Music - Sept. 17, 2007
Devendra Banhart bangs out dos horas of music
Devendra Banhart performed for more than two hours on The Pabst Theater stage on Sunday night for a small-but-devoted audience.
Tags: Devendra Banhart, Pabst Theatre, Joanna Newsom, Nick Cave, Jim Morrisson, Noah Georgeson, folk, Tropicalism, Brazil, Venezuela, Feist

Milwaukee Buzz - July 13, 2006
Venezuelan mayor comes to Milwaukee
The government of Venezuela isn't on the best terms with the Bush administration, but locally, representatives from the South American country are looking forward to talking democracy with Milwaukee.
Tags: chavez, Venezuela

Milwaukee Buzz - June 5, 2006
Venezuelan ambassador visits Milwaukee
Venezuelan Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez visits Milwaukee on Thursday, June 15, accompanied by Luis Reyes Reyes, governor of the Venezuelan state of Lara, and Julio Chavez. mayor of the city of Carora. The trio arrives in Milwaukee to a proposed sister city relationship between Milwaukee and Carora.
Tags: Venezuela

Marketplace - Nov. 23, 2005
Notte fuses fashion and nightlife
"Notte" means night in Italian and when you walk into this new store in Shorewood with its black and white interior and pulsating club music, you are inspired to head out for a stylish night on the town.
Tags: Notte, fashion, Shorewood, Capitol Drive, Franco Cascarano, Sergio Palacios, Felipe Pimentel, Venezuela, Colombia

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 26, 2005
Milwaukee Public Museum polishes up "Pearls" exhibit
The Milwaukee Public Museum will shine when it unveils "Pearls: A Natural History" March 5-June 26. The exhibit contains the largest and most comprehensive collection of pearls ever assembled. It traces the lore, legends and facts of this treasure of nature.
Tags: Milwaukee Public Museum, Pearls: A Natural History, Chicago Field Museum, pearls, jewelry, decorative art, Venezuela, Tahiti, South Sea, Renaissance Europe, Imperial China, India, Russia, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, Barbara Bush