Politics - Feb. 13, 2008
City reaches accord on Kilbourn Tower settlement
A settlement that forces developers to pay $950,000 for a patch of land near Kilbourn Tower appears nearly complete. In return, the city will give back some $100,000 in performance bonds the tower took out on the project.
Tags: kilbourn tower, university club tower, joel lee, port of milwaukee, milwaukee bus bike racks, sheryl albers, sue jeskewitz, bob bauman, mary lazich, pat flaherty, sam mcgovern-rowen, mike d'amato, pat flaherty, nik kovac, pedro colon, leon young, sheldon

Politics - Nov. 2, 2007
Surveying the debate on surveillance cameras
Some aldermen are upset over the way Mayor Tom Barrett funded and implemented nearly two dozen surveillance cameras designed for crime prevention.
Tags: tom barrett, jim bohl, mike d'amato, surveillance cameras, jonathan cermele, laurie egert, grant langley, chaser's pub, camelot show lounge, tap whatever

Politics - Aug. 28, 2007
Friendly competition: Faraj and Kovac go up against D'Amato
Friends Sura Faraj and Nik Kovac will run against each other -- but with the common goal -- of nabbing the 3rd District seat from Michael D'Amato.
Tags: Sura Faraj, Nik Kovac, Mike D'Amato, alderperson, alderman, 3rd District, elections, City Hall, Brooklyn