Tim McCormick

Let Milwaukee Magazine catch you up to speed on all the water-cooler talk and witness some sweet moves from an Olympic luger. This morning’s agenda for the Common Council includes electing a new president. The Biz Times has a bit more on race. It seems Alderman Michael Murphy is the front-runner, but we’ve seen more than a few upsets in our day. Here’s more fodder for the alumni fundraising newsletter: The Milwaukee Public Museum has announced Denni Kois will take over as its new president come May. Kois, is a Whitefish Bay native and a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate. Two…

Back in our December issue, we told you about the city’s lengthy history of seeking out alternative deicers for wintry streets. News of the latest entry, cheese brine, was picked up by outlets like The New York Times, USA Today and many others. And as we prepare for another round of snowfall this weekend, Wanda Booker, sanitation services manager for the city, tells Milwaukee Magazine that after seven operations (the brine isn’t useful when temperatures dip below 18º, so it’s been a limited run), her office has not received “any complaints of the odor of the cheese brine.” She adds, “at…

The weekend forecast may be calling for thunderstorms to roll into the area, but that’s not stopping the Midwest Renewable Energy Association from hosting its Wisconsin Solar Tour. Part of a grassroots, nationwide effort, which last year saw more than 150,000 people take part in 49 states, MREA’s tour takes place throughout Wisconsin on Saturday (10/5), 10am-4pm. And it is happening in the same week that the state’s Focus on Energy program has elected to keep in place a temporary suspension of solar electric and solar hot water incentives for Wisconsin residents. Matt Hrodey detailed how the Grand Old Party’s…

Although the press release referred to the official opening of Milwaukee’s Global Water Center as a ribbon-cutting ceremony, organizers couldn’t resist working in one more reference to H2O. And so Gov. Scott Walker and Mayor Tom Barrett were joined by other Water Center power brokers in chipping away at an ice carving, also known as “breaking the ice.” And with that, assorted guests roamed through the seven-story, $22 million facility that civic leaders hope will make Milwaukee the “Silicon Valley of fresh water.” Aiding in those efforts are approximately 25 businesses that will hold leases at the center, plus UWM’s…