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Local filmmaker plans fundraiser for gender reassignment surgery

Published Sunday, Oct. 21

What is a blog?  For us it is a short blurb that we write when the mood strikes us.  It can be first person, funny or informative. In short, a blog is whatever we want it to be. Local filmmaker Ashley Altadonna will host a fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Down & Over Pub, 2535 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) Through the fundraiser, Altadonna hopes to raise the last $2,500 needed for her gender reassignment surgery.

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Halloween guide, 2012

Published Saturday, Oct. 20

Halloween is just around the corner, and there are almost too many spooktacular events in the Milwaukee area from which to choose. Whether it's haunted houses, walking tours, corn mazes or costume parties, here's where you'll find your guide to 2012's scary-good times.

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Survey says Milwaukee women aren't promiscuous

Published Monday, Oct. 15

Based on a recent study conducted by SeekingArrangement.com, a website for mutually beneficial relationships, 66 percent of women in Milwaukee have one or fewer sexual partners each year. Considering all of the beer drinking in this town, it seems slightly surprising.

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Yoga "teacher training" is big business

Published Saturday, Oct. 6

Yoga "teachers" do not need to be certified, credentialed or attend any special "training" to instruct yoga. This may come as a surprise even to yoga teachers, who, when looking for a job, may be faced with the stipulation of "must be an RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) through the Yoga Alliance."

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OnMilwaukee.com recommends, Oct. 6, 2012

Published Saturday, Oct. 6

Use your phone and keep your hands freeze-free, feed your kids on the cheap and more with the tips from this week's OnMilwaukee.com Recommends.

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Why Obama will beat Romney

Published Wednesday, Oct. 3

Let me begin this blog by explaining that I'm not a huge fan of Barack Obama. He's the most mediocre Democratic president since Jimmy Carter and maybe since Lyndon Johnson, and for all the hate directed to him by the right, he's also equally let down the left. Still, he will trounce Mitt Romney on Nov. 5. Here's why.

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OnMilwaukee.com recommends, Sept. 29, 2012

Published Saturday, Sept. 29

A movie/special event double feature, a new vino, golf swag and more are what's in store for you in this week's OnMilwaukee.com Recommends

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Local photographer documents 160-pound weight loss on iPhone

Published Saturday, Sept. 29

Julia Kozerski - a MIAD graduate with a photography degree who lives in Bay View - shed 160 pounds, going from a size 30 to a size 8. She documented her weight loss journey in various dressing rooms, and compiled a collection of photos called "Changing Room."

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Parkside Wedding Chapel provides a plethora of services

Published Wednesday, Sept. 26

A roadside wedding chapel is something you'd imagine seeing on the Vegas strip, not on Forest Home Avenue in Greenfield, but lo and behold, such a place exists. Parkside Wedding Chapel, 9008 W. Forest Home Ave., has been around for five years and it's truly a labor of love for owners Jeff and Sharon Kohl.

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Halyard Park emits suburban feel in central city

Published Sunday, Sept. 23

The Halyard Park neighborhood is an anomaly and, according to a couple of residents, the city's best kept secret. It's only a few square blocks but has a completely different look and feel - often described as "suburban" - than surrounding neighborhoods like Harambee and Bronzeville.

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Social Circle: Thoughts on leaf blowers?

Published Sunday, Sept. 23

OnMilwaukee.com asked the group if they found the leaf blower to be obnoxious or effective and, as usual, the responses were all over the map from "I hate them with a burning passion in my soul" to "you can't hold a drink and rake at the same time."

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OnMilwaukee.com recommends, Sept. 22, 2012

Published Saturday, Sept. 22

Almonds, new Mexican food and a movie that's so bad it's good. It's just the kind of combination that can only be found in our weekly OnMilwaukee.com Recommends.

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More commuters pair bikes and buses; rack usage gains momentum

Published Friday, Sept. 21

Bikes and buses have become a popular combination in Milwaukee County, based on new figures from the Milwaukee County Transit System. Use of the racks, installed in 2009, has increased significantly, and bus riders are on pace to load their bikes on a bus more than 130,000 times in 2012, based on a conservative projection. The usage would top 150,000 if the momentum continues along a trend recorded in the statistics provided by MCTS.

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Farewell to man's best friend

Published Tuesday, Sept. 18

Normally, the copy in this space is devoted to you, readers. But this week, it's all about me. That's because I am not capable at this moment of thinking about anything other than our family dog, Rosie. A few hours ago, we had to put Rosie down.