Life & Leisure Features

Winterfest Begins!

Winterfest Begins!

The annual indoor event at the Frontier Airlines Center has a life-sized snow globe, ornaments and cookies galore, a carousel, and an ice rink. Photos by Jennell Jenney.

Happy Holidays from ThirdCoast Digest

Happy Holidays from ThirdCoast Digest

While you celebrate this weekend, enjoy all of TCD's holiday performance reviews, photo galleries, guides and more. Have a safe and happy holiday!

PODCAST: Spending the holidays at the theatre
PODCAST

Spending the holidays at the theatre

Theatre thrives at the holidays, and to discuss what theatre means for Milwaukee this time of year, Mark talks with actor Matt Daniels of In Tandem Theatre.

“Santa Throws in the Towel”: A fairy tale for all times
“Santa Throws in the Towel”

A fairy tale for all times

A Christmas fairy tale from Judith Ann.

Farewell to 2011: TCD’s New Year’s Eve Guide
Farewell to 2011

TCD’s New Year’s Eve Guide

Looking to go out on the town this New Year's Eve? TCD has your guide to Milwaukee's best events to say farewell to 2011 and hello to 2012.

TCD’s 2011 Holiday Fun Guide

TCD’s 2011 Holiday Fun Guide

Looking to find ways to celebrate the holidays this week? Well, look no further. Tis the season for food, fun and family, and Milwaukee has events galore.

TCDIY: Holiday Gifting Pt. 3
TCDIY

Holiday Gifting Pt. 3

Make a few simple, last minute holiday gifts and learn some cost effective wrapping techniques to boot.

TCD’s 2011 Local Gift Guide

TCD’s 2011 Local Gift Guide

Milwaukee has plenty of locally-owned stores to complete your holiday wish list. TCD's presents the 2011 Local Gift Guide, just in time to finish your shopping.

Know Milwaukee: Shops of Grand Avenue
Know Milwaukee

Shops of Grand Avenue

The first year of the Creativity Works Here program has brought on a welcome change to the Shops of Grand Avenue.

PODCAST: Something cooking at VETransfer
PODCAST

Something cooking at VETransfer

VETransfer helps veterans start businesses, and one of those veterans is Sam Stein, who is developing a cooking show based on cooking with natural, fresh foods.

TCDIY: Holiday Gifting Pt. 2
TCDIY

Holiday Gifting Pt. 2

Part 2 of this gifting series teaches tie-making skills and how to create a thrifty mason jar snow globe.

PODCAST: Dave Begel on Black Friday, the holidays and much more
PODCAST

Dave Begel on Black Friday, the holidays and much more

On a special holiday podcast, Mark Metcalf and Dave Begel discuss Black Friday and how this new "holiday" fits into the bigger picture.