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(Nice pic of our lakefront, including the fairly new and "funky" art museum in the bottom right.)
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O Canada, we are sometimes envious of thee Business is just booming in Canada, eh. That message rang loud and clear at the Milwaukee World Trade Association's 44th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference Tuesday.
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Two bands battle at Up and Under Pub All across town local bands are duking it out for recognition, but perhaps none want it worse than Steez or Fat J and the Pinners.
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Hi-Hat Group leads Bradford Beach makeover One of the city's foremost and funkiest restaurant groups, along with two local marketers, take over Bradford Beach.
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Telluride aims for casual, sustainable drinking vibe Bay View's first "eco-friendly" bar, Telluride, opens next week, but don't expect beer that will be served in recycled mugs, with compost heaps on the spacious side patio.
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OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: May 15, 2008 It's an eclectic mix of recommendations this week. We're talking about a ghostly record, Busted t-shirts, delicious popcorn, pyramids, chicken poop and much more.
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Potawatomi sows new Wild Earth restaurant Under the radar for a lot of fine dining fans is the arrival of the new Wild Earth restaurant, which Potawatomi touts as "a place where a great dining experience doesn't have to be formal."
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Family Weekend Roundup: May 16-18, 2008 Here's a list of kid-friendly events this weekend in Brew City.
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Top college athletes deserve a piece of the pie At the highest level, college athletics is the most immoral, hypocritical, self-serving business in this country. That being said, I will make my point clearly so there is no confusion.
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Update on my home brewery A few months ago, I blogged about my first homebrewing experience. Despite a peculiar smell, the first batch turned out OK.
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Miller Time Pub's Unplugged down to two finalists The Miller Time Pub Unplugged Music Series has reached the final round.
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The pulse of U.K. reggae If you saw me driving to work today, you likely heard me singing along to Steel Pulse's 1982 "True Democracy," which I extracted from the shelf this morning for the first time in many, many years.
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Young Casanovas use creativity to impress The Young Casanovas are trying to break into the music business. Al Daniels and Jason Haase have developed a vision of something creative, redefining and intriguing. Their latest work, "Thirty in Fifteen," mixes 30 RandB hooks or choruses in 15 minutes.
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The White Box does all degrees of wedding design The 500 block of North Water Street is gaining its own reputation -- one for boutique shopping, hipster salons and, more recently, wedding planners. The White Box of Wedding Design, a full-service nuptial consultation studio, opened last week.
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Gagne returns to closer role in Brewers' victory Brewers closer Eric Gagne's "mental break" lasted all of two days. He earned his 10th save of the season the the Brewers' 5-3 victory Tuesday night against Los Angeles.
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"Gettin' Grown" lands on DVD Filmed in Milwaukee with a cast and crew predominantly from Brew City, "Getting' Grown" may have the look of a Milwaukee film, but its deceptively simple story is straight out of European cinema.
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Experience prom the second time around Whether you were stuck alone against the wall or danced up a storm all night, you'll never forget your prom. The Milwaukee Recreation Department gives you a chance to relive the magic with Second Prom this Saturday.
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Summerfest unveils lineup for Classic Rock stage Three Dog Night, Daryl Stuermer, Blondie, Cheap Trick and Earth, Wind and Fire lead a diverse lineup of headline acts slated to perform at the MandI Classic Rock Stage during Summerfest 2008.
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Whitlock pitches a shutout and other thoughts I reached out to Jason Whitlock to do my show because he is a national columnist, author and man of color who takes controversial stands on a number of topics including race, ethics and general behavior in the world of sports.
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Longtime radio personality suffers heart attack Longtime Milwaukee radio personality and current Miller Park public address announcer Robb Edwards suffered a heart attack Tuesday.
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Get ready for the Rams! The St. Louis Rams will conduct their training camp at Concordia University in Mequon.
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Time-wasting Video of the Day: May 13, 2008 In a story today, OnMilwaukee.com staffer Julie Lawrence writes about the Milwaukee team AURUM, which produced the five-minute short film "Weeds," for the 48-Hour Film Project.Here is a clip.
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Mayor pitches in to fill potholes Sure, it's just a PR stunt. But if you'd like to watch Mayor Tom Barrett roll up his sleeves and get dirty, he'll fill potholes with the Department of Public Works Wednesday morning.
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Updates on two condo developments Here are two updates on a pair of greater Downtown housing projects.
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"GTA4," like its predecessors, has sucked me in The unstructured, open world style of the "Grand Theft Auto" series has always sucked me in. I'm not especially fond of the over-the-top violence, and while it doesn't offend me per se, I'm more intrigued about the meticulous attention to the smallest details in these fully developed, barely fictional cities.
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M.I.A. dishes up electrifying -- and loud -- Turner gig From the opening salvo of "Bamboo Banga" Maya Arulpragasam's charisma and energy was apparent, even if the roaring thunder of her wide-ranging, encyclopedic and potentially seizure-inducing sound drowned out her voice much of the time.
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Bartender profile: Georgina Gast of Mikey's Georgina Gast studied mass communication in college, so it's not surprising that she enjoys communicating with customers at Mikey's, 811 N. Jefferson St. But, that's just one part of the job.
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This winning blogger is going to Mexico Last week was Travel Week at OnMilwaukee.com and we were full of great stories about destinations near and far. Best of all, you, our readers, stepped up and blogged a storm of travel-related stories, memories, advice and more.
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Local filmmakers screen at Cannes Film Festival In last year's Milwaukee 48-Hour Film Project contest, a short called "Weeds" won Best Picture, Best Musical Score, Best Special Effects, Best use of Prop, Best Graphics, Best Sound Design and Audience Choice Honors. The locally-made film now screens at Cannes.
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OnMilwaukee.com grabs a little piece of the Big Gig In our 10th year, we're proud to be an official associate sponsor of the Big Gig. This year, we look forward to seeing you at our stage, The Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage and Pavilion with Miller High Life and OnMilwaukee.com.
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The man in the center of the storm When the Brewers got off to a sluggish start this season, the chattering class of fans and reporters called for his dismissal and exposed their lack of knowledge.
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Brewers Charities steps to the plate for Milwaukee Brewers Charities, the non-profit arm of the local baseball club, is responsible for generating and overseeing more than $500,000 annually for philanthropic efforts throughout the Milwaukee community and the state of Wisconsin.
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Guitarist Kottke receiving UWM honorary degree Guitarist / composer Leo Kottke gets an honorary doctorate in music performance Sunday from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts.
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Summerfest announces Potawatomi Stage with Miller High Life and OnMilwaukee.com Summerfest announced the headline acts today for the The Potawatomi Bingo Casino Stage and Pavilion with Miller High Life and OnMilwaukee.com. Top headliners for the stage include Jakob Dylan, the Wailers, Cowboy Mouth and more.
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Time-wasting Video of the Day: May 12, 2008 Still sluggish from Mother's Day brunch, we had trouble picking a selection until we read Andy Tarnoff's enthusiastic review of the Flight of the Conchords concert.
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Altered Five signs with Cold Wind Milwaukee blues rock outfit Altered Five inked a deal with Minneapolis-based Cold Wind Records and the quintet's new disc, "Bluesified," arrives in June. The 10-song disc is distributed nationally by Allegro Corp.
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This river wall needs a paint job The Milwaukee River wall directly under the Chase Bank Building bothers me. It's ugly, an eye sore and in dire need of, at the very least, a paint job.
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It's Bike to Work Week It's Bike to Work Week in Milwaukee and aside from saving a few bucks on gas and gaining a little muscle, there are plenty of reasons to keep the car in park this week.
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Seems like just yesterday... We don't seem to talk about it much now that the name "Marley" is more a marketing phrase than a surname. But, I'll admit to being old enough to remember when Bob Marley was alive.
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Alterra Coffee serves good food, too Although Alterra Coffee Roasters is primarily a specialty coffee company, its food and bakery items add an important dimension to the business.
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Gig round-up: Veirs gig finally gets here Colorado Springs native Laura Veirs was scheduled to make a pair of appearances in Milwaukee late last year. But those dates were canceled and we've had to wait until now to get our chance to see Veirs in the act.
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Brewers Notebook: Meeting of the minds General manager Doug Melvin plans to meet with manager Ned Yost and the coaching staff today to assess the Brewers' season thus far. They'll have plenty to talk about.
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Parent Posse: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate In light of the recent measles outbreak, we asked the OnMilwaukee.com Parent Posse for their thoughts on vaccinating children.
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FOTC delivers funky, folky, funny jams to Riverside Quite simply, FOTC mixed funky jams, clever lyrics, deadpan shtick and witty improv comedy into a masterpiece show. If you've never heard them, think Bee Gees meets Tenacious D meets David Bowie meets the Pet Shop Boys.
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BoDeans among Big Gig's Briggs stage headliners Milwaukee's own BoDeans, Gnarls Barkley, Phil Lesh and Friends and country star Phil Vassar highlight a diverse lineup of headliners at the Briggs and Stratton Big Backyard during Summerfest 2008.
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Woodland Pattern screens soap flick "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" screens at Woodland Pattern, 720 E. Locust St., on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
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Goals are for suckers The fundamental "one thing" of Buddhism is "living in the moment." At least that's what I try to focus on when I meditate. Simply concentrating on breathing in and breathing out unplugs my brain from past regrets and future worries.
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Sunday Scorecard: How do you spell relief? Brewers manager Ned Yost said he would consider removing Eric Gagne (pictured) from the closer's role. Gagne may have made the decision for his manager. "I don't deserve the ninth inning right now," Gagne said.
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Book clubs boost language skills in friendly atmosphere Finding a book club isn't difficult. However, finding a book club that reads books in foreign languages isn't easy in Milwaukee. But if you look, there are a few.
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Golfing Arizona's finest courses A golf trip is a worthy-vacation any time of year. But after a brutal winter in Milwaukee, the best time to hit the links in Arizona has to be late March. We reviewed Vistal Golf Club, The Raven at South Mountain, The Westin Kierland Golf Club and the TPC Scottsdale.
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Let's take a ride on Highway 19 Highway 19, running from Watertown to Mazomanie, offers a nice alternative if you don't want to take the freeway and want to check out some beautiful Wisconsin scenery and small towns.
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