Bars & Clubs - July 20, 2006
This Sucks: Why can't Milwaukee have a peaceful, prosperous hip-hop club?
Last week's shooting outside Visions night club put a sad cresendo on another failed Milwaukee hip-hop club. Why can't our city support a peaceful and successful operation? Local experts weigh in.
Tags: hip-hop, pure, kane, troy shaw, race, visions, kozak, police, baumann, clubbing, guns, downtown Milwaukee, Velvet Room, Old World Third Street

Politics - April 18, 2006
Black Union prepares to tackle difficult issues
The State of Milwaukee's Black Union (S.O.M.B.U.) was launched recently by local TV host Troy Shaw, and the group hopes to have a profound effect on the city.
Tags: Troy Shaw, SOMBU, S.O.M.B.U., diversity, African-American, Jude, Black Union, Focus on Diversity