Ever since a columnist for the Wall Street Journal light-heartedly suggested that Milwaukee could be the perfect host for the 2024 Summer Olympics, there’s been a lot of buzz around the Milwaukee’s little corner of the Internet that this really is a great idea. So much so, in fact, that the associated Facebook page,...
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In what was, with out a doubt, the most unkosher thing that I have ever done, I had the opportunity to spend this past Sunday evening at SloPig Milwaukee along with my lovely wife, Jessie, and our good friend Mandi Lindner. Having only heard of it a week ago, I can honestly say that...
Read more →I recently joined some good friends for dinner at one of the Third Ward’s newest restaurants. You could probably drive past the Smoke Shack a dozen times and never notice the tiny wooden building on Milwaukee Street, but it would be worth your while stop and have a meal. Smoke Shack does exactly one...
Read more →I love Indian food. It’s flavors range from sweet to spicy and it is equally good whether you prefer vegetarian dishes or meat. Recently we’ve had a bit of bad luck in our area, however, as our favorite nearby Indian restaurant closed over a year ago, followed recently by Saffron in Brookfield. Sure, Maharaja...
Read more →For those of you who don’t teach at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) or, as is the case with myself, aren’t married to someone who teaches there, then you are likely unaware of the crippling requirement that MPS imposes on its staff and the damage that it does to its students. If you are employed...
Read more →Last night I had the opportunity to eat at Crazy Water in Milwaukee to celebrate my sister-in-law’s birthday. I had never heard of it, but the few people I talked to that had been there liked it. When you first walk in, you’ll immediately notice that it is a very small place, almost a...
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