MetaFilter posts tagged with milwaukee

the mini goats can keep the mini ponies company

grippycat — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:59:09 -0800

"It's going to sound weird, but she is my kid. I'm going to fight to keep her," Kevin said. "She's second-generation. Her mom was a house goat." The Krug family of South Milwaukee is fighting to get an exotic animal permit for their suburban housepet, a 50 lb, 18 inch high Nigerian Pygmy goat. According to the US National Pygmy Goat Association: "The Pygmy Goat is hardy, alert and animated, good-natured and gregarious; a docile, responsive pet, a cooperative provider of milk, and an ecologically effective browser." Pygmy goats have a small but dedicated following as both housepets and show animals, and are also thought to be excellent companions for horses. Pygmy goat associations exist in Canada and Great Britain. Smaller regional clubs exist in Nevada, Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Oregon (but not Wisconsin) - local dwarf goat groups may be a better place to ask about the legality of a house goat in the suburbs than a livestock breeder. Originally imported from Africa between 1930 and 1960, pygmy goats include both achondroplastic dwarfs (forming the foundation for African Pygmy Goats) and pituitary hypoplastic dwarfs (forming the foundation for Nigerian Dwarf Goats). Pygmy goats have also been crossbred to create mini dairy goats, and mini fainting goats.

This is true sportsmanship.

Four-Eyed Girl — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:47:11 -0800

Two high school basketball teams unite in grieving a player's recent loss. Johntel Franklin, senior basketball captain for Milwaukee Madison, lost his mother to cervical cancer on the day of a game with friendly rivals from DeKalb. In a beautiful act of sportsmanship, both teams decide to forgo points in order to help Johntel deal with his grief.

A Brief History of Milwaukee's Polar Bear Club

jon_hansen — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:30:46 -0800

The Polar Bear Club of Milwaukee has been going strong since 1916, with crazy folks like this carrying on the tradition of jumping into the icy waters of Lake Michigan year after year.

WORKING. HAMMERS. SWEATING. POWER. CIRCUITS.

cobra_high_tigers — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:39:57 -0800

This is my Milwaukee (SLYTP-esque) No, I have no clue what it is either.

[this is bad]

designbot — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:30:22 -0800

"Beat It," as reenacted by the Pedal Pusher Society, Milwaukee's finest all-girl-and-tranny bike gang. Oh, did I mention the co-founder is Metafilter's Own™ binocularfight?

Lake Michigan First, Last Stop on Dream Voyage

M.C. Lo-Carb! — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:27:22 -0800

Pavel Bernek had grand plans for his newly-refurbished, 34-foot sailboat. "He schemed to cross the Atlantic, blow through the Strait of Gibraltar and drop anchor in the Mediterranean Sea, where he hoped his girlfriend would be waiting for him. But here in reality - in Milwaukee - the wounded "Falcon" lies on its side, in shin-deep water, ravaged by more than a month's worth of wintry punches from an ornery Lake Michigan." Now, photographers flock to his folly. But not for long.

A Fair Wisconsin Votes No

thefreek — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:10:12 -0800

Gay Marriage Debate Turns Violent A violent brawl broke out on Tuesday during a discussion in a Wauwatosa restaurant over the proposed same-sex marriage referendum, and the incident was apparently caught on videotape. Video of the brawl here. 39 days until Wisconsin votes "No" on the civil unions and marriage ban.

The Tough Old Lady

blahblahblah — Wed, 03 May 2006 19:23:22 -0800

“Even if one is not at all in agreement with her, with her politics, her ideology, one cannot help but respect her, admire her, even love her.”* Golda Meir, a key founder and later Prime Minister of Israel, was born on this day in Kiev in 1898. She was famously quotable (though one of her more famous quotes was actually more of a misquote). The University of Wisconsin fascinating set of photos of her life, from her youth to her old age.

Witty Title

nTeleKy — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:56:01 -0800

Critical Mass in Milwaukee ran into some "problems" with police on the July 29th ride: “I unfortunately chose to lock my bike with a friend and go see what was happening with the group who had been stopped at the yellow light. I ran down the street just in time to see police tackle a man on a bike who had a baby carriage attached to end of his bike. After he was pulled to the ground another officer violently pushed over his baby carriage with the baby inside,” More coverage and some photos.

Bridges, Boundaries, and Burbs

rush — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:44:45 -0800

On the way to work today, I heard an advertisement for "the nation's first ever sex-offender-free subdivision" (link to mov). Milwaukee Ridge, the brainchild of I&S Investments, will be located on the outskirts of Lubbock, Texas, and offer "the best features of a family-friendly lifestyle," including "background checks on adults buying homes and juveniles expected to live in the homes." I can't help but think of Stephenson's burbclaves. When, if ever, does the definition of a private community become a public concern?

Nader's nadir

thewittyname — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 15:03:26 -0800

The Green Party rejects Ralph Nader. On the second ballot at the Green Party nominating convention held today in Milwaukee, WI, David Cobb defeated Peter Camajo (Nader's running mate) for the Green Party nomination, thereby denying Nader automatic placement onto the ballot in 23 states.

Ebony & Ivory

johnny7 — Sat, 15 May 2004 08:43:23 -0800

Brown v Board of Education 50 years after a "landmark" decision not a lot seems to have changed in old Milwaukee.Via The Guardian

1.5 million tax dollars to save... a parade?

Tubes — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 09:07:02 -0800

Expensive clowns. Some Wisconsin senators want to "save Milwaukee's Circus Parade by giving $1.5 million in tax dollars to the Baraboo-based Circus World Museum."

Club Paradise

Durwood — Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:08:09 -0800

Wisconsin strip club owner discovers art. A Milwaukee Common Council committee last week agreed to designate Club Paradise, a strip club in Walker's Point, as a "Center for the Visual and Performing Arts" based on the art collection displayed there. This would allow the club to admit underage customers.

Annihilation Time in Milwaukee

drezdn — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:42:18 -0800

Annihilation Time in Milwaukee An abrasive flier for a house show on Sept. 11th, leads to a visit from the FBI an subsequent house eviction. Life under the Patriot Act or repeat of the assassination ball?

Is this really the 21st century or am I just stuck in a bad dream?

madman — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:43:03 -0800

Autistic boy dies at faith healing service 'An 8-year-old autistic boy died during a prayer service at a Milwaukee church that the pastor said was meant to heal him of "spirits," and the pastor's brother is facing child abuse charges...' This is sad. Evil spirits? What can be done to protect children from ill-treatment by religion?

BarneyFifesBullet — Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:33:28 -0800

"nearly 20" kids beat man to brain death with bats, shovels and boards Brutal stuff. One of the kids in custody is only 10 years old. The victim had "confronted them for throwing an egg at him and punched one teen in the mouth". They went and organized a mob, and returned, according to the Milwaukee Police. What do you do with a 10 year old murderer, anyway?

bondcliff — Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:21:58 -0800

Jesus' World Tour 2002 stops in Milwaukee. If Jesus were a tree, what kind of tree would he be?

owillis — Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:12:56 -0800

One-man news org busts open local pension scam! Bruce Murphy's Milwaukee World website uncovered a story about improprieties in the county pension fund on October 10th of last year while the traditional outlets dawdled until January of this year. Kind of neat to know that all the solo journalism isn't all Matt Drudge "advances" from old media. (via medianews)

mimi — Wed, 10 Oct 2001 14:45:09 -0800

The Milwaukee Art Museum's new addition, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is opening this weekend. They tested the wings yesterday and it looks like it's gonna be pretty dang cool. (Flash slideshow. Worth it.)

aflakete — Sat, 28 Apr 2001 18:53:32 -0800

Safe House--for the spy in all of us. This spy-themed bar in Milwaukee has apparently been around for decades. Sounds hilarious.

But first, Mr. Phelps, you must find it. . .