Seeing the Light
Candles with calming winter scents like balsam and cloves transport the senses all season long.
Game Plans
recent survey by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine found that only about half of the state’s high school coaches have received CPR training, an important figure considering another of the survey’s findings: Those very coaches serve as primary responders in about 78 percent of player “collapses.” In cases of sudden cardiac arrest, each minute spent waiting for CPR reduces the likelihood of survival by about 10 percent, according to Matthew Harer, a pediatrics fellow at the University of Virginia and one of the study’s authors. The survey found that in most sports, only a minority of schools staff…
A Rebel Named Mildred
How a Milwaukee woman became one of Hitler’s Most Wanted.
Burst of Speed
There’s nothing like splashy neon running shoes to get your blood pumping in the wicked winter chill.
Home Repair
The mayor and the Common Council strike a compromise to provide loans to Milwaukee homeowners who are here for the long haul.
The Riot Act
We scoured the state for bizarre yet completely legitimate laws.
The Leading Edge
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin’s approach to caring for HIV patients has made it a national model.
Meteor Shower
1. Stone bullet necklace, $18 at Lizzibeth. 2. Pendant necklace by San Benito, $179 at Faye’s. 3. Necklace with graphite, $144 at Refined Boutique. 4. Hard Rock Life necklace, $38 at Lizzibeth. 5. Pyrite drop rock necklace by AFI, $289 at Faye’s. 6. Oval pendant necklace by Marcia Moran, $152 at Refined Boutique. 7. Hummingbird pendant necklace by NYC Jewels, $39 at Faye’s. 8. Crystal-lined spike necklace, $16 at Lizzibeth. 9. Champagne rock necklace, $119 at Refined Boutique. 10. Necklace by What’s in Store, $28 at Urban Laundry.
Lewis Black
What’s behind this special connection you have with Milwaukee? It was alcohol. I just have always had an affinity for the whole area. You guys just seem to get it. If it weren’t so f—ing cold, I probably would’ve moved to Chicago and spent more time there. What are some of your favorite haunts in town? Bartolotta has great restaurants. And the bars I’ve just stumbled into, which are too many to mention. Water Street. I spend way too much time on Water Street. When you know it’s one of those streets that you might have been found dead on,…
Comedy
He’s gone from stand-up comedian to a sitcom about life as a stand-up comedian to hosting a Web series featuring cars, coffee and interviews with, you guessed it, comedians. But Jerry Seinfeld still stands and delivers, too. These days, the 60-year-old is married and raising the couple’s three kids, which might sound like a sitcom pitch. But he says he’ll never do another one of those. Oct. 10. Riverside Theater. When the new year approaches, you expect two things: the ball dropping in New York, and Jim Gaffigan dropping into Milwaukee. Married to a Milwaukeean, he keeps celebrating the holidays…