With our people on the streets and our collective noses to the Milwaukee ground, OMC brings you a monthly look at the stuff, tid-bits, rumors and buzz that shape our wonderful city.

TA TA TUESDAY BUZZ
OnMilwaukee.com broke the "Ta Ta Tuesdays" story that everyone else picked up on. On Tues., Aug. 12, Erica Grabczyk taped a segment for The Sharon Osbourne Show. She was on the show with Kathy Griffin ("Suddenly Susan"), Little Richard and Taryn Manning ("Crazy/Beautiful," "8 Mile," and "White Oleander") and Manning's brother's band Boom Cat. Grabczyk tells us it was some "very funny shit." We'll keep you updated on the progress and let you know when the show will air. Read the original article here,
http://www.onmilwaukee.com/market/articles/tatatuesday.html

TULA'S BUZZ
Tula's, 117 E. Wells St., not only has a new enclosed River Walk deck, new lighted sign but a new general manager. Warren Daigle, of Boulevard Inn fame, has taken over as the GM. The restaurant's west side also got a nice new paint job recently and the food has been getting rave reviews.

REP BUZZ
Across from Tula's, The Milwaukee Rep got a new sign on Fri., Aug. 15, too. Looks great.

NEW YORK TIMES LOVES PABST CITY
The New York Times ran a huge, glowing article on Milwaukee's Pabst City development on Wed., Aug. 13. Read it here, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/13/business/13PABS.html

MORE NEW CONDOS COMING
Terry Aveni is moving ahead with a project to reconfigure his Van Buren Street Italian specialties food shop, which includes building four condo units above the store. The shop will get a new facade and makeover, including an Italian-style espresso bar serving smooth Illy coffee.

DOWNTOWN HOUSING EXPO SET
Speaking of new condos, the Second Annual Downtown Housing Expo is set for Sat., Sept. 20 at Pere Marquette Park. It will showcase a number of downtown condominium and apartment complexes. Various properties will open their doors for potential buyers to walk through and ask questions to developers, realtors as well as downtown residents. Call (414) 220-4700.

226 E. MASON
There's a new bar, restaurant and condos coming to a downtown strip that needs new life on Mason Street between Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Build out has begun at 226 E. Mason St.

REALITY TV WINNER FROM MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee native Greg Matzek and his "Team Exodus" on ESPN's "Beg, Borrow & Deal 2" are the big winners. It was a great series and two recent episodes featured segments shot in Milwaukee on the Marquette campus, at the Bucks training facility and in and around Water Street. Watch these pages for another exclusive interview with Matzek coming soon.

WINE BAR TO WATER
A new wine bar is rumored to be opening just south of the new Jimmy John's on Water Street.

THE WICKED HOP
The Wicked Hop, a new restaurant, is coming to the corner of Broadway and St. Paul in the Historic Third Ward in early 2004. More details as we get them.

KELLY MCGILLIS COMING TO TOWN
"Top Gun" fans, your girl is coming to Milwaukee. Read about it here,
http://www.onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/graduate.html

IF YOU SHOW IT, THEY WILL COME
The Milwaukee Brewers will turn Miller Park into a huge movie theater on Sun., Aug. 24 to show the baseball classic, "Field of Dreams," courtesy of Universal Studios Home Video, immediately after the conclusion of the team's game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In a first at Miller Park, the popular Universal Pictures film from 1989 starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Amy Madigan, will be shown on the color replay board in centerfield.

BALLET GETS NEW MASTER
The Milwaukee Ballet has hired internationally acclaimed dance artist and Moscow native Denis Malinkine to serve as its ballet master.