The St. Patty’s Bluemound Rd. parade, sponsored by the Bluemound Rd. Business Advancement Assocation, kicks off tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. The parade will start at Nort 65th Street, march down Bluemound Rd. and end at North 50th Street.
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In the neighborhood: Parade tomorrow
Friday, March 12th, 2010Keeping the salt companies rich
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Not only does the city’s Department of Public Works spread salt when the streets are dry and there is no snow in the forecast, it also is leaving its excess salt in the middle of Story Parkway.
This big pile of road salt was dropped in the middle of Story Parkway just east of Mitchell Blvd.
C’mon, guys.
Free to good home: one really, really long driveway
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Offer good only on the days it snows.
That winter anticipation
Thursday, February 11th, 2010When I was a kid, it was getting up and rushing to the window to see if I could see reindeer footprints. Full of hope that I would.
As a middle-aged adult, it is getting up and rushing to the window to see if the city plowed my driveway shut again. Full of hope that I wouldn’t.
Utterly symbolic
Friday, March 19th, 2010This picture seems utterly symbolic of the Milwaukee real estate market: run-down, broken-down, and maybe pumped with just a bit of unwarranted optimism. Note the boarded-up doors and windows and the broken windows.
What do you think the selling price will be? This house is on 44th Street. A selling point — it is right across the street from the Washington Park Library.
Going cheap
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