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Taverns: Mad Planet Dances Through the Decades
Taverns

Mad Planet Dances Through the Decades

Since 1990, it’s offered dancing, live music and a weirdly welcoming vibe.

Friday Photos: UWM’s New Freshwater School Makes Progress
Friday Photos

UWM’s New Freshwater School Makes Progress

The $53 million, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences is rising along the waterfront.

House Confidential: Sue Black’s Cape Cod Cutie
House Confidential

Sue Black’s Cape Cod Cutie

The Milwaukee Wave owner and former parks director lives modestly near the Waukesha county line.

Milwaukeeans Push for Immigration Reform

Milwaukeeans Push for Immigration Reform

DC rally attendees come back confident a bipartisan agreement will be created by Congress.

Bike Czar: Year’s First Fatality, Bicyclist Hit by SUV
Bike Czar

Year’s First Fatality, Bicyclist Hit by SUV

Bicyclists continue to be killed by negligent drivers, which is why Wisconsin needs a Vulnerable User Law.

New City Law Fails to Help Black Contractors

New City Law Fails to Help Black Contractors

2012 ordinance aimed to give more access but only 1 of 125 contracts went to black-owned businesses.

Murphy’s Law: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Recalls
Murphy’s Law

Why Republicans Are Wrong About Recalls

The bill to restrict recalls is a naked attempt by political officials to protect their jobs.

Legislation You Should Worry About

Legislation You Should Worry About

A tax handout to TV and radio stations and more restrictions on wind power are among some questionable new bills.

Plenty of Horne: Pabst Leader’s Salary Far Below Smiley’s
Plenty of Horne

Pabst Leader’s Salary Far Below Smiley’s

Pabst boss Gary Witt makes less than a third of what Smiley makes. Ald. Bauman questions this.

City Business: Nehring’s Family Market
City Business

Nehring’s Family Market

Their new place in the Public Market offers fresh produce, wood-fired pizzas and an intimate bar.

Flynn’s Force: Nabbing a Violator
Flynn’s Force

Nabbing a Violator

A squad car patrols a high crime neighborhood and turns up a violator. How it works. Part III of a series.

Young Professionals Discuss Sustainable Milwaukee

Young Professionals Discuss Sustainable Milwaukee

Second annual Young Professional Week features a panel discussion at City Hall on April 15th moderated by Urban Milwaukee.