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Abby Callard

Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.


September 24, 2013Culture & Style

Welcome To Milwaukee Bride

We’re all here today to celebrate the launch of this very exciting new endeavor and to be witnesses and supporters of the commitment you’ve made to plan the best wedding ever. Together we’re a group of writers, photographers, brides-to-be, grooms-to-be, florists, hair stylists, makeup artists and more. We’ve brought you here to publicly kick off what we hope will be a helpful and fun resource for this very special time in your life. We would like to thank you all for being here and to recognize how important each and every one of you are to the success of this…

September 17, 2013The Daily Mil

Morning Links for Sept. 17 2013

Get your all your need-to-know news in this easy-to-digest package. We’re here everyday folks. We have more details about the shooting in Washington, D.C., yesterday as the investigation gets under way. A total of 13 people – including the gunman – died in the attack yesterday. A motive for the shooter has yet to be discovered. ABC took a different route in the speculation of who will get the nomination for the top spot at the Federal Reserve and listed 10 celebrities who could handle the job. Don’t worry, it’s just a joke. Milwaukee Public Schools is one of many…

September 16, 2013The Daily Mil

Morning Links for Sept. 16 2013

This is Morning Links for Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.  A shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., is currently under investigation with more details likely to come to light throughout the day. Larry Summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve’s top spot after political opposition – even among Democrats – threatened to derail the confirmation process. Andre Agassi is in Milwaukee today to launch a new charter school on the city’s South Side. Rocketship Southside Community Prep is the first of several schools planned from the California nonprofit company. A Cassville, Wis., man thought the…

September 10, 2013The Daily Mil

Morning Links for Sept. 10 2013

It’s another September day that thinks it’s mid August. Escape the heat with these cool reads. After a supposedly off-the-cuff  remark by Secretary of State John Kerry, Russia proposed that Syria surrender all its chemical weapons. And CNN is reporting that Syria has accepted. Many are skeptical of the plan, and the details still have to be worked out.  While her husband works on Syria, First Lady Michelle Obama is taking on another cause: sugary sodas. Obama and actress Eva Longoria will visit Watertown High School to promote drinking water rather than sugary sodas. It’s no coincidence that the town’s…

September 3, 2013Music Notes

Album Review- The Fatty Acids – Boléro

The buildup to the release of The Fatty Acid’s Boléro has been truly incredible ­– a slick video announced the album and this Friday’s release show back in July. Since then, local media has been aflutter with speculation and reviews of the single and music video. Here at Music Notes, we’ve whole-heartedly jumped on that bandwagon. And with good reason: The Fatty Acids are making some of the best music in Milwaukee. And let me be the first to say that it doesn’t disappoint. The album opens with “Girls and Gods,” which slows down considerably in the middle but the…

September 1, 2013Events

Kate Nash at Turner Hall

The sugary-sweet Kate Nash of 2007 “Foundations” fame has morphed into something a little grittier with 2013’s Girl Talk, trading in her acoustic guitar for an electric bass. She’s still figuring out where she fits in musically (pop, indie or punk). But to be fair, she’s just 26. ac Oct. 29. Turner Hall Ballroom. 1040 N. Fourth St., 414-286-3663, turnerhall.org

August 29, 2013The Daily Mil

Are There More Fatal Accidents When the Packers Are Home or Away?

IDV Solutions released a “Football Game-Day Fatalities” map that looks at fatal car accidents on NFL game days – comparing away and home games. The map is based on drive time, team schedules and traffic fatality data. Although researcher John Nelson found no significant link between fatalities and home or away games – despite going into the process assuming otherwise – the results varied by city. In Cleveland, for example, 100 percent of accidents occurred when the team was away. In Jacksonville, on the other hand, almost 90 percent of accidents occurred when the team was at home. In Green…

August 28, 2013News & Politics

The Faces of Film- Patrick Wodzinski

Hometown Iron River, Mich. Where do you live now? Riverwest How old are you? 30 How old do you act? I don’t know. What do you really do? I make sure the films get on the screen. Last time you cried at a movie? About four years ago watching Field of Dreams while my girlfriend was asleep next to me. What do you do when you’re not working in a darkened room? I’m riding my bike to the next darkened room. What was your favorite film from last year’s MFF? Sans Soleil What film or event are you most excited…

August 28, 2013News & Politics

The Faces of Film- Milan Zori

Hometown Steubenville, Ohio Where do you live now? Bay View How old are you? 35 How old do you act? Somewhere between 5 and 35. What do you really do? Whatever Blyth tells me to. I was hired mostly to write and have ideas. Turns out I can do some other things, also. Last time you cried at a movie? Last time I got choked up at a movie theater was towards the end of Beginners, because (spoiler alert) suddenly, I realized that I might one day lose my father, too, and that seems like the worst thing ever. What…