Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 30, 2008
Winter parking rules start tonight
The TV weather folks are already going crazy with predictions of imminent doom as the first significant snowfall of the season begins its assault on Milwaukee. But as you sit glued to the set or making peace with your creator as the white plague descends from the sky, you may want to double-check your parking spot.
Tags: milwaukee, blizzard, snow, night parking, dpw

Sports - Oct. 31, 2008
Admirals' scavenger hunt builds team chemistry
Getting more than two dozen hockey players acclimated to each other and the city they will call home for at least the next six months is no easy task. To accomplish those feats, Admirals president Jon Greenberg and head coach Lane Lambert brainstormed with OnMilwaukee.com and sent the team on a scavenger hunt. The results were hilarious.
Tags: admirals, milwaukee, saz's, bronze fonz, milwaukee public market, discovery world

Dining - Oct. 8, 2008
Milwaukee small event planning guide
"Where can I book a group gathering in Milwaukee?" We get that question a lot here at OnMilwaukee.com, and we started to compile some answers.
Tags: milwaukee, event planning, rehearsal dinner, group dining, shower, hall rental, room rental, small group outing, roots, water street brewery, sabor, mo's, trocadero, red light, sake tumi, sullivans, roots, mikey's, milwaukee chophouse, milwaukee ale house

Sports - Oct. 3, 2008
Philadelphia: Where playoff dreams go to die
The Brewers were the latest team to head to Philadelphia for postseason play, only to leave heartbroken.
Tags: milwaukee, brewers, bucks, packers, philadelphia, lincoln financial field, wachovia center, spectrum, 76ers, eagles, phillies, 4th & 26, nlds, nba playoffs

Arts & Entertainment - June 23, 2008
OnMilwaukee.com Video of the Day: June 23, 2008
Our entry today is dedicated to comedian George Carlin, who died Sunday at age 73. Thanks to a controversial appearance in 1972, Carlin will forever be linked to Milwaukee and Summerfest.
Tags: george carlin, summerfest, milwaukee

Travel & Visitors Guide - Nov. 30, 2008
Face of the Week
I draw Great Big Faces, and I write about the places I visit and the people I draw.  This week’s Face of the Week is Daryl from Milwaukee.  Daryl reminded me of the late great comedian Bernie Mac.  Daryl had Bernie’s sense of humor, as well as his smile and fro.&nb...
Tags: great big faces, milwaukee, bernie mac

Politics - Oct. 21, 2008
Active Citizenry
I have been paying close attention to Milwaukee's Common Council and the legislation at stake each month through committee meetings and the regular Council sessions. Recently, a local group called Common Ground has been attending Common Council meetings. They are, (according to an event post abou...
Tags: Common Ground, politics, Common Council, Milwaukee, community issues, city, legislation

Sports - Oct. 5, 2008
My First Playoff game... pt. 1
So, after buying tickets from Stub Hub and forking several hundred dollar over for some pretty sweet seats, I found myself in the thick of the largest sports related party in Wisconsin.  First, the parking situation brought me down.  I was never notified or saw what the parking situatio...
Tags: Brewers, sports, playoffs, baseball, Milwaukee

Politics - Oct. 5, 2008
Drowning in Delusions
The list of privatization/deregulation failure is long. Health care, the airlines, military contractors, school choice, formerly public employment/contracts, prisons, utilities, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, railroads, and on and on. The push for privatization is merely private industry taking th...
Tags: Milwaukee, Water, Privatization

Politics - Oct. 1, 2008
Everyone IS Pro Life Even the Pro Choice by Barbara Meyer-Spidell
This was a Letter to a Friend, and is written by Barbara Meyer-Spidell Everyone IS Pro Life even the Pro Choice. The difference therein lies in the fact that those who are not 'Pro Preventative Abortion' and turn their backs, assuaging in their own minds that what they are doi...
Tags: Roe vs. Wade, Palin, Pro Preventative Abortion, Milwaukee, Welfare Warriors