Life & Leisure
Buck up, little camper
Molly asks: if you're actually doing well at your job, are you obligated to keep doing it until something better comes along?
Jul 26th, 2009 by Molly Swenson
Pump up the polka!
When The Squeezettes play, the beer that made Milwaukee famous will make a fool out of you, and you will do the hokey pokey, and you want to know why?
Jul 23rd, 2009 by Tea Krulos
The answers are history
On relationships and making life's tough choices: when it comes to multiple choice questions, most of us actually do know the “right” answer – whether we choose it or not.
Jul 23rd, 2009 by Michelle Sieg
The Treehouse that Never Was
It started out with a simple suggestion from my sister to Dad. So far it has resulted in family debate, referencing local law books, price checks at the lumber store and a spray-painted pine.
Jul 21st, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
July 20-26
This week: indie rock invaders, Milwaukee Film hosts a sudsy fundraiser, The Riverwest 24 and Downer Avenue Classic shred the streets, German Fest raises a few steins and a very special Gallery Night party - with US!
Jul 20th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
Restless Trade Syndrome (47-45)
There's more trading-deadline hysteria as the Brewers finally make a move. Plus, Prince Fielder shows his true colors and Frank Catalanotto's battle for the rights to an ironically bad 80's song.
Jul 19th, 2009 by Rob Vosters
What’s Happening
Country legends come to Potawatomi, Brewing Grounds for Change contemplates the global water crisis, bonfires blaze at the beach and Festa Italiana lights up the lakefront.
Jul 13th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
It’s All Downhill From Here (45-43)
As we cross the official mid-point of the season, let's stop and congratulate a few of the most-deserving Brewers from the first half of the season. Join me, Ken, in the first-and-potentially-last-ever presentation of the Dear Ken Macha Mid Season Awards.
Jul 12th, 2009 by Rob Vosters
Last Day of Summerfest ’09
The last day of the world's biggest music festival: it's free! Elvis Costello, Katzenjammer, cowboy hats, roasted corn and everything else you love about Summerfest. See you next year!
Jul 9th, 2009 by Alice Waraxa
Respect Your Elder
Writers and sports radio hosts spend so much time speculating on who the Brewers should trade for, who should be benched and who isn't performing right. Yet when their opinions are confirmed in a moment of extreme candor it's such a shock to their sensibilities that it suddenly becomes more than a statement of truth -- it becomes a flagrant act of disrespecting your elders. The media-created outcry over the comments even prompted your boss, Doug Melvin, into the fray, which only fueled the fire. Yet, surprisingly, his comments, which actually could be taken as disrespectful and patronizing (“I’ll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I’ll give him a badge and he can be my deputy.") were accepted without sparking another round of the bogus flamewar.
Jul 8th, 2009 by Rob Vosters
July 6-12
This week: Jazz in the Garage, The Great Circus Parade, a whole slew of free flicks and The Man, The Myth, The Legend ... Tom Jones.
Jul 6th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
New Glarus, where beer is born
It's a pleasant day in one valley in western Wisconsin, a place where the Swiss have colonized and beer is born high on a Hilltop Brewery. A travelogue in pictures and words.
Jul 1st, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
