An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
Timely describes Milwaukee Repertory Theater's season night-cap. A sarcastic toast to resurgent free market enthusiasm, and all the "self-making" delusions that tag along with attitudes encouraging reduction of society to no-holds-barred capitalism, Arthur Miller's classic challenges this exuberance prophetically. Death of a Salesman reminds us all of the virtue found in honest reflection, as only... Continue Reading →
Walking towards the door, I imagined a scene flashing back to a developing main street in an early 20th century trading post. In this scene, Northern Chocolate Co., with its brick facade and iron-barred windows, would securely hold the town's people's earnings converted into a currency called chocolate. Historic Martin Luther King Drive, home to... Continue Reading →
A sidewalk sign boasted availability of "fine fineries" at the Buy-Local Bazaar in the Kern Center Sunday afternoon. In case you missed it, here are few of Local Trolley's favorite booths: Lovesick Robot Studios http://lovesickrobot.org I mention this booth from the standpoint that I used to be a super duper Star Wars freak. The key... Continue Reading →
Recently, I mentally noted that Lisbon Avenue leads a perfect and direct route from Milwaukee's Northside into downtown. For that matter, as an old "milk road", Hwy 41 will take you all the way from Green Bay, WI to downtown. Overlooking the park lands of Washington Park, I welcomed the familiar left turn off of... Continue Reading →
Cold rain deepened my resolve to visit the Grand Avenue Borders blow-out sale, a trip that I plotted and canceled several times. Who am I to separate the uncanny combination of books and rain? The partially burned out 'O' in the marquee sign atop the building also helped. Until Borders announced its closing I never... Continue Reading →
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