Living - Sept. 22, 2008
Milwaukee ranks 12th most sustainable city
Milwaukee gets high marks for sustainability and water in a new survey from sustainlane.com, a health and sustainable living Web site.
Tags: sustainlane.com, water, green cities, rankings, quality of life, LEED, earth

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 4, 2007
Bradford Beach Water Park moving forward
The Lakefront Development Advisory Commission meets Monday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in the pavilion under Lake Park Bistro to approve a new Bradford Beach water park that OMC first told you about in May 2005.
Tags: Bradford Beach, water garden, clean, water, Milwaukee Lakefront

Politics - Nov. 17, 2006
Lake Michigan water access could be near for Waukesha
A decision on allowing Waukesha County to access Lake Michigan water could be just weeks away. And that decision could significantly impact development patens throughout the region for the foreseeable future.
Tags: Waukesha, Lake Michigan, water, MMSD, aquifer

Politics - May 16, 2006
Opinion: Waukesha provides leadership on water supply issues
The city's current water supply is a deep groundwater aquifer that is tributary to Lake Michigan. In other words, Waukesha is currently using water that is part of the Lake Michigan water basin. This fact comes as a surprise to many people, who have heard that the subcontinental divide is located to the east, between Waukesha and Milwaukee.
Tags: Waukesha, water, Lake Michigan, Duchniak, Waukesha Water Utility

Politics - March 28, 2006
Opinion: Digging into Waukesha's thirst for Lake Michigan water
Waukesha officials say they haven't decided whether to apply for a diversion of water from Lake Michigan to their community which lies outside of the Great Lakes basin. But new water rules designed to protect the Great Lakes will determine if Waukesha will be allowed to pipe in water.
Tags: WisPolitics, Lake Michigan, water, Waukesha, Insight, Rowen

Milwaukee Buzz - July 28, 2005
Bradford Beach group unveils new design ideas
Friends of Bradford Beach, a group formally supported by Milwaukee County's The Park People, debuts a new rendering of its vision for Bradford Beach and a model of its dramatic new playground area Saturday at the Bradford Beach Jam.
Tags: Bradford Beach, Park People, lakefront, water, garden, Donnelly

Politics - July 12, 2005
Opinion: Once-wet Waukesha now thirsting for water
Waukesha County is pushing for Lake Michigan water as hard as someone crossing the desert without a canteen. But about a century ago, the only thing people knew about Waukesha was its famous spring water, bubbling up in large quantities from the earth.
Tags: Waukesha, Gov. Tony Earl, water, Lake Michigan, WisPolitics, Schoenknecht, Biebel

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 7, 2004
Lex and Emmit's coming to Water Street
Lex will replace Steve Vento's Ripples on Water and is slated to open tonight at 530 N. Water St. A few blocks further north, the Chicago Irish tavern Emmit's is expected to replace Stout Bros. in fall.
Tags: Lex, Emmit's, Stout, Water, Vento, Ripples

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 3, 2004
Proposals re-whet Waukesha's thirst for Lake Michigan water
The city of Waukesha, closed off from tapping Lake Michigan water because it is outside the Great Lakes basin, saw some hope recently in its fight to access Lake Michigan.
Tags: Lake Michigan, Water, Waukesha, basin, WisPolitics.com, Rowen

Milwaukee Buzz - May 11, 2004
Lake resources could flow west as water battles simmer
Water problems, especially across the subcontinental divide in Waukesha, are accelerating just as fast as farmland is platted into subdivisions. It's an issue the mayor will certainly have to face.
Tags: Gordon, Michigan, lake, water, Brookfield, Waukesha, Norquist, Rowen, Doyle, WisPolitics

Bars & Clubs - March 11, 2004
Terrace Bar flushes Water Street with new life
Traditionally, Water Street has been a party hotspot where many a college student, sports figure and politician has tied one on, but David Larson, along with Nick Howell and Tom Buestrin, plans to create something new.
Tags: Terrace, Flux, Water, bar, tavern, downtown, Buestrin

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 22, 2003
State plunges into water year with online library
The Department of Natural Resources and Gov. Jim Doyle named 2003 "the Year of Water" in Wisconsin and a Web site directs Wisconsinites to both online and public-library resources about water.
Tags: water, Web, Internet, Doyle