Holy About Face!

Hold on to you hats, I'm about to say something nice about the Edgewater.. Actually, two things nice.First, the old news. When I...

That Hotel Report

What can be learned if you actually read it? WHERE CAN YOU GET A COPY OF THE REPORT?I dunno.I tried Legistar, and I searched...

Long Overdue (Again!) Mid-Week Round Up

Lots of scattered/random thoughts . . . BIG PINKLooks like "Big Pink" gets a reprieve. That's good news!HAYRIDES?Has someone in the Park's Department...

Lobbying – You’re On Notice!

In Business Magazine instructs people to look at my blog (See Sept 8, 2009 video update) to see if they are on the list...

$16M is a lot of clams!

So, what can be learned from reading the TIF Application for the Edgewater? And what will the public be getting? ...

Edgewater – Q & A

This was probably some of the most revealing and interesting part of the evening . . . so, sorry to save it til last...

666 Wisconsin Avenue

The Edgewater . . .Seems fitting that this flyer was awaiting me when I got home at 10:00 after the Urban Design Commission.  The...

Common Council Organizational Committee – A preview of Issue to Come to Council

The CCOC committee is all alders, so discussions here are typically a preview of things to come. Topics on the agenda include residency,...

Council First Budget Discussion

People were supposed to talk about their priorities, of course they didn't, they never do. Instead, this is a briefing by the comptroller...

Catching Up with the Round Up

Many, many miscellaneous thoughts on things that happened last week - very, very busy during a time when most people are on vacation.DID YOU...

Long Overdue Weekly Round Up

I did a bad job filling in for the Cap Times this week! The Edgewater, capital budget grades, Southwest meeting, Danisco BOE discussion...

Blaska Out of Touch?

So, I went to the meeting about the "code of conduct" on the SW side expecting people to rail against "those people" on Section...