I write code (#JS, #VueJS, #php, #dotnet), take photos, and travel. I live in #Milwaukee, #Wisconsin. I created @mcts, @GMMKE, and https://toot.works.
I am also @steinbring on Pixelfed and @joe on Mastodon. You can follow my blog at @joe.
My opinions / shoes are my own.
Dick's Sporting Goods in talks to refill Mayfair's Boston Store, could bring House of Sport (www.bizjournals.com)
That sounds like it would fit the whole "lifestyle center" asthetic....
[TMZ] 'The Price is Right' Host Bob Barker Dead at 99 (www.tmz.com)
Bob Barker, longtime 'The Price Is Right' host and animal rights activist, has died ... TMZ has learned. Barker died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles.
Doors Open Returning With New Locations, Neighborhood Tours (urbanmilwaukee.com)
This year's Doors Open Milwaukee is going to be Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24. Who's going to be doing it? Where are you going?...
The Future Milwaukee Public Museum (www.mpm.edu)
Here’s the FAQ page for anybody who’s curious. The new Milwaukee public museum is going to look amazing! I wasn’t 100% on the design at first, but after attending a few meetings, I’m sold....
Dead Bird Brewing, Local Brews & Food (deadbirdbrewing.com)
Check out this little microbrewery if you have the chance. All vegan food and a bunch of localmy brewed beers and sodas. Main room is filled with arcade games, a great place to hang out for all ages.
Milwaukee County electric buses temporarily out of service (www.fox6now.com)
'This is our best chance': A successful NASCAR return could put the Milwaukee Mile back on the map (www.cbs58.com)
The Hop launching lakefront streetcar route with limited service this fall (www.bizjournals.com)
It has been a while. It is nice to see the new line coming online....
UW-Parkside considers furloughs for all staff to address $5 million deficit (www.jsonline.com)
UW-Oshkosh is dealing with an $18 million deficit, UW-Parkside is dealing with a $5 million deficit, and the state just started a two-year budget cycle with a projected surplus of roughly $7 billion in its general fund. Can we start funding these schools again?...
It will always be Miller Park to me (I took this photo back in 2019)
Foxhole Craft Beer Shop & Kitchen slated for former Hiya Taco in Shorewood (onmilwaukee.com)
I'm glad to see something in that space, again....
Virmond Park's (Mequon) Lake Staircase Finally Open (www.cbs58.com)
Ozaukee County has very few places where one can easily access the lake, it’s great having another available.
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The historic former Sears store at West North and West Fond du Lac avenues (www.jsonline.com)
I drive past this building at least 2-3 times a month. Recently, I saw that people broke out the glass windows even though they were behind bars....
Wisconsin Republicans propose eliminating work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds (apnews.com)
The Wisconsin GOP won't stop until there are mandatory 40hr weeks for 14yr-olds or something....
The sign on the historic Marshall Building in Milwaukee's Third Ward blew over due to high winds (www.wisn.com)
Well, that sucks.
New layer of protection added to freshly painted bike lanes on Milwaukee's North Avenue (www.tmj4.com)
This is better than paint and posts but I remember when they put down concrete bariers protecting the bike lanes, further west of there, cars kept crashing into the barriers and that pushed the barriers into the bike lane itself. Whatever the perminant solution ends up being needs to accomidate for crazy drivers doing crazy...
Foxconn Selling Green Bay, Eau Claire ‘Centers’ (urbanmilwaukee.com)
It was inevitable, I guess....
Homeless outreach groups seeing increase in people staying at Milwaukee Park & Ride (www.wisn.com)
Going into the fall, sleeping outdoors becomes a lot more difficult. Hopefully Milwaukee can get them housed before it starts getting cold....
Milwaukee County Launches Balancing Act Tool to Encourage Public Input on First Budget Surplus in Over 20 Years (urbanmilwaukee.com)
TSA intercepts 2 guns, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (www.fox6now.com)
I really don't understand the person who thinks "I accept that I can't wear my shoes through the scanners or bring a bottle of water but I'm sure they will be cool with my loaded gun." Do you think that you are going to need to shoot someone somewhere between the Chili's in Concourse C and the gate?
A look at Bong Air Force Base, the Wisconsin military site that shut down before it opened (www.jsonline.com)
In 1955, the U.S. Air Force announced plans to build a massive base in southeast Wisconsin. Four years later, the project was shut down.
I'm having a can of Bushwood Beer from Brewdog in Ohio, with tonight's bowl of Tohm Kha soup. I know that a good Pilsner is supposed to be on the hoppy side but this might be over my line.
How is pumpkin beer already on the shelves?!? It is only the middle of August!