Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 14, 2008
Five questions for my wife who saw "The Color Purple"
My wife saw the touring production of "Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple" on Tuesday at the Marcus Center. Here are her thoughts.
Tags: Color Purple, Marcus Center, Broadway, Oprah, Sofia, Hell No

Politics - April 9, 2008
Keeping on the stench
Midwest Environmental Advocates, Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers and Family Farm Defenders have joined the more than 70 groups from 27 states objecting to a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency that would exempt factory farms from reporting emissions of toxic gases from animal waste.
Tags: Broadway, Ald. Bauman, Schudson, lead paint, Christopher Pickering, Jordan Denk, Ald. Donovan, Gableman, Mallory O'Brien, Homicide Review Commission, Kessler, EPA, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers, Family Farm Defenders

Arts & Entertainment - March 28, 2008
"Color Purple," "Happy Days" top new Broadway series
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts announced its new Broadway Across America -- Milwaukee series for 2008-'09.
Tags: Broadway, Marcus Center, Color Purple, Happy Days, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, A Chorus Line

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 5, 2008
Downtown already roaring about "The Lion King"
The roar of "The Lion King" is already being felt in Downtown Milwaukee.
Tags: Lion King, Broadway, Milwaukee Theatre, Marcus Center, Hakuna Matata, Disney

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 31, 2008
Where the name has no street
When I moved to Milwaukee, I got a good laugh at the fact that Downtown's Broadway carried the designation "Street," unlike New York's Great White Way, which stood alone as Broadway.
Tags: Broadway, Gary Petersen, Downtown, Third Ward, street names