Top Picks: Nearly 1,200 Shepherd Express fans poured into the InterContinental Milwaukee Hotel’s grand ballroom for the newspaper’s annual Best of Milwaukee celebration. Editor and Publisher Louis Fortis

It makes perfect sense that our readers would pick up the Shepherd at their neighborhood Pick ’n Save—almost 200,000 Shepherd readers shop at a Roundy’s Pick ’n Save or Metro Market. We very much appreciate your

In Riverwest the abandoned railroad right-of-way that traverses the bluffs on the western banks of the Milwaukee River has long been used by locals and their dogs for quiet, solitary strolls through a forest of ash and cottonwood trees. Once a vital railroad corridor used by the Blatz, Pabst and Schlitz breweries for...

Stocking a boutique second-hand selection of jeans, jackets, T-shirts and accessories for men and women, Bay View’s Luv Unlimited is an invaluable resource for those who don’t have time to dig through heaps of polyester at the Salvation Army in hopes of finding something fashionable. The shop also works by trade...

There’s no better place in Milwaukee to stock up on used records than Bullseye, which sells a wide variety of rare and specialty records, sometimes at nearly half the price of what they’d go for in a bigger city like Chicago. Bullseye’s large jazz section offers some of the store’s best bargains, while the...

Boswell is a shining example of why we need locally owned bookstores. They host author events big and small, both in-store and off-site. They carry top hits and book-club favorites, but also promote offbeat writers and local authors. You’re free to browse shelf after wonderful shelf in your quest for that perfect...

Gone October 11, 2007 | 07:04 AM I've been less than diligent about blogging this week and it's because I finally joined the technological age and got an ipod. This means that I do nothing from the time I get home from work until the time I go to bed but download cds. I'm not even close to being done, but I've got the good stuff, so I promise I'll be back more this weekend. Nicole...