Sports - July 10, 2009
From the couch to 5K in one week
Exactly one year ago, OnMilwaukee.com publisher Andy Tarnoff watched FM 102.1's Jon Adler emcee the Storm the Bastille race to kick off my favorite French-themed Downtown festival. He decided, right then and there, that he would run in the Storm the Bastille in 2009. Here's the story of his ill-advised training for the race.
Tags: storm the bastille, bastille days, 5k, running, jen lada, sean reti, jon adler

Milwaukee Buzz - July 9, 2009
Kaczkowski amps up to chow down the competition
Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest hits the festival this Saturday to pit three of the fastest sandwich makers in town against three World Class Major Eaters. Eaters include the No. 2 eater in the world, Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti plus Kaczkowski, who recently won our local amateur competition.
Tags: jimmy johns, alex kaczkowski, patrick bertoletti, eating contest, bastille days

Kids & Family - July 7, 2009
Kohl's Art Generation nurtures kids' creative sides
Thanks to a $1 million grant from Kohl's Department Stores, the Milwaukee Art Museum recently became even more family friendly. Kohl's Art Generation is a studio and gallery located inside the museum that provides art education and art making for children and their parents.
Tags: kohl's art generation, kohl's department store, milwaukee art museum, south shore frolics, bastille days

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 17, 2009
East Town talks about Jazz in the Park carry-in ban
OnMilwaukee.com first reported the "No more carry-ins at Jazz in the Park" story this week, and now we have the first interview with Kate Borders of the East Town Association. Read, listen and react.
Tags: Jazz in the Park, Kate Borders, no carry ins, East Town Association, alcohol sales, festival season, Bastille Days, state law

Music - July 8, 2008
Brazzaville at Bastille Days
This week the Milwaukee-based Bus Stop Label, which releases the band's latest, "21st Century Girl," brings Brazzaville back to Brew City for a series of shows.
Tags: brazzaville, david brown, bastille days, bus stop label, 21st century girl, john the savage, cactus club, sugar maple

Living - July 16, 2009
Weekly New Thing: Storming the Bastille
Sometimes the best thing for me to do is to walk into a situation blind. Cold turkey. Depending on the situation, of course. The annual run of Storming the Bastille was one of those situations. It is a 5K (3.1 mile) run that marks the opening of my favorite Milwaukee festival, Bastille Days. It i...
Tags: Storm the Bastille, 5K run, Bastille Days, Cream and Crepe, Aladdin, Umami Moto, Cubanitas, Singha Thai, Lykke Li, Joy Bach