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FEATURES
Celebrate Summer
It’s here! The season we live for in Wisconsin. We’ve got dozens of events, activities and ideas that will keep you busy from now through Labor Day.
By Lindsey Anderson, Ann Christenson, Kristine Hansen, Matt Hrodey, Jenna Kashou and Anna Miller
The Birds & the Bees
You can reap the delicious rewards of urban agriculture right in your backyard with a chicken coop here and a honeybee hive there.
By Carolyn Kott Washburne
Mil-talk-ee
From going by the store to the unvoiced “s” to aina, the Milwaukee dialect is definitely a thing – much of it owing to our city’s outsized Germanic ancestry.
By Tom Tolan
NAVIGATOR
Making Waves
The members of the Milwaukee Rowing Club are pulling together to honor our city’s diversity.
By Lindsey Anderson
Six Degrees of New Age Narcissism
The band that’s better connected than the Internet
By Lindsey Anderson
Best of the Fest
The Big Gig acts we’re most excited to see and hear
By Milwaukee Magazine Staff
Weekday Warriors
What to do and where to go, Mondays through Thursdays
By LaBreea Walsh
Super Fresh
Find what you’re looking for
By Anna Miller
Must-See Museum Shows
Escape the heat at these standout shows.
By Lindsey Anderson
Big Shot
Milwaukee’s own Arike Ogunbowale leaps from basketball star to “Dancing With the Stars.”
By Jane Burns
The Wheel Deal
Put the pedal to the metal at one of the metro area’s cycling studios.
By Lindsey Anderson
Abby Jeanne’s Favorite Things
Classic films and records are just a few of the Milwaukee singer-songwriter’s favorite things.
By Jenna Kashou
Cool Comfort
Slip into something more comfortable, like a palazzo pantsuit.
By Lindsey Anderson
Looking Sharp
We’re ready to move into this light-filled lakeside cottage.
By Kristine Hansen
Agenda
Big doings in town – every week of the summer
By Lindsey Anderson
INSIDER
The Big Story: A day on MCTS Route 57: A little fellowship, a little road rage
A day spent on the bus shows how the city can come together, and just as easily be torn apart.
By Matt Hrodey
Survival of the Swiftest
A study confirms that Milwaukee is way too tough on pedestrians.
By Matt Hrodey
DINING
Pretty in Pink
The rosés you’ll want to quaff all summer long
By Ann Christenson
Queens of the Scone Age
These two lady-owned bakeries are a sweet – and strong – force in the MKE dessert scene.
By Ann Christenson
Nite Time
The old-school drive-in with the dyn-o-mite burgers is baack. And drawing long lines.
By Ann Christenson
Ask Ann
Burger nights bring a whole new dimension to “patty party.”
By Ann Christenson
PERSPECTIVE
Bad Ads
The state has launched a million-dollar marketing campaign to entice young Chicagoans to move to Wisconsin. But have the ads missed their mark?
By Lindsey Anderson
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