Category Archives: Milwaukee

Visiting with Sonia

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

What a nice surprise this afternoon to discover that my old friend Sonia was broadcasting her WMSE (91.7FM) “Blues Drive” radio show from the Grohmann Museum to promote Gallery Night. I was working late this afternoon when I saw her … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Bucks Arena, June 2017

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

The new Milwaukee Bucks arena and the training/sports-medicine facility just kitty-corner (Milwaukee-speak for “catercorner”) across the street are coming along. I took these photos late Friday afternoon, when all the construction workers had knocked off for the day/weekend. Usually each … Continue reading →

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Meeting at Ma Fischer’s (finally!)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Yesterday I met a group of old friends for lunch, something we’ve been doing about once a month for 25 years now! Actually we started out as a writing group, meeting in the basement of the old Shorewood Library. When … Continue reading →

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Interior Staircase

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

I continue to be fascinated with the construction of the Milwaukee Bucks’ arena. Every week seems to bring some new sign of progress. You can now see a flight of stairs leading upward from the ground floor.

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GOOD USED REFRIGRATORS [and] STOVES

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Taken from an upstairs window at the Repairers of the Breach center, Milwaukee’s only daytime homeless sanctuary, where I volunteer as chair of the Communications and Fund Development Committee. If you are ever looking for a very worthy cause to … Continue reading →

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First Buds! – Red Arrow Park

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Spring has arrived in downtown Milwaukee. On my coffee run at noon, I spotted one tree in bud around the perimeter of the Slice of Ice skating rink in Red Arrow Park. And a panoramic view of the entire rink … Continue reading →

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Skywalk is up!

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Look what I saw on my way to working the UX program table at MSOE’s Open House this morning. The Skywalk  connecting the Milwaukee Bucks arena with the parking garage across the street is up! Below is the post I started … Continue reading →

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