Dogs need a place to mingle, too. Take your pooch to the Runway Dog Exercise Area, located off Rawson Avenue (between Howell and Nicholson avenues).

Every summer Festa Italiana is one of the best-attended ethnic festivals at the Summerfest grounds, and we’re guessing it has to do with the food. More than 40 restaurants and vendors set up shop, stuffing festival patrons with an endless supply of pizza, pastas, sausages, eggplant, cannoli and gelato.

It’s hard to miss the sight of lots of four-legged cuties prancing or tiptoeing—depending on the breed—down Brady Street. You can take in this unique scene at the Brady Street Dog Parade, held the first Sunday in October.

Danceworks Performance Company is an integral part of Milwaukee’s performing arts community, known for bringing humor and virtuosity to its concerts. Danceworks’ studio offers dance classes for ballet, hip-hop, modern and jazz. In addition to yoga classes...

It makes sense that readers would deem Summerfest the best place in Milwaukee to people watch, since no other event in the city draws a better cross section of people—or, for that matter, more people period.

Though some residents still seem unsure of what awaits them at Discovery World, the majority of our readers are familiar enough with its exciting exhibits to vote it Milwaukee’s No. 1 attraction for children.

Each year, the weekend after Labor Day brings the annual St. Gregory the Great Parish Festival. Spanning three days, the festival features entertainment tents with opportunities for all ages to laugh and dance while sampling delicious food.

Milwaukee has become a bicycle-friendly city thanks to more than 65 miles of painted lanes, abundant bike racks and even a Web site for directions (www.MilwaukeeByBike.org). The Hank Aaron State Trail has been earning rave reviews, but local bike lovers have long enjoyed the Oak Leaf Trail, which . . .

Those looking for a relaxing and memorable hotel experience in the heart of Downtown need look no further than Hotel Metro. Featuring an on-site restaurant as well as the Metro Bar & Café, the hotel is centrally located near a number of the cities finest entertainment complexes and eateries. Each suite is equipped with . . .

Most of the remaining bowling alleys in the city fall into one of two categories: sprawling mega-bowling centers or smoky, seedy dives. But the 12-lane Bay View Bowl offers a friendly, neighborhood feel that many other automatic lanes lack. The alley’s “rockin’ glow bowl” on Fridays and Saturdays are a cheap night . . .