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 December,
2007.
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Sizzling: Brett Favre - Guess the old man still has a few bullets left in the chamber. Ryan Braun - Hope R.O.Y. has better career than Pat Listach. Green Bay Packers - Better start than 1996? You betcha.  Hot: Upscale bowling - Lucky Strike and IPic coming soon. Non-smoking bars - Somehow, makes hangover better. Intermodal Station - Much better than old train, bus station ... but where's the food? Vliet Street - New restaurants, galleries and wine bars. Yi - Glad you made the decision to join the Bucks. Warm: Restaurants using local ingredients - Supporting the local economy. Midwest Airlines - How did you stave off AirTran? Urban Outfitters - Almost open! Kinnickinnic Avenue - Still waiting for those two new bars.  Cuvée - Champagne bar finally makes it to the Mil. Cool: Marquette Interchange - Slowly, inching toward completion. Citywide Wi-Fi - Going nowhere fast.
Cold: Commuter Rail - At least people are still talking about it. Dirty Dining - Channel 4 continues to pander. X-Mas music since Halloween - It is possible to burn out WMYX. City Hall renovation - Overdue, over budget, shoddy materials. Sub-zero: Big 10 Network and NFL Network vs. Time Warner Cable - Stop blaming each other and figure it out . Dying Milw. landmarks - We miss you already, Bryant's. Writers' strike - Give us back our shows, Hollywood. Mike McGee, Jr. - Still in jail. Not going anywhere soon. |
