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Milwaukee's LGBTQ bar guide

Published March 11, 2009 at 6:40 a.m.

Milwaukee's gay and lesbian bars were once exclusive single-sexed joints, but the times they are a changin'. Now, these bars house eclectic and diverse crowds of patrons who enjoy dancing, karaoke, pool, shows or simply drinking and being sociable.

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Milwaukee scene salutes Rock Dee

Published Aug. 13, 2008 at 2:39 p.m.

Local musicians De La Buena, Fever Marlene, Cache, Rusty P's, Element, KHB, Trutanium and many others team up to pay tribute to DJ Rock Dee, Sunday, Aug. 17 at The Wherehouse, 818 S. Water St. in Walker's Point. The all-day event begind at 1 p.m and admission is $10.

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The Bomb Shelter opens Saturday

Published June 19, 2008 at 8:14 p.m.

The Bomb Shelter, a new beer-centric bar in Walker's Point, opens this Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Join the (beer) club

Published June 25, 2008 at 9:42 p.m.

Tonight, The Bomb Shelter, a Walker's Point tavern, kicks off its Suds Club, a weekly beer tasting event from 7 to 10 p.m.

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Buffalo Water Brewing Co. begins bottling

Published May 21, 2008 at 8:19 p.m.

Buffalo Water Brewing Co. begins bottling its own beer today at Milwaukee Brewing Company's Walker's Point brewery, 613 S. 2nd St., which is owned and operated by Milwaukee Ale House owner Jim McCabe.

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A pizza takeover?

Published Aug. 28, 2008 at 8:21 p.m.

Within the last year and a half I have witnessed four new pizza places open up within a five-minute bike ride (less than a mile) of my Walker's Point home.

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Thoughts on the KK River Corridor Trail

Published Jan. 4, 2008 at 7:06 p.m.

Although the abandoned railroad that will eventually host the trail is nowhere near ridable at this early stage, the completed project will connect Downtown with Walker's Point and Bay View via a two and 1/4-mile trail.

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Milwaukee Ballet expands in Brookfield

Published Feb. 5, 2008 at 8:53 p.m.

The Milwaukee Ballet School announced today that a new Brookfield location opens in September in the Sendik's Town Center on the corner of Capitol Drive and Brookfield Road.

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Sunday Sound-off: Will crime keep you away from Walker's Point?

Published Feb. 3, 2008 at 12:16 p.m.

Last weekend, a 43-year-old SABMiller Brewing executive was shot and killed in Walker’s Point. Will this stop you from hanging out there?

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The Iron Horse Hotel rears up in Walker's Point

Published Aug. 13, 2008 at 11:30 a.m.

The Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W. Florida St., is within sight of the new Harley-Davidson Museum, but while the hotel will be a mix of chic and chrome and will cater to upscale business travelers and the leather-clad biker set -- often that's the same customer -- don't call this a biker hotel.