The smoking ban went into effect last July, and a lot of bar owners thought they would have to take measures to accommodate outdoor smoking. Most bars put ashtrays outside if they weren't there already, and some took it a step further.
Mike Eitel owns the Milwaukee Nomad, 1315 E. Brady St., and, five years ago, he sold the licensing for a second Nomad to Todd Smith, a college friend, so he could extend the concept in Minneapolis. Here's the skinny, a half-decade later.
These Milwaukeeans are probably too cool to flaunt their own panache, so that's why we are doing it for them. In the spirit of OnMilwaukee.com's popular "100 hottest lists" parts one and two, we present our list of 100 coolest Milwaukeeans.
When I started researching the art of Mehndi, I was looking for something decorative to wear on my arm. I found a piece of jewelry that satiated that search but what I was looking for was true wearable artwork. When friend Mike Eitel, wife Bela and I were emailing each other a while back, I notic...