Arts & Entertainment

• View from the Waiting Room

  Midwives seek answers to infant mortality trends

  Jul 5th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  An upcoming conference in Madison will explore how midwifery services can be used to improve the health and wellness of new mothers and their babies.

• Happy 234th birthday, America

  Jul 4th, 2010 by Will Durst

  Here’s hoping your Independence Day is beyond terrific. No matter what side of the political spectrum your team plays on, this is a non-partisan party.

• Threads

  Fashion for a cause

  Jul 3rd, 2010 by Emily Thungkaew

  ReFashion For Life combines fashion, sustainability and charity for a one-of-a-kind event.

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  The Polish Falcon

  Jul 2nd, 2010 by Erin Petersen

  People gather at the Falcon for cheap drinks, good conversation and most of all, a sense of community that will outlast this ban and other changes that the future may bring.

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  Jamo’s

  Jul 1st, 2010 by Jon Anne Willow

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

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  Riverwest Tavern

  Jun 30th, 2010 by Sarah Bare

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

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  The Cactus Club

  Jun 29th, 2010 by Anthony Hanratty

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

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  Linneman’s Riverwest Inn

  Jun 28th, 2010 by Elisabeth Albeck

  Marty and Jim are not your typical bar owners, and Linneman's is not your typical bar. The reason why Marty is confident that business will continue to come is that the establishment is a music venue first, and a neighborhood bar second.

• Sunday Brunch

  siga siendo mi corazon

  Jun 27th, 2010 by Erin Petersen

  Riverwest's Latin-inspired Cafe Corazon is a neighborhood gem and is perfect for low-key weekend brunching.

• What’s up, Milwaukee

  Polish vodka!

  Jun 26th, 2010 by Jon Anne Willow

  TCD asks – and answers – the burning, if inane, question in our entertaining summer series of eclectic 2-minute videos

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  The New Yorker

  Jun 25th, 2010 by Michael V. Comerford III

  The impending law may prevent cigarettes from being smoked in bars, but there is no law that can prevent smoking karaoke from billowing out of The New Yorker.

• Smoke ’em while you got ’em

  My Office

  Jun 24th, 2010 by Laura Heller

  My Office has ferried its way through the bar scene with a pro-smoking environment for the past 30 years. What's going to happen once Milwaukee goes smoke free?