by Andrea Guzzetta Comedian Damon Millard has returned to Milwaukee after a three years absence to record his first stand-up special. Millard started doing stand-up almost 7 years ago. “I was toying with the idea of doing stand up for a few weeks, it was after my friend Katie was tragically murdered that I had […]
2016
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Johanna Rose – Neighbor Spotlight
by Ellen C. Warren “Music is what I do.” It is not the answer to a question. It is a pronouncement. An explanation. Her big upright bass, leaning against the wall, stands witness. Musician, vocalist, artist, songwriter Johanna Rose has thrown her heart into her greatest love, music. And even when she is not in […]
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Pirate Party candidate runs against two politicians named Chris
by Monica Reida Joe Klein is no stranger elections. Klein, a founder of the Wisconsin Pirate Party, ran for Milwaukee County Executive in 2004 and state assembly in 2014, losing both times. He is currently running for Milwaukee County Executive against incumbent Chris Abele and State Sen. Chris Larson (D-7th). “We have two democrats running,” […]
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The Underwater Panther
by Vince Bushell In the warms days of 2013 I was researching the work of Increase Lapham. Lapham was a self taught surveyor, engineer and scientist, including botany, meteorology, and archaeology. His book, The Antiquities of Wisconsin, finished in 1852 and published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1855, is a fascinating record of the Indian […]
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Black Husky Brewing Moving to Riverwest
by Freesia McKee After leaving Milwaukee for the Northern Wisconsin town of Pembine in 1999, Tim and Toni Eichinger are heading back south to Riverwest. This time, they will be bringing their business, Black Husky Brewing, with them. The brewery will be a larger space than the 9’x15’ area (“about the same size as a […]
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