Beautifying Milwaukee Through Rain Gardens
Homeowners can help to reduce pollution, improve water quality
This spring, those who would like to make the environment a greener place need look no further than their yards. Thanks to a novel approach to reduce storm water, we can all become eco-friendly gardeners. Rain gardens were invented in 1990 as a means to reduce storm water in a cost-effective way. Bioretention, which is the holding and filtering of storm water in plant systems, was the solution Larry Coffman, head of environmental...
The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski’s political thriller
Roman Polanski has been in the news lately. Sadly, most of the attention has been directed at his battle against extradition, not his latest movie, The Ghost Writer. The new film is proof that the director has lost none of his skill in visual storytelling. It’s a political thriller that, for once, is thrilling to watch... |
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Looking Back at Frontier Radio
WMSE’s birthday party
Today, it’s hard to escape the constant allure of media buzz—24-hour news, e-mail, Twitter, Facebook—available at our fingertips and formatted to suit our individual preferences. But back in the late-’70s, it was a completely different era. A kid from Bay View would have been hard-pressed to find a Milwaukee radio station that played anything...
Bring Your Own Creativity to BYO Studio Lounge
Art Preview
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BYO: The familiar acronym stands for “bring your own,” and when Ken and Kerry Yandell opened BYO Studio Lounge last June, they invited the city to bring its own creativity. Specifically, this venue invites inquisitive, productive minds to use their artistic talents for celebrations, classes, events, exhibitions, meetings, performances or workshops at the Bay... |
‘Why We Read Jane Austen’
Great writers discuss the sense behind the sensibility
Britain's literary tradition of fine writers has left a legacy rich in classic storytelling with timeless characters that have become common names. Marley's ghost makes an annual appearance at Christmastime, thanks to the genius of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Published in 1843, Dickens’...
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Emotional American Music
Concert programming can be mysterious business. On paper last weekend’s Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert appeared to be a hodgepodge mix of American music. In practice it turned out to be an emotional rollercoaster with satisfying, accumulative effect. Aaron Copland’s El Salón México paints a wonderfully colorful picture of a Mexico City dance hall visited by the composer. My guess is that there was limited...
