The small town of West Bend, 40 minutes north of Milwaukee — named for being on the Milwaukee River’s westward bend — is quickly becoming an artsy hub.

Every three years, MMoCA’s curatorial staff spend weeks visiting artists across the state, choosing 30 to represent contemporary Wisconsin art.

Those looking for a more creative place to rest their head need look no further than two Wisconsin boutique hotels – Hotel Indigo and Saint Kate Arts Hotel.

Eau Claire’s Red’s Mercantile is the modern-day version of the old-timey general store concept, with a bit of everything: clothes, shoes, household décor items and bath and body products.

Want to remember your trip to Wisconsin or show a little love to your home state? There’s no shortage…

The maker movement isn’t going away anytime soon, and The Local owner Alison Magnuson is doing her part to make sure it’s firmly represented in downtown Wausau.

Many walls symbolize separation, but not those of Madison Mural Alley, one of Wisconsin’s newest public art destinations. Here, they celebrate collaboration.

What’s old is new again—just ask sisters Carey Sharpe and Jenna Golem, who lovingly restored The Howard, a 90-plus-year-old building in Oshkosh for use as a multiuse event space, concert hall, café and bowling alley, opening this fall.

Madison’s Atwood Avenue is now home to a number of excellent restaurants and some great locally-owned boutiques, like Tammy…