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Scenes from today’s World’s Largest Coffee Break in downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee is currently neck-deep in Downtown Employee Appreciation Week, a five-day blowout filled with events, games, and lunchtime specials for the more than 83,000 folks who work downtown. On...
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First Impression: Vennture Brew Co
We’ve now reached a point in which there’s a new brewery opening in Milwaukee every month. An incredibly busy 2017 in local microbrewing—the likes of which had never been seen before in Milwaukee—now...
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Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is open
For more than a decade, downtown denizens have enjoyed the deliciousness that is Shah Jee’s. The Pakistani restaurant is located in the basement of a Jefferson Street office building (770 N. Jefferson...
View ArticlePrepare for Wisconsin State Fair with Pabst Milwaukee Brewery & Taproom’s...
As we recently mentioned, Milwaukee’s craft beer scene is experiencing a period of immense growth, change, and evolution that is resulting in some exciting and innovative new brews. In the wake of two...
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238 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: A.J. O’Brady’s Irish Pub & Grill
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As I looped around the back parking lot of A.J. O’Brady’s (N88 W16495 Main St.,...
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FieriCon will transform Walker’s Point into Flavortown on August 25
We’ve entered August, but Milwaukee’s festival season isn’t slowing down at all, even though we’re now in the summer’s last full month. In fact, there are some new events that are coming up in August,...
View ArticleThe Love Shack is closing, will rebrand
Last June, The Love Shack opened in the Third Ward. The tiki bar and island-inspired restaurant moved into a swanky waterfront property at 106 W. Seebooth, which previously housed Wine Maniacs. Today,...
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239 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Fritz’s Pub
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. “Oh, we come on the ship they call the Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the...
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We tried (and ranked) all 8 finalists for best “unique and unusual foods” at...
Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running straight through August 12, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin will offer up oodles of entertainment, animals of every...
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We tried and ranked all the State Fair’s Milk House flavors…on the bleachers...
The 2018 installment of the Wisconsin State Fair marks the 30th year of the Milk House. Situated near the South Grandstand Avenue near the Exposition Center, the structure—now called the Milwaukee...
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We’re having a ‘Half Baked’ after party at Vanguard. Who’s coming with us?!
In case you haven’t already heard, we’re joined forces with Lakefront Brewery for a special 20th anniversary screening of Half Baked at Avalon Theater on Wednesday, August 15. Tickets are $5. There’s...
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240 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Wisconsin State Fair (Slim’s...
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The first time I saw Alice Cooper was at the Fond du Lac County Fair in 2006. I had...
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First Impression: Pita Palace
Last month, Milwaukee’s first Golden Corral opened on Layton Avenue. For reasons we can’t quite grasp, the franchise’s arrival on the airport-adjacent causeway—which is also home to some quietly great...
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First Impression: SmallPie
Last week, Bay View—a neighborhood that’s already home to such dessert destinations as Babe’s Ice Cream, Canfora Bakery, and Honeypie—got a little bit sweeter. SmallPie (2504 E. Oklahoma Ave.,...
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15 more Milwaukee area patios
Over the last three-plus years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, we rounded up...
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Retro-style arcade games and futuristic cocktails will come together at ‘Milk...
Adam Sarkis has been involved in some of the most unique pop-up bars in recent memory. Last year, the Phoenix Cocktail Lounge beverage director and noted local mixologist made Elf-focused holiday drink...
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241 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Millie’s Supper Club (Chicago)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The destination was California—a trip to explore Los Angeles, and to visit San...
View ArticleMilwaukee will try to break the Guinness record for “simultaneous beer can...
Despite the occasional “Oof, we’ve gotta slow down,” Milwaukeeans love to drink. Is that a good thing? It can be. Is that a bad thing? It can be. Can we use our drinking prowess for good and break the...
View ArticlePabst Milwaukee Brewery is bringing back classic Andeker lager
Back when it opened in April 2017, Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom promised it would focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault. The brewery made good on that promise earlier this...
View ArticleChar’d owners will open new restaurant in former Yokohama
Remember East side ramen joint Yokohama? If not, don’t worry: the thing came and went in fewer than nine months. The former restaurant has remained empty since February 2018, a wood-paneled blot on an...
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