Arts & Entertainment

The Destination: Steel Bridge, part 2
The Destination

Steel Bridge, part 2

The whole day is our blank canvas.Everyone is holding out for the encounter with the wild element, the magic thing that will set something in motion.

Finding great art…in a box

Finding great art…in a box

TCD is pleased to welcome renowned artist, educator and founder of Merge Gallery, Valerie Christell, as our newest visual arts contributor. This week, she suffers through Bravo's latest stab at combining art with television, and lives to talk about it.

Is this really the future of bus transit?

Is this really the future of bus transit?

Officials predict a $10.2 million budget shortage in 2011 which could lead to a 14 percent route reduction. It's time to save MCTS.

Happy Hour: El Vencedor
Happy Hour

El Vencedor

Daniel Dufek offers up a fragrant and spicy twist on a classic summer cocktail, just in time for another warm weekend in Milwaukee.

The bright side of the BP oil spill

The bright side of the BP oil spill

America has always been the Imperial Wizard of the International Optimists League. When we're handed lemons, we make lemonade. All we need is a couple of dump trucks full of sugar and ironically, some clean water.

On Stage with TCD: Weekly Highlights from 6/9-6/15
On Stage with TCD

Weekly Highlights from 6/9-6/15

The highly-anticipated American Players Theatre opens their season in Spring Green, WI.

AIDS Memorial Quilt comes to the MAM

AIDS Memorial Quilt comes to the MAM

The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin marks its 25th anniversary and memorializes those lost to the AIDS epidemic with a special exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

From the Couch: 28 batter perfect game
From the Couch

28 batter perfect game

The MLB is filled with umpire gaffes and bad calls that the common couch potato can see, but Bud Selig refuses to give umpires the opportunity to review questionable calls on any type of play.

Board does little to save teaching positions

Board does little to save teaching positions

Kids, teachers sacrificed in MPS budget as board prepares for Dr. Gregory Thornton

Stripwax: Against it!
Stripwax

Against it!

To continue to label this band as “punk” is just plain false. Is a banana a hammer? Is Lady Gaga a linebacker? No and no.

Sorry Ron, some “freedoms” are not worth the cost

Sorry Ron, some “freedoms” are not worth the cost

George Will's tribute to Ron Johnson in the Washington Post ignores the realities of Ron Johnson's Randian brand of "freedom."

The Third Gulf War

The Third Gulf War

BP’s sole object is protecting profit. Covering corporate butt. In the last six weeks, not a single word that has leaked out of their mouths has been true.