SITE Artists in the Community
Over the past couple of years, there have been a number of public art crises in Milwaukee. This has included the city removing a TRUE Skool mural, the arts community coming forward to save the Janet Zweig project for Wisconsin Avenue, and County Executive Chris Abele recently pulling the funding for a Milwaukee County Public Art Committee percent for art sculpture.
Jun 24th, 2011 by Pegi Christiansen
Enjoy the falls on the Oak Leaf Trail
Riding north from Veteran's Park you can enjoy the lake, river views and finish with a relaxing stop by the Kletzsch Park Falls.
Jun 24th, 2011 by Mark Wenzel
MARN Mentors exhibit at Gallerie M
Collaboration is key as experienced artists teach and work alongside proteges for a year, culminating in a solid group exhibit
Jun 24th, 2011 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Meek’s Cutoff
The true story of Stephen Meek and 1,000 pioneers crossing the wilderness is fascinating. The film is not as rich a story.
Jun 24th, 2011 by Mark Metcalf
Fine Arts Quartet honors Wolfgang Laufer
The ensemble honors its deceased cellist at the third Summer Evenings of Music program at UWM.
Jun 23rd, 2011 by Andy Tisdel
Our video series begins with Youngblood Theatre
Video artists Joel Van Haren and Kelly Anderson premiere TCD.tv with a gripping scene from Mickle Maher's "An Apology."
Jun 23rd, 2011 by Tom Strini
Countdown to the Big Gig
11 days, 600 bands. Are you ready for Summerfest? VP of Entertainment Bob Babisch offers a taste of the world's largest music festival in 2011.
Jun 23rd, 2011 by Mark Metcalf
Tsunami relief for Japan is the goal of Milwaukee classical artists
Frank Almond, Jillian Bruss, the Fine Arts and Philomusica String Quartets, the Prometheus Trio and artists from UWM join in a benefit for Japan.
Jun 23rd, 2011 by Matthew Reddin
INdustri Cafe
Make room as Ashley Brandt explores Milwaukee eateries all summer long. This week, "shelter from the ordinary" in Walker's Point.
Jun 23rd, 2011 by Ashley Brandt
Wells St. Two-way Street Conversion is Long Overdue
At Thursday’s Public Safety Committee meeting a file will be voted on that would authorize the conversion of Wells St. to two-way operation from 6th St. to Prospect Ave. According to the Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin Center District Board voted to oppose part of this conversion, in particular from 4th Street to 6th Street, due to “safety” concerns. These concerns miss the big picture and can be handled while bringing the benefits of making Wells St. two-ways in downtown Milwaukee. Well Street’s one-way configuration brings an assortment of issues that negatively impact the neighborhood it passes through. In particular it is common to see cars continuously circling the block, because a parking spot is not easily accessible without circling the neighborhood. Another direct result of Wells St. being a one-way street, with little congestion, and having multiple travel lanes is that people speed excessively. This is an all too frequent occurrence. Additionally, crashes occur when drivers attempt to turn left from the center lane, because the nature of the street doesn’t fit with the location, causing an accident. Finally, it is all to common to see are drivers heading in the wrong direction along Wells St. A two-way street conversion would alleviate these issues while bringing benefits to the city. A benefit is that a two-way conversion will make Wells St. more pedestrian friendly, as no longer will one need to cross a “freeway” to get across the street. It will bring enhanced visibility to retail establishments, drawing in more of the infrequent drivers passing through the neighborhood. Additionally, for automobile drivers it will actually enhance connectivity by reducing the need to loop around to find a parking spot or a missed intersection. Finally, it will reduce traffic speeds along Wells St., improving safety for both the pedestrian and the automobile driver. This change is long overdue and hopefully this is just another step toward a more connected, accessible, and safe built environment in downtown Milwaukee.
Jun 22nd, 2011 by Dave Reid
Dark Wizards Convene
CNN hosted the first GOP debate of the year that involved actual candidates and some clear winners did emerge: the 99.99% of Americans who neglected to watch it.
Jun 22nd, 2011 by Will Durst
Benno’s Bar – Think globally, drink locally
Marty Weigel is far from your average bar owner, and Benno’s Bar and Grill is much more than a local watering hole.
Jun 22nd, 2011 by Zach Buchheit
