Beans & Barley
Don't let the sinkhole deter you -- this venerable North Avenue hotspot offers a fresh yet affordable menu and a grocery store to boot.
Sep 3rd, 2010 by Jeffrey Merlot
Exchange students offer a connection to the global community
When I say that these bright young students are changing my life, I mean it. This is how our nation can take part in "new globalism."
Sep 3rd, 2010 by John Smart
A True King
I do not have enough kind words for the gracious Paul Collins. The self-proclaimed King of Power Pop is full of life, enthusiasm, and talent to boot.
Sep 3rd, 2010 by Sanam Tala Sadeghi
Revving up for the Milwaukee Film Festival
The second annual Milwaukee Film Festival is just around the corner. In the weeks leading up to the Fest, Mark talks with the people who make it happen.
Sep 2nd, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Eeny, meeny, miny, mo
Ron Johnson has the name recognition, but the Wisconsin GOP Senate primary is a not much of a battle. Pick and choose.
Sep 2nd, 2010 by Patti Wenzel
It’s not that easy being green… It’s that easy saying you’re green
Bein’ green might not be that easy for Kemit, but for some development projects it seems all to easy “bein’ green.”
Sep 1st, 2010 by Dave Reid
Sxip Shirey’s Audio Tour Of New York City
"Sonic New York" leads the listener from place to place with music as big and diverse as New York City itself.
Sep 1st, 2010 by Jeff Moody
Does Milwaukee need another “gentleman’s club”?
Is it an economic boost or anti-woman flesh pandering? As we wait for the Common Council to vote, Patti Wenzel and Ryan Findley weigh out the pros and cons.
Sep 1st, 2010 by Third Coast Daily
Much ado about non-news stories
Every August, real news slows to a trickle. Even real journalists are forced to join Fox News in concentrating on some mini-scandal. This year was no exception.
Sep 1st, 2010 by Donald Kaul
Simulated Landscapes, Rachel Bruya Walker and Piper Vollmer
Simulated Landscapes, Rachel Bruya Walker and Piper Vollmer Rachel Bruya Walker and Piper Vollmer will discuss their artwork featured in the Architecture Gallery. Both artists create miniature environments with dramatically different visuals. Influenced by popular culture and her experience working in the highly political San Francisco architecture industry, Bruya Walker creates paper structures employing printmaking and photography. Vollmer’s 3D prints envision planned communities cultivated from religious utopian desires. UWM – AUP 170
Aug 31st, 2010 by Dave Reid
What Makes Early American Architecture American: The Origins of Regional Building Practices
Carl Lounsbury, PhD, Lecturer at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia Lounsbury’s lecture will consider how English colonists reworked their building practices in response to regional conditions in the American colonies, especially during the 18th century. He will consider how English technologies and building forms changed in response to new materials as well as contact with other colonists and indigenous peoples. Co-sponsored with UWM Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Initiative and the Department of Art History, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Material Culture Program at UW-Madison. For more information, contact Assistant Professor Arijit Sen at sena@uwm.edu. UW-Madison Elvehjem Building L140
Aug 31st, 2010 by Dave Reid
Embodied Placemaking in Urban Public Spaces
This interdisciplinary symposium, which focuses on our engagement with the urban environment in its material and social contexts, will include speakers Swati Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at UC-Santa Barbara; Jennifer Cousineau, architectural historian with Parks Canada; Charlotte Fonrobert, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford; James Rojas, urban planner, artist, and founder of Latino Urban Forum in Los Angeles; Joseph Sciorra, Associate Director for Academic and Cultural Programs at Queens College’s John D. Calandra Italian American Institute; and Karen E. Till, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. Co-sponsored with UWM Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Initiative, Center for Jewish Studies, Cultures & Communities Program, Peck School of the Arts, Departments of Anthropology and Geography, and the Urban Studies Program. The symposium organizers at UWM – Joe Austin (History), Arijit Sen (Architecture), Lisa Silverman (History), and coordinator Kate Kramer offer a special thank you to Simone Ferro (Dance). For more information, contact Assistant Professor Arijit Sen at sena@uwm.edu. UWM – Curtin 175
Aug 31st, 2010 by Dave Reid
