Alan Solomon

Our first stops on this Magical Midwestern Tour have essentially been destinations for grownups that young people might, or might not, enjoy. This time, we're blatantly and unapologetically pandering to...

What's cool these days about the capital of Illinois isn't the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Not that the museum isn't real good. It is real good, it's...

The question seemed to startle the man behind the bar at the Brew- haus. His answer: "You're not from around here, are you?" The same question to a woman on...

It had O'Keeffes before, and a Renoir and a Monet and many other good things. That was when the Milwaukee Art Museum was just an art museum. Now it's become...

I'm guessing the last time you approached downtown Milwaukee, you did one of two things. You hung a left just before you got there, stayed on Interstate Highway 94 at...

Chicago audiences thought Gene Wilder's line in that 1974 movie was hilarious. There's a real good chance Jim Stafford, if he saw the film, didn't laugh at all. And let's...