As its oldest regulars can attest, Jake’s Deli hasn’t changed much since the ’50s. The business has changed hands a few times over the decades, and new managing partner Gary Plassmeyer brought with him some fresh signage

 Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! These and many other species of animals can be found at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Growing from humble beginnings, the Milwaukee County Zoo has been a delight...

    Some time ago, Kohl’s Department Stores donated $1 million to the Milwaukee County Zoo with the idea of developing a live, family-friendly theater that would promote conservation and environmentalism through drama, puppetry, games and songs. It’s a program called Kohl’s Wild Theater At The Zoo. Clearly someone’s heart was in the right place on this, but consciousness-raising environ...

...Enjoy safe and kid-friendly trick-or-treating with treat stops throughout the park. Trick-or-treating will be held Friday, Oct. 29...

How wonderful when ways can be found to get the under-appreciated art of poetry across to the general public. In past years, poems have appeared among the ads that ran along the insides...

Is Milwaukee County quietly attempting to privatize the zoo? That’s the concern of those who are asking pointed questions about a report being drafted by a consultant who specializes in transitioning public zoos to private, nonprofit entities. In the 2010 budget, the county board approved spending $20,000 for a study of the zoo’s operations, which was to include...

Milwaukee County supervisors shot down a plan to go ahead and privatize the Milwaukee County Zoo last week, a plan that had been billed as merely a $60,000 “study” of potentially privatizing the zoo. But in fact it was much more. That budget item actually contained about $40,000 for outside legal counsel to draw up documents to create a “not-for-profit corporation...

Thursday, Aug. 20, WMSE’s Radio Summer Camp w/ Sometime Sweet Susan @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m. WMSE launches its Radio Summer Camp festival, a multi-day, multi-venue concert series, with tonight’s showcase of Milwaukee music past and present at Turner Hall Ballroom. Headliners...

The Milwaukee County Zoo isn't most people's first dining destination, but once a year it turns into a culinary powerhouse for its "a la Carte" event, which concludes today. Dozens of Milwaukee restaurants, including The Soup Ladle, West Bank Café, Texas Roadhouse and Robert's Frozen Custard, set up . . .

The Milwaukee County Zoo isn’t most people’s first dining destination, but once a year it turns into a culinary powerhouse for its “a la Carte” event. Dozens of Milwaukee restaurants, including The Soup Ladle, West Bank Café, Texas Roadhouse and Robert’s Frozen Custard, set up food tents while national and local . . .