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1.	Prohibition Repeal Party
2.	7th Annual Food For Families/Hunger Task Force Benefit Show
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4.	The Producers
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This Day in Milwaukee History

Dec. 5, 1933
Prohibition is repealed and before the new year arrives Milwaukeeans spend more than $30 million on beer!

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OnMilwaukee.com Right Now

New book wedges in profiles of 43 cheesemakers

In Dining
By Bobby Tanzilo - 7:02 a.m.

While books have been written before about Wisconsin cheese, James Norton and Becca Dilley's "The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin" -- published in large-format paperback by The University of Wisconsin Press ($24.95) -- focuses specifically on the men and women who create the delicious and award-winning cheeses on Wisconsin.
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Master Cheesemaker Joe Widmer making Brick cheese in Theresa. Widmer puts the curds into forms, weighing down the lids with bricks his grandfather bought.

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In Living

Finding the beauty within

By Sarah Foster - 5:38 a.m.
The death of Solange Magnano during a plastic surgery procedure has Sarah Foster wondering why we struggle to find happiness ...
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In Bars & Clubs

On the town in Milwaukee: Sneaking into Bittercube's "Speakeasy"

By Maureen Post - Friday
Bittercube makes both aromatic and citrus bitters, several liqueurs including Limoncello, Apple Brandy and Triple Sec ...
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In Politics

To Taverns: Peace, or you're out

By Doug Hissom - Friday
Loud taverns and bars are drawing the ire of neighbors -- and Milwaukee Common Council members, who slapped a South ...
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In Dining Briefs

Crisp to cut slices on Brady Street

By Maureen Post - Friday
Crisp will be a lunch and dinner stop for New York style pizza by the slice or pie. But, pizza is just the start. The ...
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In Marketplace

Energy audits helps stop home heat loss

By Julie Lawrence - Friday
The temperatures outside are plummeting. It's winter in Wisconsin and the cozy comfort of our homes becomes our refuge ...
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In Movies & TV

Hartford's WTKM is a broadcasting throwback

By Andrew Wagner - Friday
In an age when local radio is dominated by bottom-line driven corporate conglomerates, tiny WTKM in Hartford serves ...
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In Milwaukee Buzz

OnMilwaukee.com Weekend Preview: Dec. 4-6, 2009

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Friday
Are you one of the lucky few to be done shopping, having braved "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" sales in order to ...
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In Dining Briefs

Midwest's first Capriotti's Sandwich Shop opens Monday

By Jeff Sherman - Friday
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., officially opens on Monday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m.
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In Music Briefs

Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker book Bradley Center show

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Friday
The "American Living Unstoppable" Tour comes to Milwaukee on Feb. 26, 2010 as Rascal Flatts and special guest Darius ...
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In Sports

OnMilwaukee.com Sports Weekend Preview: Dec. 4-6, 2009

By Andrew Wagner - Friday
It's another Packer-free Sunday as Green Bay welcomes the Ravens to Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football. In the ...
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In Arts & Entertainment Briefs

Latino Arts hosts Cuban greats

By Maureen Post - Friday
Opening tonight and running through February 2010, "Cuban Artists' Books and Prints: 1985- 2008" combines dozens of ...
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In Sports

Fantasy football forecast: Week 13 studs and duds

By Eric Huber - Thursday
The NFL playoffs are a few weeks away, but fantasy football players are rapidly approaching. The experts from RapidDraft.com ...
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In Kids & Family

Family Weekend Roundup: Dec. 4-6, 2009

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Thursday
The season of giving is officially here and Milwaukee is a hotbed of holiday happenings. Take the little people to the ...
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In Living

OnMilwaukee.com Recommends: December 3, 2009

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Thursday
Maybe its the after-effects of good Thanksgiving meals, but there were some hungry folks in the OnMilwaukee.com editorial ...
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In Movies & TV

OnMedia: Channel 6 gets ready to throw HD switch

By Tim Cuprisin - Thursday
A second Milwaukee station is about to enter the HD news game. And, a new weathercaster combines TV and the Internet ...
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In Arts & Entertainment

Ann Landers, Plaid Dinner Jackets fill major stages

By Damien Jaques - Thursday
Theater companies have learned to avoid scheduling shows of great heft this time of year. Death, politics and cussing ...
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In Holiday Guide

Season's screenings!

By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers - Thursday
Sure, you've seen them all a hundred times, but that's what makes holiday movies -- the classics and the newbies -- ...
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In Sports

Badgers rock the Kohl Center with upset of Duke

By Andrew Wagner - Wednesday
Junior point guard Trevon Hughes had 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting to lead Wisconsin to the upset over No. 6 Duke Wednesday ...
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In Marketplace

Christmas trees are big business in Wisconsin

By Andrew Wagner - Wednesday
Some say live Christmas trees smell better and are better for the environment, but there's another big factor to consider ...
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In Holiday Guide

Salvation Army urgently needs your help this year

By Steve Jagler - Wednesday
The Salvation Army needs your help this holiday season. Many businesses have turned away the Army's famous red kettles, ...
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A Jamma For Obamma

By HmongkeyHmongsta - Friday

I was feeling bad for Obama today when I was looking at this picture and listening to this song. I totally relate to how he must be feeling. I ran for ...

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Featured Staff Writers' Blogs

Tim Cuprisin

What holiday TV special are you waiting to see?

Posted on Nov. 30, 2009 - 07:00 a.m.

Molly Snyder Edler

If OnMilwaukee.com makes one resolution, what should it be?

Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 2:26 p.m.

Julie Lawrence

What's the point of a smoking ban if you can ignore it?

Posted on Nov. 30, 2009 - 10:08 a.m.

Drew Olson

A hideous crime spree in the suburbs

Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 08:59 a.m.

Maureen Post

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Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 2:51 p.m.

Jeff Sherman

Midwest's first Capriotti's Sandwich Shop opens Monday

Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 08:33 a.m.

Bobby Tanzilo

A gift a day: The Beatles Box of Vision

Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 08:14 a.m.

Andy Tarnoff

Let's get realistic about Afghanistan

Posted on Dec. 3, 2009 - 10:44 a.m.

Andrew Wagner

Smoking ban is fine, until its time to pay up

Posted on Dec. 4, 2009 - 1:10 p.m.

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	March. By then, I need winter to be over.
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