Election 2010: Hang on, it’s a Republican tidal wave
Election 2010

Hang on, it’s a Republican tidal wave

In Wisconsin, the GOP are awash in victory. But will Walker and Johnson sink or swim? And what is Russ Feingold planning for 2012?

Deep-Fried Romantic: The Trouble with “Best of” Lists
Deep-Fried Romantic

The Trouble with “Best of” Lists

Everyone has their favorite local establishment and publications make a mint off declaring "The Best" - so how does low culture choice often win out anyway?

Review: Ilana Setapen and Friends
Review

Ilana Setapen and Friends

One of the MSO's brightest young players shows talent, skill and insight in a recital.

On Stage 11/2-8: Music on the high seas, assorted gems
On Stage 11/2-8

Music on the high seas, assorted gems

Early Music Now presents music from Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe. Plus, lots of cheap or free stuff.

Will Durst: Don’t vote
Will Durst

Don’t vote

If voting were actually effective, they would have been made it illegal by now, so just stay home today. It's not like one vote counts anyway, right?

Vote.

Vote.

TCD won't tell you which candidates to choose - you're smart enough to make your own decisions. We just want you to vote, plain and simple.

Review: Film composers at Chamber Music Milwaukee
Review

Film composers at Chamber Music Milwaukee

Zelazo a Psycho-Free Zone Monday, as Bernard Herrmann and other film composers go soft and sweet off screen.

Milwaukee Arts Board Meeting

Milwaukee Arts Board Meeting

The Milwaukee Arts Board (MAB) was created to enhance the development, cultural diversity, accessibility and enjoyment of the arts for Milwaukee’s citizens. Arts Board meetings are usually held the 2nd Tuesday of every month; no meeting is held in August. Meetings take place at 4:00 p.m. in Room 301A of City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street. Agenda

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 1. November 2010

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 1. November 2010

Should Cities Be Run Like Software? By Melissa Lafsky Some library hours may increase in 2011, but radical consolidations loom on horizon By Michael Timm Minimize parking, maximize the city By Paul McMorrow The Next Real Estate Boom By Patrick C. Doherty Can Cities Help You Forget Your Troubles, C’mon Get Happy? By Hazel Borys Hank Aaron State Trail Opening By Wisconsin Bike Routes Zilber Neighborhood Initiative expands south side revitalization By Georgia Pabst Anti-Rail Candidates Take Aim at High Speed Dreams in the Midwest By Tanya Snyder Federal dollars flow to bike and pedestrian paths By Tom Held Bike lane on the Hoan? Walker says no. Barrett says maybe. By Tom Held Trail segment, garden planned for valley land By Tom Held Beer Line, Oak Leaf and Hank Aaron Trails awarded federal grants By Tom Held Rail and District Energy: Streets Paved in Better Than Gold By Mary Vogel Open Source Urbanism: Where Data Meets Urban Form By Yuri Artibise This Was Licensing As It Should Be By Robert Bauman Milwaukee Getting Money for Beerline Trail and Pedestrain Plan By Dave Schlabowske Another Marriott may be checking in to Milwaukee By Marie Rohde Wisconsin, Illinois awarded $3.7 million for Hiawatha line By Larry Sandler Port plan aims for $100 million growth By Michael Horne Mixed-use development proposed for Bay View By Marie Rohde Mortgage-interest tax deduction cuts on the table By Adam/Market Urbanism Beyond Madison – Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship By Alexander Fraser The World’s First “Transit Appliance” By Clarence Eckerson, Jr. Bike sharing is the newest transit mode By Erik Weber Streets as Places By Yuri Artibise Bank of America takes control of Grand Avenue mall; Ashkenazy out By Tom Daykin Grand Avenue minority stake acquired by firm that holds mall’s debt By Tom Daykin Bridge over Hawley Road installed on Hank Aaron State Trail By Tom Held New Study Says Young People Want Apartments, Not Houses; iPhones, Not Cars By Lloyd Alter Big Ideas: The Hoan rises above them all By Dave Schlabowske Investing in urban centers key to growing new U.S. economy: Brookings By Palash R. Ghosh Milwaukee County hoping land sales will pay for infrastructure needs By Joe Lanane Michael Cudahy giving $2 million for UWM Innovation Park project By Tom Daykin Lighthouse project shines in Fifth Ward By Tom Daykin The High Cost of Free Parking (Video) By Yuri Artibise

The Giving Season

The Giving Season

In November, TCD shares some of the region’s most creative – and important – efforts to help those in need.

The View From Here: ACO — the new buzz word in health care
The View From Here

ACO — the new buzz word in health care

A new type of reform holds doctors and hospitals accountable, and some experts say it can help fix our health care system. But will politicians it "rationing?"

New! Review: Soulstice takes on “The Foreigner”
New! Review

Soulstice takes on “The Foreigner”

Playwright Larry Shue died in 1985, but his plays live on in Milwaukee. The Soulstice Theatre has takes on his hit comedy -- and its baggage.