MKE Lifestyle

4 days ago | mkelifestyle.com | Kristine Hansen

Editor’s note: In upcoming issues, we’ll continue to take a close look at the affordable housing crisis in MKE. Housing has hit the level of a national crisis. Finding a roof over one’s head is getting more and more expensive, and there aren’t enough living spaces available to meet people’s needs. In response, affordable-housing projects aren’t just in Milwaukee anymore — the suburbs also have plans to unveil new affordable-housing units.

1 week ago | mkelifestyle.com | Don Butler

We asked local doctors for physical and mental tips and considerations as we age. Here’s the advice they offer to their patients. • Preventing falls is paramount. Tai chi has been proven to be effective in balance training and lowering fall risks. There are several programs offered at fitness facilities and senior centers. Balance training is recommended three times a week, and consider adding general muscle-strengthening two times a week.

1 week ago | mkelifestyle.com | Don Butler

Contemplative, addictive, introspective — all these appellations can be applied to fishing, one of the MKE area’s most popular pastimes. We partnered with Travel Wisconsin to uncover the area’s best spots for fishing, county by county. Lake Michigan (Milwaukee): The lakefront harbors and break walls offer opportunities for trout and salmon fishing, with the best action in spring and fall. Smallmouth bass fishing is also on the rise, and fish can be caught throughout the open-water season.

1 week ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

One of the most common kitchen requests for remodelers is space and facilities to entertain more. For a family in western Waukesha County, the request went to a whole new level. Every year, the family has an appreciation party for everyone who has touched their lives in the past year: family, friends, contractors, teachers, dentists and more. The list grows to 70-80 people each year, and so did the need to expand their kitchen entertaining area. The home, built in 2000, needed an upgrade.

2 weeks ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

On Dawn Young’s handle on Facebook or Instagram, “Seasonal Designs by Dawn” — she has a container for every season. Her prowess can be seen throughout her property. Adorning the paths to her home and prairie garden are 20 unique floral containers. “I have two sets of favorite containers,” she says. “One set is concrete, heavy, wide birdbath-shaped urns that sit on top of three-foot-tall pedestals and have this worn look.