Movies & TV - Oct. 26, 2009
OnMedia: Andrew Zimmern visits "Bizarre" Wisconsin
Tuesday night's installment of the Travel Channel's "Bizarre World" focuses squarely on America's Dairyland. What, exactly, does host Andrew Zimmern think is so darn bizarre about us?
Tags: andrew zimmern, travel channel, bizarre world, community, parks and recreation, mercy, fred d'ambrosi.

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 15, 2009
OnMedia: Lake FM shows strength in summer ratings
The summer Arbitron radio ratings show that the flip last year of WKTI-FM to WLWK-FM (94.5) was a good business decision.
Tags: arbitron, hbo, big love, CSI, Kate & Jon Plus 8, 30 Rock, Community, Parks and Recreation, the office, the cleveland show

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 13, 2009
OnMedia: The happy return of the network sitcom
Every few years, the sitcom is declared dead. This year is proof that half-hour comedies are thriving, despite the competition from cheaper "reality" programs.
Tags: the cosby show, seinfeld, 30 rock, modern family, accidentally on purpose, community, how i met your mother, big bang theory, jon stewart, wisconsin on demand

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 22, 2009
Live Blog Archive: OnMilwaukee.com talks TV's fall season
For many of us, perhaps the only solace to saying goodbye to summer is the perennial promise of smart writing returning to regular TV programming. For television lovers, September brings some of our best fictional friends back to us for another season and this fall is no exception.
Tags: television, tv, fall season, the office, community, 30 rock, mad men

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 17, 2009
One of the best hopes for new laughs this fall
NBC's "Community" brings Chevy Chase back to the network in one of the best new shows of the fall season. Joel McHale of E! Entertainment TV's "The Soup" stars in the sitcom set in a community college.
Tags: NBC, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Chevy Chase, E!, Community, sitcom, premiere

Kids & Family - Nov. 9, 2009
Thanks For Your Time
A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man.College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way.In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams.There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had ...
Tags: family, community, bay view

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 14, 2009
My Home, Your Home Achieves National Accreditation
My Home, Your Home Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit social servie agency that serves nearly 900 children and adults annually, has been awarded national accreditation.The announcement was made recently by the Council on Accreditation (COA), based in New York City.The accreditation applies to all progra...
Tags: Accredited, Accreditation, community, social services

Living - Feb. 11, 2009
HOODMOMMA: The View from Here
DEFINITION OF HOODMOMMAHood: not meaning a bad place where poor black and brown people live.Hood:meaning a place of family, community and home.Momma: not meaning woman who has birthed a baby.Momma:meaning community-builder and protector of life. Warrior.Peace Milwaukee!This blog marks the return ...
Tags: women, family, community, violence, art, living

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 11, 2008
On Being Neighborly
I rent. I am happy about that. Ideally, I should be buying as the market plummets, but I am happy in my lower level of a two unit duplex on the west side and my one flat monthly fee.  My upstairs neighbor and his girlfriend have lived there five years already--the house has an appeal, obviou...
Tags: neighborhoods, crime, zilber, community, renters, race

Milwaukee Buzz - July 24, 2008
The Beauty of the Bus
I used to ride my 12-speed bike to school... to the pool in the summer... to my friends' houses. When I turned 16, my mother made a point to tell me I would not be allowed to have a car "You'll spend all your time working to make the payments, your grades will go down and you'll lose track o...
Tags: Public Transportation, bus, community, strangers