Oops! No Money for UW-Tosa

Oops! No Money for UW-Tosa

To think, I was just about to put the UW-Tosa t-shirts up on the new Urban Milwaukee store, maybe I can hold off now? Apparently, UWM's backing out of the fight to locate the School of Freshwater Sciences on the former Pieces of Eight restaurant site ruffled some feathers, and Michael Cudahy decided to return the favor by backing out of funding UWM's proposed Wauwatosa location for the Engineering School.

Cultural Zero: Skirting Death with IfIHadAHiFi (Pt. 5)
Cultural Zero

Skirting Death with IfIHadAHiFi (Pt. 5)

The journey home begins. Denver! Wichita! Warrensburg! Energy drinks galore!

Clay that blows you away

Clay that blows you away

UWM film student Isaiah Wells gets a shot at the big time during the Milwaukee Short Film Festival.

Global Union 2009 goes punk, brass and electric mariachi

Global Union 2009 goes punk, brass and electric mariachi

Milwaukee's biggest two-day world music festival at Humboldt Park includes a stellar lineup of super electric, full-sound music groups.

Festival filled void when it was needed most

Festival filled void when it was needed most

Ties run deep for those tied to the Milwaukee Short Film Festival, which created a place of support and growth for the city's inner-film sanctum.

Obama focuses his health care vision

Obama focuses his health care vision

President Obama endorses "public option" and vows to pay with savings found in Medicaid waste and fraud.

Unscripted: Art for the girl I used to be
Unscripted

Art for the girl I used to be

I’ve made an entire career out of putting ideas and words on display for clients and audiences. So, why is art different?

Year-one theater companies talk about their future

Year-one theater companies talk about their future

Three freshman stage groups formed earlier this year to a great amount of buzz. Now, TCD checks in to see how they're doing - and what's next.

Yesterday Was a Good Day for Transit in Milwaukee

Yesterday Was a Good Day for Transit in Milwaukee

Mass transit in Milwaukee took a step forward yesterday.

Unruly Music minifest opens Downtown

Unruly Music minifest opens Downtown

Susan Bender was glorious, but Marcus Center Vogel Hall was nearly empty.

Life and Land: Exhibitions by Olafur Eliasson and Cy Twombly in Chicago
Life and Land

Exhibitions by Olafur Eliasson and Cy Twombly in Chicago

Two Chicago exhibits are part science, part philosophy and wholly beautiful.

PODCAST: Actor Michael Sottile
PODCAST

Actor Michael Sottile

The hard-boiled star of Modus Operandi talks about living in New York during 9/11, moving to Wisconsin for his son and making film magic.