Good news for diners who enjoy locally sourced, MVP-endorsed cuisine but don't enjoy driving to Brookfield: Best buds Ryan Braun and Aaron Rodgers are opening a second location of their 8-Twelve restaurant at Bayshore. The new location is scheduled to open in October and will replace the COA restaurant.Since opening last summer, the original 8-Twelve location at 17800 W. Blue Mound Road in Brookfi...

On this week's cheerfully bitter episode of The Disclaimer, WMSE's near-weekly crosstalk between station promotions director Ryan Schleicher, A.V. Club Milwaukee editor Matt Wild and I, we riff on the Valentine's Day-friendly theme of disappointments. We kick off the show by eulogizing The Celebrated Workingman, the Milwaukee band that announced their crushing break up this week, then turn our att...

 2012 has been a very active year for local restaurants. As the year began, Braise Restaurant was the new place to go. The emphasis is on locally sourced produce and meats, which deserves to be called the Trend of the Year

 "Man, he's the best player I've ever played with, and it's not just because of the homers. It's everything. He'll steal a base whenever you need him to; he'll play good defense." So said 15-year veteran Aramis Ramirez

 Talk about the glass being half-empty or half-full; this season the Brewers' glass...

 Recent medical breakthroughs have increased the life expectancy and quality of life for patients with HIV and AIDS, but the epidemic is far from over. New HIV infections in Wisconsin are up 19% this year, and those patients...

In the fight against AIDS, Wisconsin has an advantage over other states. The AIDS Resource Center...

This Saturday thoroughbred racing might celebrate the 12th winner of the Triple Crown, and the first in 34 years. But even if I'll Have Another runs to glory in the Belmont Stakes, it will...

With Frank in New York visiting family, only one of the Observers had a firsthand look at another rough week for the Brewers. But some familiar sights appeared along the road back East...