Politics - Oct. 9, 2009
Supervisors dive in to battle Walker on public pools
So Scott Walker wants to close six pools -- several on the North Side -- to build one large aquatic center on the South Side? How does that make budgetary sense? It does to County Exec Walker who wants to spend $11 million to build the aquatic center while closing Pulaski and Noyes indoor pools and the outdoor pools at Washington, Holler and Jackson Parks and Pelican Cove.
Tags: Scott Walker, Marina Dimitrijevic, Milwaukee Public Schools, Mayor Tom Barrett, Gov. Jim Doyle, Barbara Lawton, Port of Milwaukee, Hoan Bridge, Eric Reinelt, Susan Edman

Politics - Aug. 7, 2009
South Side coalition seeks to save the Hoan Bridge
Milwaukee County Supervisors Patricia Jursik, Marina Dimitrijevic and Christopher Larson, along with State Rep. Christine Sinicki, have formed a Coalition to Save the Hoan Bridge. Things are heating up over the Hoan after the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce asked for further studies involving either repairing the bridge for millions or replacing it for millions more.
Tags: hoan bridge, mayor tom barrett, chief edward flynn, ald. bob donovan

Politics - Oct. 1, 2008
Report makes Hoan knockdown attractive
A Hoan Bridge built closer to street level could create $5.7 billion in potential development on about 500 acres of prime waterfront real estate, according to reports on MilwaukeeRising,net. The Web site quotes a consultant's report on the project.
Tags: Hoan bridge, frank busalacchi, bob donovan, Holly Mosher, John Ennis, Julie Enslow, Mobilization for Survival, Network for Peace and Justice

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 29, 2008
The 100 most beautiful things in Milwaukee
Yesterday we dissected Milwaukee's ugly side, but today we follow the conversation up with a list of Milwaukee's most attractive features, which, by the way, was much easier to compile than the former.
Tags: 100 beautiful things, 100 things, milwaukee art museum, roots, the pabst theater, george webb, cream city, gallery night, hoan bridge, domes

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 26, 2008
No Hoan Bridge?
It seems "they" are talking about blowing up the Hoan Bridge. And I don't mean the terrorists. I mean the state DOT.
Tags: Hoan bridge, Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, Frank Busalacchi