Holiday Guide - Nov. 30, 2009
Holiday spirit shines on Candy Cane Lane
Nearly 300 residents of a West Allis neighborhood decorate their homes with festive lights and displays to raise money to help fight childhood cancer. This year is the 25 anniversary of a Milwaukee-area tradition: Candy Cane Lane.
Tags: candy cane lane, macc fund, john cary, west allis

Kids & Family - Nov. 25, 2009
Business Week's top place to raise kids in Wisconsin is ...
Businessweek.com named its "Best Places to Raise Your Kids" in Wisconsin (and the other 49 states) today. See which three Wisconsin communities are on the list.
Tags: Oshkosh, West Allis, Eau Claire, Business Week, Best Places to Raise Kids, rankings, lists, best of

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 21, 2009
Comedian Malkoff gets the key to the city
We first met Mark Malkoff when he was living in an AirTran jet for the month of June. Thursday, the comedian / filmmaker returned to town as part of his current project, "Keys to the City." Malkoff is traveling the country and performing community service tasks for mayors in exchange for keys. We caught up with him before stints in Milwaukee and West Allis.
Tags: mark malkoff, keys to the city, mayor barrett, dan devine, west allis

Politics - Aug. 19, 2009
Mayor responds to Saturday night's attack
At his first press conference since being released from the hospital Monday after a brutal attack Saturday night, Mayor Tom Barrett appeared with his hand in a cast, stitches on his cheek and was visibly tired. But his message was strong.
Tags: tom barrett, milwaukee mayor, anthony peters, barack obama, state fair, west allis

Politics - Aug. 16, 2009
Barrett beaten near State Fair; suspect in custody
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is recovering at Froedtert Hospital today after being attacked by a man wielding a metal pipe last night outside the Wisconsin State Fair.
Tags: mayor tom barrett, state fair park, attack, west allis

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 18, 2009
The Milwaukee Problem
Milwaukee suffers from a major identity crisis.  Visit any other major city in America and tell people that you are from Milwaukee and you'll get some quip about Harley-Davidson, Laverne & Shirley, Jeffrey Dahmer, or maybe the Brewers.  That's pretty pathetic.Locally, if you ask som...
Tags: birth control, west allis, stupid people, liberals, conservatives, crime