Life & Leisure

Freaks, luchadores and lusty ladies

Freaks, luchadores and lusty ladies

Mondo Lucha's bawdy spectacular returns to Milwaukee today with all the high-flying, wacked-out goodness you can handle.

Surfin’ the Turf

Surfin’ the Turf

A skateboarder-organized bid to resurrect the Turf skatepark has taken Milwaukee by storm. Tonight, the Cactus Club hosts a benefit show in their honor.

Drink & Draw with Pints & Pencils

Drink & Draw with Pints & Pencils

The originators of the group Pints & Pencils follow a long line of artists who have combined art/talk with some mind-altering potion.

Made in Milwaukee : Family Portraits
Made in Milwaukee

Family Portraits

Made in Milwaukee's annual celebration of local art and culture was a beautiful kick-off for fall. TCD joined in on the fun with our own MiM photo booth.

Waking up Milwaukee

Waking up Milwaukee

The All City People's Parade gives voice to Milwaukeean's hopes and fears, and celebrates the diversity of fair city with a larger-than-life parade.

Onychophagia: Confessions of a nail biter
Onychophagia

Confessions of a nail biter

Nail biters are like squirrels. You can hardly ever beat them down.

Milwaukee Wine Fest rides out the storm

Milwaukee Wine Fest rides out the storm

Sixty mile per hour winds and a vicious downpour may have interrupted the opening night festivities, but Skip Forrest wasn't about to let a little rain dampen his spirit.

Detour: Auf Wiedersehen
Detour

Auf Wiedersehen

Brigitte departs Europe with no regrets; she lived her year there to the fullest and returns with a clearer eye and a fuller heart.

On the vine: the 2010 Milwaukee Wine Festival
On the vine

the 2010 Milwaukee Wine Festival

Sample more than 200 wines from around the world this weekend at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Words to live by: Be Good, Go Local
Words to live by

Be Good, Go Local

Julie Courtright wants to expand the GOOD Movement in Milwaukee. So she decided to hop on a pogo stick and get the conversation started.

Cows, Curds and Cream Puffs: The Wisconsin State Fair
Cows, Curds and Cream Puffs

The Wisconsin State Fair

Love it or hate it, the State Fair is a sight to behold. TCD's multimedia team captures ten days of food, fun and farm animals.

Va-Va Voom: The Brew City Bombshells
Va-Va Voom

The Brew City Bombshells

Milwaukee's own bawdy vaudevillian troupe performs in Washington Heights this weekend.