Obama still campaigning after all these years

Obama still campaigning after all these years

President Barack Obama stops in Racine Wisconsin for kringle and to talk up the economic stimulus package, financial reform and education.

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: Jamo’s
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

Jamo’s

When the smoke clears, what will happen to the art of bar talk? Jamo wishes he had the answer

PODCAST: Enabling the celebration
PODCAST

Enabling the celebration

Recipe for a good bartender: combine equal parts wit, product knowledge, sincerity and professionalism. Stir. Garnish with a smile.

Summerfest 6.29 Recap: IfIHadAHiFi @ the Cascio Stage
Summerfest 6.29 Recap

IfIHadAHiFi @ the Cascio Stage

I think that sums up IFIHADAHIFI to me, actually: A bunch of miss and a bunch of hit. I'm always on the fence with them, but this performance was mostly good.

Reviewed: The Dusty Medical Fifth Anniversary, Part Deux
Reviewed

The Dusty Medical Fifth Anniversary, Part Deux

Sanam's getting rocked out! Cross your fingers that she doesn't collapse from exhaustion in the middle of reviewing Dusty Medical's 5th Anniversary.

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.