Florentine’s “Turandot”: Two intense women
Florentine’s “Turandot”

Two intense women

Calaf gets to sing "Nessun dorma," but Turandot and Liu are the core of this staging of Puccini's Orientalist fantasy.

Friday Photos Friday, 04. November 2011

Friday Photos Friday, 04. November 2011

Bay Street Raised Bike Lane! Milwaukee Fix Bay View Alterra Edison Street Park? The Moderne

Mr. and Mrs. M: Avant-garde Allium
Mr. and Mrs. M

Avant-garde Allium

Mr. and Mrs. M find friendly service, artful presentation and delicious appetizers at Allium, but for the main course, there are better choices in town.

Know Milwaukee: Spreenkler Creative
Know Milwaukee

Spreenkler Creative

Starting as a "meet-up" in 2006, Spreenkler Creative now assists college students to gain creative campaign work experience at their office in the Grand Avenue

Car Culture: The Federal Gas Tax: 98% versus the 2%
Car Culture

The Federal Gas Tax: 98% versus the 2%

Recently, multiple attempts to cut or eliminate bicycle and pedestrian funding from the federal transportation budget have been proposed under the premise that these funds are needed to rebuild America's infrastructure. So far all of these measures have failed, but do they even address the problem?

The Ultimate “Do-It-Yourself-er”: Deborah Niemann visits Milwaukee
The Ultimate “Do-It-Yourself-er”

Deborah Niemann visits Milwaukee

The author of "Homegrown and Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living" discussed ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle at Boswell Books.

PODCAST: History of the LGBT rights movement in America
PODCAST

History of the LGBT rights movement in America

From the Stonewall Riots in 1969 until now, the LGBT rights movement has grown, but there's still a long way to go.

Through the filmmaker’s lens

Through the filmmaker’s lens

Milwaukee filmmakers Matthew Konkel and Kara Mulrooney review out of town films screening at the 13th annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival.

Wisconsin portraitists, vintage and current, at St. John’s

Wisconsin portraitists, vintage and current, at St. John’s

Museum of Wisconsin Art and the lakeside senior residence team up for their first show.

Durst: I don’t know nothing
Durst

I don’t know nothing

We don’t know why CSI: Miami is still on the air. We don’t know why John Boehner is so orange. Let's face it, when it gets down to it, we don't know nothing.

A few words with Ross Bigley of the Milwaukee Short Film Festival

A few words with Ross Bigley of the Milwaukee Short Film Festival

From racy romances to family-friendly sci-fi flicks and even an amateur monster movie, the 13th annual MSFF packs a cinematic punch this weekend.

Florentine Opera’s fairy-tale “Turandot”

Florentine Opera’s fairy-tale “Turandot”

Director Eric Einhorn and soprano Lise Lindstrom on their approach to Puccini's opera and its title role.