There's no shortage of stuff going on in Milwaukee right now, some moving the city forward and some holding it back. In this subjective and light-hearted article, we take Milwaukee's temperature for July, 2007.
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Sizzling: Ryan Braun - Fastest player to 50 homers since Pujols. Biodiesel - Now available in Milwaukee. Hot: Water Buffalo - Can't find parking? Pull up a boat. Roadside corn stands - Knee-high at the 4th of July. Bud Selig - Hates Bonds, still loves the Brewers. Burnhearts - Bay View's hoppin' new bar. Decibully - New album just dropped. Miller Chill - Flying off the shelves. Brad Beyer - "Jericho" gets a second life. Marquette's soccer stadium - Thanks, Tom Crean. Warm: Racing Chorizo - Rookie of the Year candidate? Fifth Ward - Condo madness continues. Kinnickinnic Avenue - New bars will raise profile. Jazz in the Park - Still packed after all these years. Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie - Finally en route. Ryan Adams at the Pabst - Make up for canceled show. Outdoor Public Market - Helping the market grow. Cool: 88.9 Radio Milwaukee - Music good, DJs working on it. Marquette Interchange - Is it done yet? Midwest Airlines - We love you, but what's left to do? NBC pilot set in Milwaukee - But taped in Hollywood? Ben Sheets' finger - Not season-ending … or is it? Downer Ave. - Construction gives ghost town glow. Citywide Wi-Fi - City project tests OK, but delayed. Cold: Commuter Rail - Milwaukeeans are stuck in cars. E. Wisconsin Ave. - Just too many vacant spaces. Rod Burks - At least he still has a job. Sub-zero: Yi - One lame excuse after the other. Jude cops on trial - Will justice finally be served? Mike McGee, Jr. - This may be the charge that sticks. |