Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 24, 2008
David Byrne's Milwaukee travelogue
David Byrne was in town recently for a show at The Pabst Theater. While he was here, he hooked up with local musician and man about town Paul Finger. The story is all in Byrne's recent blog entry.
Tags: David Byrne, Paul Finger, boat house, Turner Hall, Deerhoof, Pabst Theater, Talking Heads, MAM, Calatrava, Tripoli Shrine, Satin Doll's Lounge

Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 10, 2007
What's the deal with that "Boat House"?
The "Boat House" is a Floating Gallery.
Tags: boat house, floating gallery, paul finger, leroy ebert, the secret world of leroy ebert 1921-2007, layton school of art

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 31, 2005
Superstitious-free locals live in former funeral homes
Jessica Poor and Scott Walter hoped to buy a church and convert it to their living space, but instead they bought a funeral home. Creepy? Poor doesn't think so. "The people were already dead when they got here," she says.
Tags: funeral home, death, Jessica Poor, Scott Walther, Ellie Haines, Ron Haines, Paul Schramka, Boat House, Tulipomania, weird houses, spooky, kooky, haunted, witch

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 30, 2005
Sunday Sound-off: Should the USS Des Moines stay or go?
Welcome to the first segment of a new weekly OMC column. Every Sunday, OMC will ask a question and post your responses the next week. This week we polled random folks about the controversial USS Des Moines.
Tags: USS Des Moines, boat house, boats, docks, Sunday Sound-off

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 11, 2004
Couple plants cars in yard
Some folks stick whirling plastic flowers or gnome statues in their yards, but David Jones' and Tony Balistreri's taste in lawn ornaments veers from the path of convention. The couple has three cars "planted" in their front yard, including a 1930 Model A Roadster.
Tags: Tony Balistreri, Downtown Auto, David Jones, Boat House