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Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Next Act’s season opens quietly, poignantly and with a gentle smile

Joel Drake Johnson's "Four Places" probes laughter and heartache as parents and children reverse roles.

The Scarring Party Loses Teeth, Adds New Album

The Scarring Party Loses Teeth, Adds New Album

Milwaukee macabre-makers, Scarring Party releases their new album at Turner Hall Ballroom tonight. And yes, it is Friday, the 13th.

Mike D’Amato’s World Cup Diary

Mike D’Amato’s World Cup Diary

Part 1: Mike D'Amato, lifelong soccer fan and player, politician and now businessman, reports on the the game's biggest tournament from South Africa and from Milwaukee bars.

Urban Tour Guide: Pittsburgh
Urban Tour Guide

Pittsburgh

In an attempt to broaden our horizons, we reached out to other city-focused blogs across the Midwest. Our goal is to provide a quality tour guide for city-lovers in each large Midwestern city. We asked each of our writers recommend around 10 things that can be done in their city and to orientate the guide around someone staying at a downtown hotel without a car (including transit options if anything was outside of walking distance).Our second profile is of Pittsburgh

Why do these students get it?

Why do these students get it?

MPS students know that librarians and libraries are important. They even started a club to save them.

HOLY SHIT! JAPAN TOUR DIARY – Day 5

HOLY SHIT! JAPAN TOUR DIARY – Day 5

LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE! All of my normally well contained rage was exploding inside. I was in no shape to play a show, and I don't really remember it either.

Review: The Skylight’s Evening with a very human Gilbert & Sullivan
Review

The Skylight’s Evening with a very human Gilbert & Sullivan

Dale Gutzman ingeniously weaves operetta artifice, Skylight tradition and compelling character development.

Review: Ilana Setapen’s Milwaukee debut recital
Review

Ilana Setapen’s Milwaukee debut recital

The young violinist, the new associate concertmaster of the MSO, plays a smashing recital at the Wisconsin Conservatory.

Move over, Martha: The rise of the new domestic goddess
Move over, Martha

The rise of the new domestic goddess

A new breed of household artisan has arrived - one focused less on perfection and more on expression and connection. Enter the new domestic goddess.

The rise of the new urban agrarian

The rise of the new urban agrarian

From the White House to your own backyard, veggie gardens are sprouting up all over.

Landscapers form green team

Landscapers form green team

“In the beginning, we had to answer a basic question of whether we were better off collaborating or competing.” Three entrepreneurs share a vision of sustainable Milwaukee landscapes.

Baloney on Wry: We’ve sprung a leak
Baloney on Wry

We’ve sprung a leak

Cleaning house: The spring ritual hasn’t found a home in this house