Jim Gaffigan, renowned comedian and native Milwaukeean by marriage, does a routine about how much easier life is for beautiful people. “Think about it,” he says, “If a stranger smiles at you and they’re attractive, you think, ‘Oh, they’re nice,’ but if a stranger’s ugly, you’re like, ‘What do they want? Get away from me, weirdo!’”

Aldermen create city Department of International Trade By Larry Sandler
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The Milwaukee Streetcar – Notice of Availability and Public Hearing By milwaukeecourieronline.com
Hank Aaron Extension Has Been Extended By Dave Schlabowske
2012 County Budget Vote, Upcoming Event [...]

Milwaukee makes impression as convention host By Stacy Vogel Davis
County balancing act: Abele seeks revenue boost to balance budget By Rich Kirchen
Grand ideas By Alysha Schertz
Bike Sharing in Milwaukee … Soon? By Dave Schlabowske
Downtown Books packs its stuff, says goodbye with a send-off party Thursday night By Nick Kotecki
The [...]

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Public art concepts for the Milwaukee County Courthouse to be unveiled By Mary Louise Schumacher
Sun Fair to shine on Mitchell Street By Molly Synder
Budget panel would shift $160 million in revenue to highways By Patrick Marley
Abele rips cuts in [...]

Screw I-94 And Take Amtrak to Wisco By JoshMogerman
Waukesha’s Amended Great Lakes Diversion Plan Underscores Why Regulation Is A Public Necessity By James Rowen
Happy Milwaukee Beer Week! By Karen Cinpinski
Summerfest approves Charter Wire property purchase By Stacy Vogel Davis
Spreekler bringing its innovation Downtown to Shops of Grand Avenue By Jeff [...]

City aims to curb property tax cheating By Raquel Rutledge
Walker reins in water rules By Lee Bergquist
County board resolution calls for creation of Long-Range Lakefront Planning Committee By Milwaukee Couny Board of Supervisors
Un-Wisconsin: A once Great Lakes leader backslides on the environment By Gary Wilson
Corporate and civic leaders plot a [...]

New exhibit teaches architecture to kids By Molly Synder
Loyalty building sold to developer By Sean Ryan
Proposed new transportation policy mirrors national debate By Rob Henken
Ethnic grocery store guide, 2011 By Molly Snyder
City wins IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant to develop urban farms By Michael Levenston
MATC installs charging station for [...]

The original plans for Lakeshore State Park called for an interpretive center to be built on the park at a time when funds are able to be raised to pay for the development of the facility.

Spreenkler Talent Labs’ ‘Hackathon’ is race to design best app By Stanley A. Miller II
Water views don’t mesh with reality By Jeff Martinka
James Richardson: Buffalo connections no longer surprise me By James Richardson
Legislature won’t take up Walker’s wind siting bill By Thomas Content
Hofbrauhaus to open at former Pabst [...]

Bay View apartments win zoning committee approval By Tom Daykin
The Battle for Control of Smart Cities By Greg Lindsay
Departing rail money puts freight line in a pinch By Joe Lanane
I-94 repaving project will slow traffic between Waukesha, Milwaukee By Tom Held
Bank to soon take ownership of Park Lafayette condo development [...]