Politics - July 11, 2008
Aldermen want one drink at a time festival limit
Looks like we got an official response from Milwaukee aldermen after the RiverSplash ruckus. To control the sale of alcohol some aldermen propose that booze sales be limited to one per person at a time during street festivals.
Tags: Eric Reinelt, Port of Milwaukee, Ald. Jim Bohl, Ald. Willie Hines, Ald. Michael Murphy, Ald. Joe Dudzik, Ald. Robert Bauman, Green Party, Gwen Moore, Democrat, Republican, Michael LaForest, Paul Lincoln Schueble, Leon Young, Richard M. Badger, David D. Ki

Politics - Feb. 13, 2008
City reaches accord on Kilbourn Tower settlement
A settlement that forces developers to pay $950,000 for a patch of land near Kilbourn Tower appears nearly complete. In return, the city will give back some $100,000 in performance bonds the tower took out on the project.
Tags: kilbourn tower, university club tower, joel lee, port of milwaukee, milwaukee bus bike racks, sheryl albers, sue jeskewitz, bob bauman, mary lazich, pat flaherty, sam mcgovern-rowen, mike d'amato, pat flaherty, nik kovac, pedro colon, leon young, sheldon

Politics - May 9, 2007
St. Francis settled quietly with school consultants
While the Racine Unified School District is handling a dispute with a private consulting operation in a rather public way, the St. Francis School District chose to handle similar concerns with the outfit as quietly as possible.
Tags: racine schools, st. francis schools, doug hissom, public business consulting group, port of milwaukee, 1152 transportation company, army reserves

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 3, 2004
Milwaukee exports huge shovel to Russia
The Port of Milwaukee will load a huge P&H electric mining shovel today for export to St. Petersburg, Russia on the Palessa, a vessel owned by the Danish shipping company J. Poulsen Shipping.
Tags: huge shovel, russia, export, port of milwaukee

Milwaukee Buzz - April 29, 2002
Jones Island ... which way is up?
Once upon a time, Jones Island was home to Milwaukee's most unusual and, arguably, most idyllic community. Join us as we take a stroll through the history of this Milwaukee area and have a look at what's there now.
Tags: Jones Island, Polish, Kaszub, sewage, Port of Milwaukee, Milorganite, Bay View