Sendik’s Fine Foods in Franklin closing its doors
Journal Sentinel reporter Tom Daykin confirmed what people have been hearing yesterday. Sendik’s Fine Foods at the Shoppes at Wyndham Village will CLOSE by the end of the month.
Continue reading...29. June 2009
Frontier and Midwest begin to share booking on flights
Perhaps one of the most obvious things to come out of the Republic acquisition of Midwest Airlines was the fact that there would be closer ties to Denver-based Frontier Airlines, which Republic purchased just a day prior to Midwest’s sale.
Continue reading...29. June 2009
School Superintendents should follow her example
Mindful of the bad economy, the Whitnall School Superintendent has taken a voluntary pay freeze. Ah, if only other generously-paid school superintendents were as considerate, caring, and willing to set such a commendable leadership example in their districts.
Continue reading...24. June 2009
Midwest Airlines departs from “hometown airline” status
While it was a shock to many yesterday that Midwest Airlines was bought out by an Indianapolis airline, I believe more of the shock came with the sudden announcement than the actual sale itself.
Continue reading...24. June 2009
Death of Hater (D.O.H.!)
So with my complete lack of power and influence, I would like to declare the death of the word HATER as used in its current slang form.
Continue reading...22. June 2009
Scott Walker gets more heat on his motorcycle tour
As if accusations by Milwaukee County Supervisors of taking in illegal corporate dollars wasn’t enough, Milwaukee County Executive (and gubernatorial candidate) Scott Walker is now under a little fire of-sorts over where his motorcycle entourage will be staying at one stop.
Continue reading...22. June 2009
27th Street corridor expands into Milwaukee and Greenfield
While Franklin and Oak Creek officials have got tons of limelight over their proposed plans for their section of S. 27th Street, the business corridor doesn’t stop at College Avenue, but rather extends all the way up to Aurora St. Luke’s on 27th & Oklahoma. In light of this, Milwaukee and Greenfield have started working [...]
Continue reading...11. June 2009
Dear Suburbanites: Milwaukee is only as violent as your thinking
All the same, those who actively live and work in Milwaukee understand that violent crime is more a product of media hype and mass hysteria than a actual constant danger to the population at-large. Those who try to use every act of violence in Milwaukee as a brush to paint us all as barbarians conveniently ignore such facts as the violent crime rate dropped 9% (national average was 2.5% decrease), including a 32% reduction (105 down to 71) in murders, in 2008 from 2007 according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports.
Continue reading...10. June 2009
CRG files paperwork for recall of State Senator Jim Sullivan
It was noted on an area blog that Citizens for Responsible Government has filed with the state to begin its recall of Democratic State Senator Jim Sullivan of Wauwatosa. Why? Because he voted for the statewide smoking ban, which will begin in July, 2010.
Continue reading...9. June 2009
Congrats to area high schools for making it on Newsweek’s Top 1500
Every year, Newsweek provides Americans with a list of the Top 1500 public high schools in the nation. The metropolitan area is graced with many schools who made this list. Here they are, in the order of highest to lowest on the ranking scale:
Continue reading...8. June 2009
High School Graduations and Churches in the suburbs
The New Berlin School Board’s decision to cancel Eisenhower graduation ceremonies at the church this year after Americans United for Separation of Church and State threatened to sue, has been denounced by some individuals and called “spineless”.
Continue reading...4. June 2009
Senator Feingold seeks Wisconsinites’ opinions prior to Sotomayor vote
This surely will have area conservatives anxious to send out e-mails to US Senator Russ Feingold. In a press release sent out earlier today, Feingold noted that he will be seeking out the opinions of his Wisconsin constituents prior to his vote on Sonia Sotomayor
Continue reading...4. June 2009
Wisconsin confirms first death from swine flu
A Milwaukee adult has been confirmed as the first fatality in Wisconsin from the H1N1 virus, or as more commonly known, the swine flu. This comes almost a month after almost all discussion relating to the epidemic went away in the mainstream media.
Continue reading...4. June 2009
Staybridge Suites aiming at 4th metropolitan location
With two Staybridge Suites locations already open in Franklin and Oconomowoc, and one under construction in Downtown Milwaukee, the hotel chain might get another location proposed, approved, and under construction by year’s end. This new location would be on the corner of Green Tree & Port Washington Roads in Glendale.
Continue reading...4. June 2009
Branson must not be on Milwaukeeians’ top vacation choices
Only two months after announcing nonstop service to vacation hotspot Branson, MO, AirTran has decided to pull the plug. While travel to Branson will linger on through June, it will cease entirely in July. The route between Milwaukee and Branson was part of a continuing effort by AirTran to open up more routes out of [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2009
Democratic Party of Wisconsin files open records request on DOJ lobbying
The heat just turned up in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, where Democratic Party of Wisconsin officials are alleging illegal campaign activities took place. According to an open records request filed earlier today, they claim (among other things) that officials were being coordinated with Republican Party and Walker for Governor campaign talking points.
Continue reading...3. June 2009
Woodman’s is coming to Menomonee Falls
After several months of planning and obtianing approvals from the Village of Menomonee Falls, discount mega-grocer Woodman’s can now finally say they’re coming to the village. Reports indicate that the grocer could start construction on its new metro area location within the month.
Continue reading...3. June 2009
The Zoo Interchange Project (of Convenience)
From everything I have read about this project from the Wisconsin DOT and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel story, the Zoo Interchange project is little more than a convenience project that would not provide a healthy return on investment to the Metro Milwaukee area (in my humble opinion) for five reasons.
Continue reading...2. June 2009
New Berlin mayor sticks to his guns, vetoes Calhoun Road plans
New Berlin Mayor Jack Chiovatero won’t accept the 2-lane Calhoun Road plan recently approved by the New Berlin Common Council without a fight. He took out his veto pen, which will bring the issue back to the council for another go at it.
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30. June 2009
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