Saint Kate: Visual, performing arts hotel in Milwaukee
The artists’ canvas? A room with four walls instead of taut cloth propped onto an easel. The new gallery? A blend of spoken word, artsy […]
Ellsworth: cheese curd king
In Wisconsin is a high level of enthusiasm for squeaky-fresh cheese curds, a mild and young variety of cheese. We love stringy-hot, breaded curds to […]
Food trends: CBD oil, dietary adaptations, speedy service all matter
What a long way we’ve come since two guys in California – Roy Allen and Frank Wright – sold root beer in glass mugs for […]
Take Ten: Excellent anniversaries
Birthdays and anniversaries that end in a zero tend to generate more attention than average in our personal lives. The start of a new decade […]
Greece: What makes Greek food authentic
Last of three parts. We all make presumptions based on our limited exposure to people whose culture, heritage or religion seem foreign to us. That […]
Greece: Ancient athletics at Olympia, Marathon
Second of three parts. Our Athens taxi driver isn’t much for small talk as we head from port to city centre on a spring weekday. […]
Greece: Seeking the holy in Meteora
First of three parts. It’s one way up and one way down – around and around – when traveling the stone forest of Meteora, about […]
Tasty gain: Major Milwaukee food hall coming
Jackie and Sara Woods’ doughnuts and breakfast sandwiches pop up here and there in the Milwaukee area. It’s been that way around eight months. “I […]
21c: Where art museum, lodging merge
My mind and body are weary from rising at 3:15 a.m. to catch the first flight out of Madison, but the aerial hops are quick, […]
‘Power of Poison’ for good, evil – now, then
Watch the movie “Alice in Wonderland” sometime and pay attention to the crazed guy at that tea party. The edgy one who’s rude, hyper and […]
Newsy ‘Driftless’ film, lavender, food/hiking
Boosting the profile of outdoor recreation is a priority for Sara Meaney, Wisconsin’s new secretary-designee for tourism. The timing is good because of new and […]
Savor this: pound cake, kringle, hootch, bitters
This month’s Midwest Foodservice Expo showed off what’s new and best in the world of Wisconsin food and drink. The annual event, for Wisconsin Restaurant […]
Take Ten: World of Guinness
The coming and going of St. Patrick’s Day is reason enough to hoist a Guinness, the Irish-made stout that has been around at least 260 […]
Wisconsin’s at-risk tourism gems
When asked to recommend a pretty and close-to-home lakeside vacation spot, Heidel House almost always made my short list. It’s been a personal favorite for […]
Bitters in, bottoms up at boot camp
A class with cocktails: That’s how Taylore Ransom and Erik Rozolis of Janesville spent a recent Saturday afternoon in Madison. For them and about 30 […]
Three for tea: urban to rural
On the dreariest of winter days, fog obscures otherwise gorgeous views from the 23rd floor of The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. Three of us […]
Travel snafus? Be proactive, perceptive, pleasant
Delays and detours pop up during the navigation of any life, regardless of where you roam. It doesn’t matter whether you travel far or even […]
Take eight: Hot for chocolate
A little luxury during winter is hot chocolate, made all the sweeter when served in a setting that goes beyond the disappearing act of powdered […]
Touring Atlanta: fiery history, civil rights lessons
On Gena Williams’ resume is work as a Delta flight attendant, and clerk for Julian Bond when he was a state senator in Georgia. When […]
Lake Winnebago sturgeon flashbacks, folk art
Mary Lou Schneider, thanks for the flashbacks. On a wintry Sunday morning in the 1960s. I walk two blocks from church to the little general […]