Sizzling:
Brett Favre - Guess the old man still has a few bullets  left in the chamber.
Ryan Braun - Hope R.O.Y. has better career than Pat Listach.
Green Bay Packers - Better start than 1996? You betcha.



Hot:
Upscale bowling - Lucky Strike and IPic coming soon.
Non-smoking bars - Somehow, makes hangover better.
Intermodal Station - Much better than old train, bus station ... but where's the food?
Vliet Street - New restaurants, galleries and wine bars.
Yi - Glad you made the decision to join the Bucks.


Warm:
Restaurants using local ingredients - Supporting the local economy.
Midwest Airlines - How did you stave off AirTran?
Urban Outfitters - Almost open!
Kinnickinnic Avenue - Still waiting for those two new bars.
Cuvée - Champagne bar finally makes it to the Mil.


Cool:
Marquette Interchange - Slowly, inching toward completion.
Citywide Wi-Fi - Going nowhere fast.

Cold:
Commuter Rail - At least people are still talking about it.
Dirty Dining - Channel 4 continues to pander.
X-Mas music since Halloween - It is possible to burn out WMYX.
City Hall renovation - Overdue, over budget, shoddy materials.



Sub-zero:
Big 10 Network and NFL Network vs. Time Warner Cable - Stop blaming each other and figure it out .
Dying Milw. landmarks - We miss you already, Bryant's.
Writers' strike - Give us back our shows, Hollywood.
Mike McGee, Jr. - Still in jail. Not going anywhere soon.