yer ever gonna hear. Norway’s Katzenjammer is about to conquer the known world.

Deep-Fried Romantic: a Tamarack Grows in Milwaukee
Deep-Fried Romantic

a Tamarack Grows in Milwaukee

Milwaukee used to be rife with high, sandy cliffs and strange, deciduous trees. Whither the pine beauty now?

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: Riverwest Tavern
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

Riverwest Tavern

Even without smoking, this establishment will manage to hold its own (albeit begrudgingly) through the ban.

Vampire Nation: taking a bite out of blood suckers
Vampire Nation

taking a bite out of blood suckers

Vampires used to be stylish and dangerous. These days, Children of the Night sightings are as frequent as Law & Order reruns.

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) – Book Review
Traffic

Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) – Book Review

Tom Vanderbilt's in-depth, fact filled, and thought provoking "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)" dives into how factors, such as human nature, the automobile, and the built environment impact how we drive.

Summerfest Sunday Recap: Bieber Fever
Summerfest Sunday Recap

Bieber Fever

A plague of proverbial tween locusts descended on Summerfest on Sunday decked out in neon sunglasses, sequined hats, knee socks and short shorts, body paint and poster boards scrawling one name: Bieber.

Fan-Belt @ Summerfest: Sat 6/26
Fan-Belt @ Summerfest

Sat 6/26

Andy Tisdel camps out at the Cascio stage to take in Dairyland Youth, the Wildbirds, and more!

Fan-Belt @ Summerfest: Fri 6/25
Fan-Belt @ Summerfest

Fri 6/25

DJ gets to the Big Gig in time to catch Surgeons in Heat and PUBLIC FRICKING ENEMY. Stupid tire shop taking forever with his car.

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: The Cactus Club
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

The Cactus Club

One of the city's haziest bars and music venues goes smokeless next week. Is losing that ambiance a bad thing?

Detour: One-hour trips across Europe
Detour

One-hour trips across Europe

What’s the benefit of dealing with another family's dirty laundry (literally) five days a week? Easy: travel. I want to see the world.

Time for a good old-fashioned bridge party

Time for a good old-fashioned bridge party

After 20 months of closures, detours and the loss of several businesses, the Humboldt Avenue bridge (officially) re-opens this Wednesday.