Arts & Entertainment

Sunday Brunch: siga siendo mi corazon
Sunday Brunch

siga siendo mi corazon

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

What’s up, Milwaukee: Polish vodka!
What’s up, Milwaukee

Polish vodka!

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
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

The New Yorker

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
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

My Office

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?

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: Landmark Lanes
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

Landmark Lanes

The Underground City will have to go smokeless July 5, forcing Bukowskis and frat kids alike to hike up and down to take a drag.

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: Regano’s Roman Coin
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

Regano’s Roman Coin

For me, Regano’s Roman Coin on Brady Street means several things: Christmas lights year round, regulars at all hours of the day, chili cook-offs, $1 mystery shots and smoke.

Smoke ’em while you got ’em: Dale’s of Milwaukee
Smoke ’em while you got ’em

Dale’s of Milwaukee

Over the next two weeks, the staff at TCD checks in at some of our favorite taverns to see how people feel about the idea of a smoke-free city, starting with Dale's of Milwaukee. While some count the days until July 5, Dale fears a drop in business and a spike in maintenance costs.

Optimist Theatre’s Tempest interrupted by tempest

Optimist Theatre’s Tempest interrupted by tempest

Milwaukee's only known Shakespeare in the Park this summer was a grand production -- until lightning and rain wrecked it.

Welcome new neighbors with new development

Welcome new neighbors with new development

Low-income housing is not a bad idea, it's just had a lot of bad press. The misconception that affordable housing automatically equates to crime is an assumption that is both unfair and uninformed.

Riverwest powers down for the environment

Riverwest powers down for the environment

How long can you go without using energy? Riverwest is challenging residents to a seven-day drastic reduction in energy usage, hoping to help Mother Earth and encourage community involvement.

PODCAST: The customer is always right
PODCAST

The customer is always right

Mixologist, bar chef, bartender.Call him whatever you like, but for Chad Doll of Bryant's it's always customers before cocktails.

5Q: Shelby Keefe
5Q

Shelby Keefe

The Milwaukee-based painter's work graces the poster for this year's Lakefront Festival of Arts, happening at the MAM this weekend.