Caulfield’s has closed
Following a 15-month run in West Allis, Caulfield's (7413 W. Greenfield Ave.) has closed. Owner Casey Rataczak announced the sudden closure of the wine bar on restaurant on social media Saturday night. The post...
Nite Owl’s 2026 season begins today
With longer days, a steady wave of festival announcements, and the Brewers season starting in less than 50 hours, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee…even if the weather is crummy. The season ...
Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2026 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
More than four thousand hungry Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center on Sunday for WMSE's 24th Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. While there, these hearty chili lovers sampled a wide range of chilis from oodl...
How-To Wisconsin: How to order an Old Fashioned
In How-To Wisconsin, we do that annoying internet thing where we explain how to do something fairly simple (in this case, something Wisconsin-y) but precede it with a needlessly long personal story.
The firs...
Hey! Here’s the 2026 Traveling Beer Garden schedule!
Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning in 2026. YES.
The beer/park extravaganza will on...
Tosa Restaurant Week returns with food and drink specials at 26 Wauwatosa businesses
When is the last time you went out and explored Wauwatosa? If it’s been a while since you dined, drank, and spent some quality time in the Milwaukee suburb, there’s no better time to experience Wauwatosa’s wide...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: St. Gregory the Great has heavenly Lenten fish fry
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #636, at St. Gregory the Great Parish & School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Halfway thr...
Jägermeister Orange exists, was tested in Wisconsin, and you might still be able to find some
Jägermeister. You either love it or you hate it. The iconic and, yes, polarizing German liqueur is one of a kind. It's gone unchanged for almost a century, but the classic brown digestif in the unmistakable gre...
Turner Hall Tiki Takedown returns April 26
Following five successful installments, Turner Hall Tiki Takedown will once again be bringing warm vibes and cool cocktails back to the eponymous downtown ballroom next month. Yes, you can take your taste buds ...
Here are the businesses participating in WMSE’s 24th annual Rockabilly Chili fundraiser
WMSE's annual Rockabilly Chili fundraiser is set to return to MSOE's Kern Center (1245 N. Broadway) on Sunday, March 22. YES.
The 24th installment of the wildly popular and devilishly delicious event will ki...
Milwaukee’s secret speakeasy, Shanghai, has expanded. Here’s what it’s like
Everyone knows that secrets are hot commodities, and best served in good company.
Shanghai MKE, Milwaukee's East Side alleyway speakeasy, recently got a little bit bigger, meaning you can now share the joy o...
Food/Drink Roundup: Jalisco’s is still coming to former Hacienda/BBC space on East Side
In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: Jalisco's Cocina y Bar is still coming to the former Hacienda/BBC space on the East Side.
Remember back in January when we told you a new Mexican r...
Goodkind to support Minneapolis restaurants with MKE 2 MN meat and cheese raffle on March 12
Milwaukee loves itself a food-related raffle for a good cause. In the wake of our second annual Meatless Raffle, which took place at Cactus Club yesterday and raised money for Kinship Community Food Center, ano...
Biggby Coffee is now closed in Red Arrow Park
In November 2024, we brought you the headline "Biggby Coffee is now open in Red Arrow Park." Now, roughly 15 months later, we bring you the headline...well, you can see it above.
Yep, the Red Arrow Park Bigg...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Aliota’s Pub & Grill makes a strong case for strip mall fish frys
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #635, at Aliota's Pub & Grill in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
There's a strip mall in Milw...
No longer the WurstBar on Brady: Underground Tavern offers retooled menu, slightly different look
People struggle with change, but we're here to tell you that—as difficult as it can be to come to terms with sometimes—change is natural. Sometimes change is necessary. Believe it or not, change can actually be...
Here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s Meatless Raffle
The Meat Raffle is a tavern tradition that’s been around for decades. In recent years, this protein-packed pastime has become something as synonymous with Wisconsin drinking culture as pull tabs, touchdown shot...
Women’s Beer And Spirits Collective to host more than 20 Milwaukee-area fundraising events in March
For many years, the beer and spirits industries were completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers and distillers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically ...
And “Milwaukee’s Best Bloody” of 2026 is…
Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at 3rd Street Market Hall to partake in a beloved celebration of a tomato-based local delicacy. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation's 14th annual “MKE’s Best Bloody” ...
Here are some of my favorite fish sandwiches in the Milwaukee area
Even though it's always a good time for fish fry in Wisconsin, the state really goes all out in the fried fish fry department each and ever year when Lent rolls around. No matter if you're Catholic or not (I fa...