Kids & Family - March 15, 2008
When nature calls...
I almost told my daughter to pee in the swimming pool last week. Seriously, I was this close...
Tags: dasha kelly, swimming lessons

Milwaukee Buzz - March 1, 2008
Putting the "human" in "human resources"
Have you ever stopped to consider the skill inventory of human resource (HR) professionals?
Tags: dasha kelly, human resources, yvonne marshall

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 20, 2008
Georgia on my mind
The headline about a state of emergency in Georgia was provocative, to say the least.
Tags: dasha kelly, georgia, spiderwick chronicles

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 15, 2008
When life imitates Hollywood ... in a bad way
I'm staring in a dramedy about a woman's week-long series of screwy mishaps and strange luck.
Tags: dasha kelly, mishaps, strange luck, galactic guidepost

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 5, 2008
The (In)Action Plan
Some people are cool, calm and collected under pressure. I'm not one of them.
Tags: dasha kelly, milwaukee writers

Milwaukee Buzz - April 6, 2007
Through the ages
On my quest for learning new things, I find that I produce as many questions as answers. For instance, to find out what our "age" is called, I had to poke through my bookcase and, ultimately, online. Here were the answers...
Tags: Dasha Kelly

Milwaukee Buzz - April 5, 2007
Just a corner left...
This is going to sound silly, but I'm worried that I've reached the end of everything I know. Everything. I fear that all of the nuggets of trivia I've collected over the years are really ... just nuggets of trivia.
Tags: Dasha Kelly

Milwaukee Buzz - April 3, 2007
Art imitates life
I love stand up comedy. I don't get to catch the live shows as often as I'd like, so thank the yuk-yuk gods for cable.
Tags: Dasha Kelly, stand up comedy

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 1, 2007
Four bartenders compete in "Milwaukee Cocktail Contest"
It's the first day of "Bar Month," and in its honor, OnMilwaukee.com launches the "Milwaukee Cocktail Contest." Four Milwaukee bartenders will compete in the contest by concocting a "Milwaukee" cocktail. Readers, we want your recipes, too!
Tags: Bar Month, Jojo's Martini Lounge, Mecca, Dasha Kelly, Highbury, Art Bar, martinis, mojitos

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 6, 2006
Adventures of a full-fledged grown-up
Dasha Kelly debuts her OnMilwaukee.com blog with "Adventures of a full-fledged grown-up."
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Music - Oct. 27, 2006
Joshua The Scribe embarks on "New Day Crusade"
It's a time of transition and celebration for Milwaukee spoken-word poet Joshua Gillsutton, who might be better known around here as Joshua The Scribe, as he just released his latest album, "New Day Crusade."
Tags: Joshua the Scribe, poetry, Dasha Kelly, New Day Crusade, Gillsutton, poet, Def Poetry Jam

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 4, 2006
Milwaukeeans selected for Def Poetry on HBO
Dasha Kelly and Dan Vaughn have been invited to perform on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on HBO. They fly out on Tues., Oct. 10 to tape the show.
Tags: Russell Simmons, Def Poetry Jam, Dasha Kelly, Dan Vaughn

Arts & Entertainment - April 8, 2005
Gant celebrates Poetry Month with new publication
Evans Gant moved multiple times as a child, but never far from 24th and Vienna on Milwaukee's North Side. There, he lived a life that would someday be the inspiration for his poetry. Publisher Rene Rogers will release Gant's "The Syndrome" early next month.
Tags: Evans Gant, Mecca, Dasha Kelly, African American

Bars & Clubs - Oct. 29, 2004
Panache jazzes up North Side with supper club
Taking the old Red Mill East space at 4034 W. Good Hope Rd., Panache will open Friday, Nov. 12. Owners Erin Hackney and Daniel Vaughn feel they're filling an entertainment void and can't wait to share their upscale jazz supper club with Brew City.
Tags: jazz, Berkeley Fudge, Red Mill East, Sade, Erykah Badu, Erin Hackney, Daniel Vaughn, Mecca, Dasha Kelly, soul food

Arts & Entertainment - July 25, 2003
Walsh rallies worldwide talents on the Web
"Screw New York, you want to saturate yourself in creative energy, move to Milwaukee," says Laurel Walsh, co-creator and editor of Double Dare Press, an award-winning Web site for writers and artists.
Tags: Dasha Kelly, Naomi Wolf, Cardinal Lemoine, JoAnn Hornak, Aprons, Feminist, Feminism, doula, ceramic panties