Category Archives: Milwaukee

First Buds! – Red Arrow Park

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

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 Katherine Wikoff

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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Can membership-based community journalism thrive in the U.S.?

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Another “journalism” post as a follow-up to my last one. I’ve heard rumblings previously about this community-created, membership-driven model of journalism from The Netherlands’ De Correspondent (click on the “English” button at the top of their page), and today I found this intriguing … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Bucks Arena – Becoming #2

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

About a week ago I posted a photo of the new Milwaukee Bucks arena that is under construction downtown. I drive past this site just about every day, and it really has been intriguing to watch it develop. Don’t know … Continue reading →

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Becoming

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

For so long it was just a pit, literally. And then a messy tangle of  pilings and trucks. But finally the new Milwaukee Bucks arena is really starting to look like what it will eventually become.

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Taking in March Madness

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Took this photo as I was leaving my evening film studies class last night. Quite a difference from leaving class last week, when it was dark and I took the the picture of the lit-up cathedral. There was lots going … Continue reading →

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Snowblowing the girders

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

When you work construction in Wisconsin, an important part of one’s employment responsibilities includes clearing away the snow to gain access to the job site again!

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Yesterday’s Snowstorm

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

The storm that dumped 10-ish inches of snow in Milwaukee yesterday had moved out over Lake Michigan by this morning. Can you see the dense wall of clouds looming just beyond the downtown skyline? I took this photo on the way … Continue reading →

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A View from the Bridge

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken from the “bridge” skywalk between the Library and Science Buildings at MSOE following my film studies class tonight. That’s the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist bathed in golden light, and the crane marks the site where one of … Continue reading →

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Al Jarreau as “The Jazz Singer” (SCTV)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Among my favorite moments from Al Jarreau (who was born in Milwaukee and passed away yesterday) is this parody of Neil Diamond’s 1980 remake of The Jazz Singer. You know it’s going to be great the moment you see Sid Dithers … Continue reading →

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