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May 16, 2012 – 8:02 am |

Spending more time on the highway than the average American family, we’d like to think we’ve reached a MacGyver-like state for whatever vacation curve ball inevitably comes our way. Whether we’re making our itineraries, packing …

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A New SPiN on Kid-Friendly Fun in Milwaukee
April 28, 2012 – 7:00 pm |
A New SPiN on Kid-Friendly Fun in Milwaukee

SPiN Milwaukee
The best thing since heated toilet seats and sliced bread, Milwaukee has jumped on the hip-and-trendy bandwagon with the addition of SPiN to its historic Third Ward. A tennis table social club worthy of …

Family-Friendly iPhone Travel Apps for Vacation Planning
June 8, 2010 – 7:05 pm |
Family-Friendly iPhone Travel Apps for Vacation Planning

A new trend in family vacation planning is iPhone travel apps, or virtual travel guide books. Authored by area gurus, travel apps offer an in-depth look at a particular region or vacation destination. Apps are more content rich and interactive than traditional guide books, and bring the itinerary planning right along in the car with you.

The Safe House: Where 007′s Dine
April 27, 2010 – 4:01 pm |
The Safe House: Where 007′s Dine

Without an address or any discernible clue* you are at the right location, The Safe House restaurant is one of Milwaukee’s top-secret spy finds. Located downtown near the Milwaukee river, the main entrance is down …

Milwaukee Family Friendly Fun
March 22, 2010 – 8:04 am |
Milwaukee Family Friendly Fun

Sclemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated! Who out there doesn’t think of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and start humming tunes from Happy Days in their heads? Happy Days was primarily filmed in a brewery and a restaurant (with the greasy hair that made The Fonz, The Fonz!), and Milwaukee is still known for it’s brew and brat. Stoop down to about three feet tall, and you’ll be amazed to find Milwaukee has oh so much more!

Eat More Fish, Dance More Polka
March 21, 2010 – 7:35 am |
Eat More Fish, Dance More Polka

People in Wisconsin love fish. Fishing from piers, by boat, on the ice. With lakes Michigan and Superior forming two of its borders, you can hardly fault the fisherman. Every Friday night the Lakefront Palm Garden, smack in the middle of the Milwaukee’s very own Lakefront Brewery, welcomes throngs of fish-hungry families for some of the best fish fry Wisconsin has to offer.

Saluti Dalla Famiglia: Welcome to the Family
March 20, 2010 – 7:33 am |
Saluti Dalla Famiglia: Welcome to the Family

Located near Miller Park west of downtown, Palermo’s Pizza opened the doors to their new location in 2007. First-generation Italian American’s the Palermo family embodies an over forty year story of immigration, hard work, expansion, revolution, and now your grocery isle.

Miss Katie’s Diner
March 19, 2010 – 12:00 pm |
Miss Katie’s Diner

About Miss Katie’s Diner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, another food writer proclaimed, “Expect to find everything but the Fonz in this nostalgic greasy spoon.” I beg to differ. We found the Fonz, Marilyn, Elvis, and James …

Pipin’ Hot Pizza
January 27, 2010 – 12:34 pm |
Pipin’ Hot Pizza

Anyone new to Organ Piper Pizza in Brookfield, Wisconsin (Western Milwaukee Suburb) will notice two things right away…a full house and a smile on every face. It’s fun to watch them take it all in. The lights, the games, the crowd. And, then, the giant Wurlitzer pipe organ on the far side of the room. And by giant, I mean all-encompassing in a non-invasive way.