Stock Options have been working fast. Within weeks of tracking their self-titled first album last month, the Milwaukee instrumental post-rock trio had mixed the record, posted it to their Bandcamp site and finalized the art for a CD pressing, which should be finished in time for the band's July 5 performance...

When Seymour Dairy Products President Mike Brennenstuhl sought to expand his cheese company's product line, he faced some considerable restrictions. As a company specializing in blue cheeses, the blue-mold spores in the air of Seymour's factory limit it to producing vein cheeses. But Brennenstuhl...

This spring Louisville, Ky., native Mark Keefe marked his first year as program director for WYMS-FM 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, a position that has tapped his two decades of experience in both commercial and noncommercial radio...

When Dominic Kissinger opened the BTW Lounge this January in the Third Ward space formerly occupied by Soho 7 (231 E. Buffalo St.), he retained Soho 7's sophisticated décor but dropped the previous tenant's veneer of exclusivity. Unlike Soho 7, which kept limited hours and a low profile to cater...

Since it settled into its permanent home at the Summerfest grounds at Henry W. Maier Festival Park in 1996, Milwaukee's PrideFest has grown into one of the country's biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and...

The Milwaukee River Cruise Line, the company that operates the popular Edelweiss dinner cruises, is expanding this year to host a new fleet and a Friday night fish fry and boat ride package. The Friday night cruises will be held on the Lakeside Spirit, a 63-foot boat the company recently purchased from the...

“We'd get a lot of feedback from people who would say, 'This is great, but where's the chocolate?'” recalls the event's marketing director, Linda Fellenz. “So in 2006 we added a chocolate tent to make it a true chocolate fest.” A fund-raiser for civic organizations that...

Competition has been one of hip-hop's dominant lyrical themes since the genre's earliest days, and from the Juice Crew/Boogie Down Bridge Wars of the '80s to the Nas and Jay-Z quarrel last decade, rivalries have inspired some of rap's greatest creative triumphs. When those beefs spill over into the real world...

Cheap drinks come easy in Milwaukee, so it doesn't make sense to waste the city's precious summer months inside a dark bar just to save a couple of dollars during happy hour—especially when there are so many bars with outdoor seating offering great discounts of their own. Here are 10 open-air drinking...