Politics - Nov. 7, 2008
Common Council takes aim at problem nightclubs
The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee wants to crack down on continued violence and disturbances in front of area dance clubs. Two of the clubs targeted are the Ladybug Club Downtown and Rain in Walker's Point.
Tags: ladybug club, rain, common council, licensing committee, tony zielinski, bay view, parshotam singh, akmart, vera pawlak, jim bohl, bob bauman

Politics - May 2, 2008
In spring, politicians' thoughts turn to wheel tax
In a move sure to rattle the cages of the anti-tax crowd, three Milwaukee aldermen are proposing a $20 annual fee to register all vehicles in the City of Milwaukee.
Tags: vehicle registration fee, city of milwaukee, bob bauman, bob donovan, willie wade, jim bohl, russ decker, mike huebsch, mike ellis, emu, michels corporation, elm grove

Politics - Feb. 13, 2008
City reaches accord on Kilbourn Tower settlement
A settlement that forces developers to pay $950,000 for a patch of land near Kilbourn Tower appears nearly complete. In return, the city will give back some $100,000 in performance bonds the tower took out on the project.
Tags: kilbourn tower, university club tower, joel lee, port of milwaukee, milwaukee bus bike racks, sheryl albers, sue jeskewitz, bob bauman, mary lazich, pat flaherty, sam mcgovern-rowen, mike d'amato, pat flaherty, nik kovac, pedro colon, leon young, sheldon

Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 29, 2008
Where's the coffee and food at the new Amtrak station?
Why can't I get a real cup of coffee inside Milwaukee's shiny, new Amtrak station?
Tags: Amtrak, Intermodal, St. Paul, Greyhound, Light rail, Stone Creek, Starbucks, Milwaukee Public Market, to go, WISDOT, Eric Resch, Bob Bauman

Politics - Oct. 19, 2007
Web site hopes to give voice to the uninsured
Lori Nitzel, who has lived without insurance for eight years, started a site out of sheer frustration and hopes to make a difference.
Tags: uninsuredwisconsin, lori nitzel, milwaukee common council, bob bauman, bob greene, merrill park neighborhood association, state rep. tom nelson, milwaukee county, smoking ban