What’s Milwaukee?
Thou art thyself, though not Milwaukee. What’s Milwaukee? It is not block nor building, not park or plaza or any other part belonging to a city. Would a city by any other name have so much potential? So Milwaukee would, if not Milwaukee called, retain that dear structure which it owns without that title. What is in the name Milwaukee anyway? Fortuitously, the name is derived from the Algonquian word Millioke, which literally means “good/beautiful/pleasant land”.
Mar 4th, 2010 by Matthew Trussoni
Technology at play
Backstage wraps up the tech series with Joe McBride and Kevin Costello of Kinsale Technologies - creators of Bothday, the "conceptual holiday" app; and Text-to-Movie, a tool that lets you turn any script into an animated featurette.
Mar 4th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Jobs announcements feel espléndido!
New jobs are always welcome, but these recent announcements are particularly good news.
Mar 4th, 2010 by Ted Bobrow
The Half Full Lapse
A crowded, noisy night at the bar when the stranger appeared. Nondescript, nearly faceless, yet his very introversion pulled the author to try to connect...
Mar 4th, 2010 by tomjulio
The Romantic Beethoven
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony was part of a larger Romantic movement that sought spiritual sustenance in Nature.
Mar 3rd, 2010 by Tom Strini
“This is the worst financial condition I’ve ever seen”
Dire budget conditions force cuts to arts, music, physical education and small class sizes at MPS for the coming school year.
Mar 3rd, 2010 by Patti Wenzel
Culture Jamming Karl Rove
A new Oakland-based compilation album featuring two Milwaukee bands seeks to spoil the coming-out party for Karl Rove's new autobiography.
Mar 3rd, 2010 by DJ Hostettler
No no no… No!
Next Generation Real Estate Inc. recently proposed a $35 million 6-story mixed-use building with 130,000 square feet of class A office space, 270 parking spots, and 17,000 square feet of first floor retail at the southeast corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Broadway.
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
Urban Aquaculture and its Global Benefits Presentation
Presentation by Jon Bales on March 27 at 1PM in the Marcia Coles Community Room in the Lake Park Pavilion. This program is part of a monthly series given by the Lake Park Friends Nature and History Committees. WHERE: Marcia Coles Community Room in the Lake Park Pavilion
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
Green Living Festival
Learn ways to live greener. The Urban Aquaculture Center will be exhibiting a model for aquaponics growing systems using yellow perch and plants in a balanced network. Aquaponics can be an urban farming practice that provides fish protein and nourishing greens for local consumption. Don’t miss this presentation. WHERE: Milwaukee County Domes.
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Dave Reid
The girl who trod on a meatloaf
Learn from Esmeralda, why don't you. Had you minded your manners and not dishonored the meatloaf, you’d still be up there among the living.
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Stella Cretek
Feingold stresses continued urgent need for health reform
The Senator says he will even support reconciliation to pass it - as long as the rules are followed
Mar 2nd, 2010 by Ted Bobrow
