RACINE: Jellyfish, biscuits and Marvin Gaye
Economic catastrophe got you down? Sad that a luxury vacation to an exotic locale isn't in your cards for at least five years, or possibly eternity? We know how you feel ... but we also know how to have fun, wherever, whenever and however. This summer, TCD and VITAL Source are proud to launch our SUMMER TRAVEL SERIES, featuring regular old people taking exceedingly uncommon day trips, staycations and adventure escapes to unexpected destinations in Wisconsin and (only slightly) beyond. To kick start the series, Racine native and all-around foxy lady Erin Petersen took Senior Editor Amy Elliott and Cultural Zero DJ Hostettler on a whirlwind day trip to Racine, WI, for art, prom and kringle.
May 18th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
May 19 – 25
This week on ThirdCoast Digest's weekly look at highlights in the world of local stage and music:the opening of Skylight Opera's staging of Gilbert and Sullivan's best known comic opera, right before the Florentine Opera concludes a 75th Diamond Anniversary year with a huge concert celebration. Also, Stonefly Brewery plays host for one night to an unusual traveling comedy examing surrealism, and a international pop star of sorts is coming to the Milwaukee Theatre.
May 18th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Ransom! (23-14)
Superb job, Ken! The number of losses in the subject line of this letter hasn't changed from 14 all week. That's quite the impressive fact considering the Pirates were the only team you'd swept until the Marlins came to town.
May 18th, 2009 by Rob Vosters
Flamingo Flap
Stella's been up all night wondering why we can't stop decorating our lawns with weird junk. Flamingos are one thing, but the Virgin Mary in a bathtub?
May 18th, 2009 by Stella Cretek
Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 18. May 2009
Survey says: UWM faculty members oppose campus « The Daily Reporter Capital projects force budget balancing act « The Daily Reporter Veterans housing planned for west side – JSOnline Milwaukee to receive $2 million in EPA funding – The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Deal of the Week – BizTimes: County Board committee approves land sale for UWM School of Engineering Japanese restaurant planned for The Point on the River – BizTimes New ultra-green houses planned – JSOnline Lakefront Showdown – Murphy’s Law – Milwaukee Magazine Milwaukee County pension scandal trial primer – JSOnline Milwaukee County’s deficit grows; 2010 could be worse – JSOnline City boosts fines for untidy yards – JSOnline
May 18th, 2009 by Dave Reid
May 18-24
This week- buy local and save, Museum Day(s), Animal Collective, Barbeque and the beach.
May 17th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
Decision making 101010
Awhile back I came across an article about author and commentator Suzy Welch, who recently published a book on her new10-10-10 Rule. The idea behind this decision-making trick is to ask yourself a series of questions: Will this decision matter in 10 minutes? Does it matter in 10 months? How about in 10 years? And what is the impact of this decision within these time frames?
May 17th, 2009 by Michelle Sieg
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Time flies when you’re having fun and the next thing you know, it’s the end of the season. Time for the moment of truth! Season One champs The Rushin Rollettes sought to regain their title, while contenders Maiden Milwaukee hoped to win it for the first time. Also banging heads in a grudge match were the Shevil Knevils and the Crazy 8’s.
May 17th, 2009 by Tea Krulos
UW-Tosa to Fill Budget Gap?
In what can only be characterized as a transparent attempt to prop up Milwaukee County's budget, the Board of Supervisors and County Executive Walker appear poised to push the Milwaukee County Grounds land sale to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through.
May 17th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Upcoming Events for the Week of May 18th, 2009
May 18, 2009 Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting May 18, 2009 9:00 am The Community and Economic Development Committee hears matters relating to community development, block grants, job development, business improvement districts, city public relations, industrial land banks and revenue bonds, emerging business enterprises, recreation, cultural arts and the library system. The Community and Economic Development Committee meetings start at 9:00 pa.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, […] Historic Preservation Commission Meeting May 18, 2009 3:00 pm The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) administers Milwaukee’s historic preservation ordinance, adopted in 1981, which provides certain kinds of legal protection for buildings or sites that have been declared historic by the Common Council. The HPC is responsible for designating historic landmarks and historic districts and for approving Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs) for permission to […] Public Art in Milwaukee; a Panel Discussion May 18, 2009 7:00 pm Recently Milwaukee’s creative community successfully banded together to save the Janet Zweig public art project slated for the east end of Wisconsin Ave. This experience left the community with a number of questions, including: * What is Milwaukee’s Public Art Process? * Who has the voice? * How does the public effect change in this process? * As an artist […] May 19, 2009 Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee Meeting May 19, 2009 9:00 am The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee reviews issues relating to city development, zoning, historic preservation, incremental tax financing, building codes and housing projects. The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall, unless otherwise noted.
May 17th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Public Art in Milwaukee; a Panel Discussion
Recently Milwaukee’s creative community successfully banded together to save the Janet Zweig public art project slated for the east end of Wisconsin Ave. This experience left the community with a number of questions, including: * What is Milwaukee’s Public Art Process? * Who has the voice? * How does the public effect change in this process? * As an artist how do you “get in on the action”? * How to make sure things don’t go haywire? * What to do when things DO go wrong Join MARN as we moderate a panel discussion to address these issues. Our panelists include: Alderman Micheal Murphy: City of Milwaukee Anne Katz: Arts Wisconsin Polly Morris: Milwaukee Arts Board Jill Sebastian: MIAD Beth Haskovec: IN:SITE Location: Bucketworks 1340 N. 6th St. Milwaukee, WI
May 17th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
The Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) administers Milwaukee’s historic preservation ordinance, adopted in 1981, which provides certain kinds of legal protection for buildings or sites that have been declared historic by the Common Council. The HPC is responsible for designating historic landmarks and historic districts and for approving Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs) for permission to alter historic buildings. The HPC meets monthly on Mondays in City Hall, Room 301A, 200 E. Wells Street at 3:00 P.M. unless otherwise indicated. Agenda
May 17th, 2009 by Dave Reid
