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Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Upcoming Events for the Week of July 27th, 2009

Urban Milwaukee’s Upcoming Events & Meetings Calendar should help you keep up to date on important events effecting our neighborhoods, the City of Milwaukee, and our region. July 27, 2009 Special Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting July 27, 2009 9:00 am The Finance and Personnel Committee considers appropriations, finances, taxation, revenues, labor relations, personnel, pensions and other benefits, insurance, audits and city budget.This Finance and Personnel Committee meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall.[…] July 28, 2009 Common Council Meeting July 28, 2009 9:00 am City Hall 200 East Wells St. Common Council Chambers Milwaukee, WI 53202[…] July 30, 2009 Board of Zoning Appeals July 30, 2009 4:00 pm BOZA is authorized to hear appeals in matters relating to all zoning ordinances.All hearings are held in Room 301-B of City Hall.[…]

Baloney on Wry: Shared bounty
Baloney on Wry

Shared bounty

We may as well make room for the animal neighbors.

Simply health: Take it with a grain of salt
Simply health

Take it with a grain of salt

Salt is cheap, makes most foods taste better, extends shelf life, and hides the artificial taste of processed food.

From the editor: Praising dreamers
From the editor

Praising dreamers

Pioneers. Dreamers. Idea people. Idealists. In fits and starts, in great successes and blinding failures both, they move us all forward.

Growing Hope, Growing Change, Growing Power

Growing Hope, Growing Change, Growing Power

Will Allen just might be the Johnny Appleseed of the next food revolution

Tidbits: News you need to know
Tidbits

News you need to know

Sweet Water Organics angling to grow fresh fish - and a healthier community - on the city's south side

Giving credit where it’s due.

Giving credit where it’s due.

It is easy to point to imploding businesses and even whole sectors of industry as examples of what NOT to do. A more interesting, and more finite, approach would be to point to businesses and sectors of industry that provide insightful examples of what TO do. The credit unions seem to provide just such an opportunity.

Urban Almanac: Life stories writ small
Urban Almanac

Life stories writ small

In our region's lakes, ponds and rivers, the rhythm of life beats with more urgency as summer moves in, even for the smallest creatures.

Pantry raid: Pasta perfect
Pantry raid

Pasta perfect

Pasta salads yield to the inspirations you'll find in our pantries.

‘Henry V’ production proves simplicity can still be quality

‘Henry V’ production proves simplicity can still be quality

The one thing any Shakespeare play doesn't need in order to be successful is extraneous sensationalism. The Bard's text alone often makes the plays so dense that any effort to heighten them with elaborate or ornate design elements can seem like depreciation. With language so beautiful, characters so rich, and dramatic turns so engaging - all Shakespeare needs for a quality production is a talented and dedicated cast, supported by equally worthy direction. With Milwaukee's Quasi-Production' staging of Henry V, a vast array of talent has assembled to create a simple but highly engaging depiction of the solidarity of soldiers, the beauty of love, and the power of unity.

Boomerang!: Minding the rules
Boomerang!

Minding the rules

Building a consensus in the kitchen

Farmers markets help nourish local economies as well

Farmers markets help nourish local economies as well

Supporting local growers comes with many benefits for food consumers