Bars & Clubs - Feb. 26, 2009
Upscale bottle service is illegal in Milwaukee
Bottle service isn't an especially new trend in upscale clubs around the country, but only recently did the "V.I.P" trend make its way to Milwaukee. It's a move that is intended to make customers look like high-rollers. And it's a move that, according to Ald. Jim Bohl, chairman of the Common Council Licenses Committee, is illegal in all Wisconsin bars.
Tags: bottle service, v.i.p., jim bohl, tavern league

Politics - Nov. 7, 2008
Common Council takes aim at problem nightclubs
The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee wants to crack down on continued violence and disturbances in front of area dance clubs. Two of the clubs targeted are the Ladybug Club Downtown and Rain in Walker's Point.
Tags: ladybug club, rain, common council, licensing committee, tony zielinski, bay view, parshotam singh, akmart, vera pawlak, jim bohl, bob bauman

Politics - Sept. 26, 2008
Lawyers continue to reap from Jude case
The case of Frank Jude continues to haunt Milwaukee. And it continues to cost the city money. This time it will result in a settlement for two of Jude's companions on that ill-fated October 2004 night in Bay View. Kirsten Antonissen and Katie Brown filed a claim against the city saying their civil rights were violated that evening when police beat Jude to a bloody pulp.
Tags: Frank Jude, Kirsten Antonissen, Katie Brown, Jim Bohl, Terry Witkowski, Bob Donovan, Kathleen Falk, Bronzeville, America's Black Holocaust Museum, Tim Carpenter

Milwaukee Buzz - July 13, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Is the one-beer rule a good one?
Do you think limiting the number of beers a person can buy at one time at a street festival is a good solution?
Tags: RiverSplash, Willie Hines, Michael Murphy, Jim Bohl, Doug Hissom, beer sales, beer vendors, one-drink maximum

Politics - May 23, 2008
Unexpected visit from police comes at high cost
Karter Stank was part of a group of unlucky people who filed claims against the city after police executed search warrants in the wrong homes.
Tags: karter stank, milwaukee police, marilyn figueroa-brito, john norquist, victor arellano, jim doyle, manitoba hydro, joe davis, jim bohl