AltWeeklies Wire
Milwaukee Tries to Lure Filmmakers with New Tax Creditnew
Filmmakers are already filming a pilot that would make the city a TV setting for the first time since the Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days nostalgia series of the 1970s.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-10-2007 |
Movies
Wisconsin Goes Nuclearnew
State Republicans relax nuclear power restrictions in their budget plan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Cope Through Songnew
The members of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are exiles who have witnessed horrors, but they make vibrant and often downright festive music.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Rap Not For Profitnew
Rappers have boasted about spreading knowledge through their music for decades, but few have the bragging rights of The Figureheads, a rap group/non-profit organization that literally uses hip-hop as a teaching device.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Figureheads
Are Americans Becoming More Liberal?new
A recent Pew study shows that more people now identify themselves with liberal issues and the Democratic Party than conservative issues and the Republican Party.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-31-2007 |
Politics
Perry Farrell Heals the Worldnew
And he also gets a little kinky.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is a Commuter Rail System in Milwaukee's Future?new
Regional plan envisions bus and light rail combination.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Indiana's Toxic Sludge Is Everyone Else's Problemnew
A British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana will be allowed to increase the amount of toxic sludge it dumps in Lake Michigan -- it's the first time in 30 years that a business has been permitted to add more pollution to the lake.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chemical Brothers Keep it Piecemealnew
Taken cumulatively, We Are the Night is more a playlist of potential iPod moods than it is an old-fashioned album.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
The Return of The Rentalsnew
When Matt Sharp considered reuniting the band after a half-decade hiatus, he faced an obvious challenge: There wasn't an actual band to reunite.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Rentals
Getting Punished for Earning Morenew
Tax and benefit policies make climbing out of poverty difficult.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-13-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Car Bomb Universitynew
A history of the big blowup.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
In the Shadow of Old Hollywoodnew
Actor Farley Granger speaks out.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
07-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Another Side of Chris Cornellnew
The singer distances himself from hard rock.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
07-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Cornell
Wisconsin Dems' Health Care Plan Gets GOP Supportnew
Former Tommy Thompson aide wants universal health care coverage.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
07-16-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
