11.30.11

Tonight is the big final veto showdown at the City Hall! Didn't we go through this last year already with the last minute threat of cutting the bus service?

" Serve as full time mayor on half pay "=New Day Fund... Well, one problem solved and you are welcome. ;)

Darryl gets the front page treatment...

More on the water rate hike.

Gregg at the movies...

SOUND OFF

POLICE BLOTTER

Alist is going strong and thank you for all the support, but do tell more people to vote for WTC and vote Waukesha!

I had a special Bodway's Breakfast Burger last night during the weekly team building exercise, Chef Nate made it for me even though it was not Sunday (Don't tell Tony B.!) I think it is the best one of them all...

This explains everything!

Have fun tonight, HBR and PBR...

Free Carpet!

Larry is throwing everything out that he did not sell next door to WTC, people are stopping by to pick through all the free carpet... Don't be the last one to go through the free selection...

Yes, someone is out there picking things through to put them in one's Lexus...

Last chance...

Update: Trucks are coming by one by one loading things up. You can not beat the price...

11.29.11

The highly anticipated return of People's Park...

Thank you for your service!

Drug court coming.

WTC supports you!

Have you seen him?

OOPS

Advice for Small Biz from Small Biz.

Free flu shots for the needy.

Carroll U. helps out.

Almost done...

SOUND OFF-I must say that I too love it when Mayor Scrima writes to the local media, it is endless blogging gold...

POLICE BLOTTER-Got some meat in this one. Welcome back to WackySha, HBR.

I did not know that...

Sarah got her wings... I have to recommend the new Hot BBQ sauce or the GTFOH sauce... yes, the one I think I still hold the record on.

Brien gives thanks.

Water is going up...

How to...

This has to be a fake... Didn't the girlfriend approve or look at the design before the tattooing starts?

Interesting...

Did you score big on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Well, it is Buyer's Remorse Tuesday... ;)

From Clinton St. Gallery

Hey there Clinton St Gallery fans,
It is that time of the year once again. WISN is hosting its A-list Best of competition and we want to be #1 for the 3rd year in a row. With your help the past 2 years we have taken this title and we are looking for your help once again. Please follow this link and vote for the gallery to be the best in Milwaukee in 2011.
http://wisn.cityvoter.com/the-clinton-st-gallery/biz/286556?r=short

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and is ready for the snow as we head into this holiday season. Please keep the Clinton St Gallery in mind as you start your Christmas Shopping. We have many great gifts under $50 and gift certificates available for any amount. I hope everyone has a second to vote for their favorite gallery and please forward this to all your friends and family.

Keep a smile on,
Ryan Peters
Owner

Don't forget to vote for WTC as well and vote Waukesha!

The Art of the Gift

"The Art of the Gift" Annual Holiday Show Gifts and Giving for Everyone Nov 15th to Dec 31st Join us for a special reception at the: "It's a Snow Ball" Art Crawl December 3rd 4-10pm We have the perfect, one-of-a-kind gift for the special, one-of-a-kind someone! With shopping hours 7 days a week, and featuring over 17 local artists' works to choose from, we are a wonderful one stop shopping experience for the creative gift giver!

Article Headline

We invite you to join us for an Ornament & Gift Give-Away! Saturday Dec. 10 in historic downtown Waukesha! The following businesses have joined together to offer a little festive fun and merriment!! Almont Gallery 342 W. Main St. 10 am - 4 pm Receive a free Fused Glass Pin with a $25 purchase* Bangles and Bags 307 W. Main St. 10 am - 5 pm Receive a free pair of select earrings with a $15 purchase* Bieg Boutique 301 W. Main St. 10 am - 5 pm Receive a free holiday ornament with a $25 purchase* Restyle Studio 401 W. Main St. 10 am - 5 pm Receive a free holiday ornament with a $25 purchase* Three Sisters' Uniquities 914 Clinton St. 10 am - 4 pm Receive a free holiday ornament with a $25 purchase* (* Promotion is valid Dec. 10th only and while supplies last.)

From Moxie

MOXIE BEAUTY LOUNGE

HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATE PROMOTION

Purchase a $50.00 gift certificate for only $35.00

Purchase a $100.00 gift certificate for only $75.00

Purchase $150.00 gift certificate for only $115.00

*With any holiday gift certificate purchase or service pick a Moxie Beauty Lounge present that could give you up to

30% off a retail purchase valid same day only.

*Gift certificate prices are good from 12/12/11 through 12/26/11

Moxie Beauty Lounge has some great gift ideas for this Christmas!

A List voting has started...

Please vote for us and vote for downtown Waukesha!

Tell all your friends and support local biz! Thank you!

11.26.11

Darryl told me the news yesterday... Was I surprised? Not really.

A message from your coach.

Have no fear, I am sure the Jedi Council see this coming a mile away.

Note the reference of "Past-Attacking" comment here.

HBR is coming home to the final showdown this coming Wednesday... All You Can Eat crab legs at Bodway's or Council meeting.... that is a tough one for me...

History Lesson 10 of 10

Good story... Some help here...

A celebrity appearance by Wiggy?

Darryl's column- I am sure there is plenty of money in the New Day fund to fix that once Mayor Scrima fulfills his campaign promise to give half of his salary back.

SOUND OFF

POLICE BLOTTER

11.25.11

It is Black Friday, but I am not out there in line... Been there, done that... I will just order what I need online or shop locally in small biz...

My guess is that there will be a veto, and a crowd of loyalists reading th same statement praising Mayor Scrima.

History Lesson 9 of 10.

Doing the most good.

SOUND OFF-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

POLICE BLOTTER

Kinda hard to hide an AK under my coat...

Thanksgiving memories...

Silver bell time in downtown Waukesha...

11.23.11

What is the odds we get the tax bill on time? Like the sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives...

Darryl went up for a pinch hit while HBR is on vacation... Then he did his regular column on the donkey invasion of downtown Waukesha.

Gregg's column.

History Lesson 8 of 10.

Lot of turkeys...

Bodway's is prepping for an outdoor deck, and soon will be serving soup and chili. I was gonna say to check out Bodway's back side, but that does not sound right...
I am confused again...

Put this on your dance card, HBR.

Oh, here is something from her... Patch did a plug for the Purple Challenge as well. Thank you! Waukesha Now even put it in the Lake Country edition... Wow...

SOUND OFF

POLICE BLOTTER

Pete is back?

Wiggy gives thanks.

MVP!

Thank you for reading my little blog and spend the morning with me. There are a lot of things to be thankful even in this very trying year.

In the end, it is the little things, isn't it? A friendly bartender/waitress, a home to go to, someone who loves you, a job you enjoy, a few delightful meals, or a good honest conversation and a few laughs ...

Thank you. ( and don't forget to drop some of your spare coins in the Red Kettles, there are real good need to be done in the world.)

Budget Update (most recent on top)

Veto or no veto, that is the question... $136>$27.39 $27.39>$0 $136 =$0?

WaukeshaPatch Waukesha Patch

The Waukesha city administrator is now being discussed to not fund in 2012.

Oh, boy...

WaukeshaPatch Waukesha Patch

The Waukesha Common Council has voted 9 to 6 to remove four furlough days from the city's 2012 budget, means the motion is not veto proof.

Oh, drama!

WaukeshaPatch Waukesha Patch

Waukesha Council prez motions to not have furloughs in 2012. "Furloughs are really short-term financial band-aids," Paul Ybarra said.

* $40 tax hike... I think.

WaukeshaPatch Waukesha Patch

Waukesha's budget hearing and adoption is delayed because Mayor Jeff Scrima is leaving his house now for the 7 p.m. scheduled meeting.( 7:20pm)

From Plowshare

11.22.11

Tonight is the big budget meeting, isn't it? Those past attacking, tax raisers will go at it again...

I like to thank all for coming in to say hi during the Christmas parade. Salvation Army raised decent money and gave out more than expected amount of hot chocolate. Chicken curry was all gone by the end of the night, and Kelly even made some delicious strawberry cake...

The "purple campaign" still needs your help, don't be shy when you walk by one of those red kettles... (Thanks for the plug! Erik.)

Patch's coverage. Wiggy's coverage.

By the way, happy belated birthday to Wiggy! That flan is worth it, even if you have to wear a funny hat to eat it.

History lesson 7 of 10.

Is the shovel photo op wise in this case? ;)

Don't wait for the bus too long.

Still missing...

SOUND OFF

POLICE BLOTTER-Adam, are you okay? / Noise Police strikes again!

Brien's report.

Ronsta's report. I was way way in the back in the pack...

HBR's still reporting from afar, except this time is for the Cute Overload report...


(speechless)

Wiggy was wrong again!

Photo courtesy of Patch and Wigderson.com... well, sort of. ;)

From Clinton St. Gallery

When: Thursday December 8th. 6:30 until 10:00pm. Doors open at 6:15. Where: The Clinton Street Gallery in holiday-dressed downtown Waukesha What: The Art of Giving is our 1st annual event with one goal in mind: giving back to our community and gallery customers. We appreciate all the great people who come through our gallery and want to offer a relaxed night of fun and holiday cheer. Here are the highlights; The event is FREE to all guests. A charitable contribution (non-perishable food) to the Waukesha County Food Pantry at the door is appreciated Each of the 15 gallery artists are donating artwork and/or gift certificates worth at least $40 and in some cases much more Over $1000 in raffle gifts will be given away include paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, metalworks, concrete works, and much more Guests receive raffle tickets that will be selected for fine art gifts being donated by artists 10% of all event night sales will be donated to our selected charity, Waukesha County Food Pantry Appetizers, snacks, wine, beverages and holiday atmosphere provided Artists will be discussing different techniques and inspiration behind their work Anticipating some "special guest" appearances. Confirmation pending We hope you will be able to attend. We promise it will be a special and fun evening! Due to space our guest list will be limited to the first 100 people who confirm their attendance.

A List is coming...

WE need HELP!

$68,453.00 of the bell ringing goal has been raised as of today. We are $5948.00 behind last year, so if you know Volunteers who will ring please enlist them and maybe even let them know you will help for a portion of a shift. Kettle Club buttons are now on sale for a donation of $5 or more. Why not take up a collection from your friends and deliver their buttons to them. (No Door to Door in the neighborhoods, please!!!)

K-Love Radio will ring and give away concert tickets, Christmas candy, and CD's at Muskego PnS on Thur Dec 8 from 4 p - 6 p
and at Sentry in Delafield on Friday Dec 9 from 4 p - 6 p. That's two great events, what else can we get going in order to reach the George Wang purple challenge.



Carol Lemirand (Major Carol)
Corps Officer
The Salvation Army

I think we need to get Carroll U. involved... Come on, President Doug, time for you to join the purple challenge!!!

11.19.11

If you start hearing about Poppin On Broadway on WKLH, it is all about the crew including my old friends at Dave and Carole morning show are just addicted to those delicious popcorn! We do have a rising networking star in the making in Kathy...

The new Italian place is rumored to be open in early December. I was told the old wall at the entrance is replaced with glass window and door. The owners had been painting and working hard on the inside.

I was also told the Carroll Bike Racks Project are still in process; perhaps when the new racks are all installed around the campus, downtown will start to get all the old ones on loan.

Detail is also being firmed up about the WTC birthday party. This year we will be at Bodway's listening to Lonely Hearts. Save your date on 12.9 after 9pm.

Magellan's will once again cater our Art Crawl reception, pizza and beer were a big hit last time.

Barry's Daisy Chain band will play at Potawatomi on 12.8.11, I sure hope my trip there will not mean too much "donation".

Detail report on the tree lighting. Ms. Kool showed up after I went back to work...

Thank you, sir!

History Lesson 6 of 10.

Is that why someone gave me a hat with antlers on it?

The drama...

Speak Jedi Council president Yoda will.

SOUND OFF-Another P.R. piece about our Glorious leader. Wiggy is not impressed. There is even a TOP TEN. I think there are a few that did not make the list...

POLICE BLOTTER

See you all tomorrow at the parade, no excuses...

Tree lighting and red kettle kick off

It is just about to start... Hurry if you want to be there for this special downtown event!

A date with Santa

Little elf told me that Santa will be at the West End for free pictures. This will happen before the Christmas Parade on 11-20-11 from 1pm to 2:30pm.

Leticia is hosting this event at 439 W. Main St., I did not know she is tight with Santa, I had not gotten anything nice from him for a long, long time which I will go and confront him about it.

If you have any question, please call her at 262-542-9695, you can ask her for insurance questions too...

11.18.11

Saw both HBR and PBR last night around town, so were the Danger Girls. The rumor is that a certain friend with great city hall experience might be the pinch hitter of choice to cover the budget meeting next week for Freeman, stay tuned...

We are happy to announce that Moxie and us will both be in Silver Bell this year as co-Gold sponsor... Far West End will be represented.

Tree lighting and Bikesha are both tonight! It will be the official kick off of the Waukesha Salvation Red Kettle campaign as well as we drive toward purple hair for the Majors. You can find mini kettles through out downtown Waukesha.

Congrats! (I remember Sherry when I was at the other side of Pix in the early 90s.)

Darn the 1%!!!

58 trees saved.

SOUND OFF- Did I make it into Sound Off as SOME BLOGGERS... Not really at Wiggy's fame level, but I will take it!

POLICE BLOTTER

I hope everyone is okay... Patch said no one is injured.

Weekend Update.

This is kool. (And it is by Canary Wharf, where I go with my sis and niece at times.)

Someone close to us has tickets to see this. We are seriously considering revoking his MAN card. ;)

From Allo! Chocolat

Happy Thanksgiving fellow Chocolate Lovers,

Wow! In just a few days (this Sunday, 11/20) Waukesha will host the 49^th Annual Christmas Parade. This great family event steps off at 4:00pm with Marching Bands, Floats, Dance Teams and Santa. Santa’s Post Office Elves will collect letters from children to Santa along the route. This year the theme of the Christmas parade is “Candy Canes on Main” so our special parade treats are Peppermint Truffle Pops, Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops and Peppermint Bark Chocolate Bars, Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes as well as Old Fashioned Classic Candy Canes. Of course we will have an abundance of our special recipe Gourmet Hot Chocolate and our decadent Sipping Chocolat to warm your tummies! Our parade day hours will be noon until 6:00PM.

We’ve been told that Wisconsin Vision will have a float in the parade this year and Danny Gokey will be performing on it! Be sure to take a Holiday Stroll through the downtown from 12-4PM to enjoy the beautiful window displays at all the local businesses. Photos with Santa will be available on parade day at Martha Merrell’s/Cuddle’s from 12-3pm, as well as on Saturdays until Christmas. Please call 547-1060 for more information.

The Waukesha Old Fashioned Christmas Tree Lighting will take place this Friday, Nov 18^th at 6PM in front of the Rotunda (235 W Broadway). Get into the festive spirit with music and caroling. This event officially kicks off the Waukesha Downtown Business Association’s Silver Bells season of events. Come and join Alderman Roger Patton in counting down to the start of the season! The Salvation Army will be on hand to accept non perishable food items and cash donations….please come prepared to give…thanks!

During Silver Bells you can take a horse drawn carriage ride on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons through downtown Waukesha, listen to carolers, enjoy the lights, the music, stroll through the shops for holiday gifts, vote on the best decorated non profit gingerbread house and enjoy specials throughout the downtown. Want to participate? Why don’t you get a group gathered to go caroling on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays during the month of December. Call Kerry (262-522-3605) at The Steaming Cup for more caroling information. This event is being used to raise money for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Last year $1500 was raised for our downtown neighbor, Art Links!

Silver Bells will also host the 3^rd annual Santa Run on Sat 12/10. Sign up for this fun run/walk at http://www.active.com/running/waukesha-wi/waukesha-historic-downtown-santa-run-2011 Come dressed as Santa, Mrs. Santa, an elf, a reindeer, the Grinch or just wear red and green, but come and run, walk or just watch….it’s a blast!

The final Art Crawl of 2012 takes place on Saturday December 3^rd. It begins at 4 PM and goes until 10 PM and we’ll be open! This is the 69^th art crawl in downtown Waukesha. It will be a great evening to pick up some unique Christmas gifts in the art galleries as well as the other shops in our downtown. Our special Art Crawl treat will be a Candy Cane Truffle.

As you see, there is a lot going on this month, but some of you may want to know what is new in our store?

Well the Allô! Chocolat elves have been really busy preparing the shop for the holiday season. The decorations are up and are a fun sight to see! We have a number of festive treats for your pleasure as well. We do carry Advent (Christmas countdown) calendars. Each day a new window is opened to a delicious chocolate treat…mmmm! Our current Sweet of the Week is Cranberry Walnut Bark and next week will be our Pumpkin Spice Truffles. Both are discounted 25%. Other new items include a Firefighter Set mold and chocolate dipped Fortune Cookies that are packaged in a Chinese take out pail….really cute!

This is the last week for Caramel Apples. If you have a specific favorite you might want to call ahead to make sure we have it for you! We will be closing down our ice cream freezer for the season after the Art Crawl. As a special treat for our newsletter readers, if you mention this offer you will get a 50% discount on any ice cream purchase!

We also have been busy packing boxes for many businesses who wish to say THANK YOU with chocolate this year to their employees and cherished clients. It’s not too late to get those orders in, but we’d appreciate large orders sooner than later.

Our store hours will expand beginning Friday, November 25^th. We will be open Mon-Fri 10AM to 8PM, Sat 10-5 and Sundays 12-4. We will be closed on Thanksgiving as we spend time with our family.

Don’t forget that Saint Nickolas Eve is December 5^th for those of you who observe that tradition with your children. If you don’t, you should….it’s a fun holiday. If you have no clue what we’re talking about, stop in and ask or Google it up!

Even though we are gearing up for Christmas, it is still November and Thanksgiving is next week! Don’t forget to pick up some Thanksgiving treats to sweeten your table. We still have a selection of Foiled Turkeys in various sizes, Chocolate Pilgrim molded suckers, Harvest Bark (walnuts, cherries and orange peels) and other fall colored candies, candy corn, juju be, pumpkins and gummi pumpkins. Also an assortment of Thanksgiving decorated dipped items (Oreos, marshmallow men, pretzels, etc) Of course, truffles are a popular dessert item for Thanksgiving.

November is a good month to reflect on everything we are thankful for in our lives. We hope you enjoy your time with family and friends around the table and keep our military in your prayers as we give thanks for the Freedoms they preserve. We salute the brave men and women of our Armed Forces and say thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! Without our valued customers, we wouldn’t be able to do what we love to do….we thank you for your continued support of Allô! Chocolat.

Blessings,

Carrie and Roger

From BID

Good Afternoon,

The BID Office was just informed that W. Main St. from Barstow to just east of the Five Points will be closed on Friday, November 18, 2011. The Email we received is below.

It is planned to close the westbound lane of W. Main St. from N. Barstow St. to just east of W. Broadway & N. Grand Ave. on Friday, November 18, 2011 for equipment placement for a roofing project. Parking will be prohibited in the closed area. Northbound Gaspar St. traffic will not be able to turn left onto W. Main St. A detour will be posted using the route: south on N. Barstow St., west on South St. and north on N. Grand Ave. Eastbound traffic will be able to travel on W. Main St. past the construction area. Work is expected to be completed that day.

John Ward

Waukesha Business Improvement District

Phone: 262-549-6154

Fax: 262-549-6187

www.DowntownWaukesha.com

11.17.11

The Past Attacking Tax Raisers are not listening to the coach!

Patch's take.

JS's take.

Only if the coach can make up his mind on which team he is on... So confusing, isn't it? Perhaps there will be another Guest Opinion in Freeman to explain this and give us another catch phrase...

The Christmas Parade is when the whole Waukesha come together... It is like missing the Super Bowl...

Ex-landmark update.

There were an owl in my woods but that is a while ago.

Finally!

Tree lighting is tomorrow night!

Help the fellow men.

It's the coach!

I am confused again, is Wiggy the past attacking, tax raising liberal or not?

POLICE BLOTTER

I talked to President Doug yesterday about joining in the Salvation Army challenge, he said he will think about it because he is a Vikings fan...

Day of Caring

President Doug spoke again in this annual event. I am proud to represent the downtown merchant /Carroll grad...

I was actually the last guy out, had a great conversation with Alderman Patton and his sheephead partners... No wonder he is HBR's favorite...

Bodway tagged

I can not figure out what it is, could be two tagger signs.

As a crime, I hope there is a nice police video footage to track.

It happened while we were in there enjoying our burgers...

11.16.11

Wiggy and the Jedi Council, stop "attacking the past". Coach Scrima has spoken. You are all a bunch of Tax-Raisers and a fee is not a tax...

I did not know Wiggy is a pinko lefty liberal ... Shame! Shame! Shame! ( Oh, wait, does that means I am a Past Attacking Tax-Raiser too? I am so confused. Who is going to pay my shrink bill for this identity crisis? ) ;)

HBR clarifies what this all means... The streets sayz.

SOUND OFF

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

WackySha is in full force... more, more, and more...

Wild Wild City Hall...

Tree lighting and Red Kettle kick off is this Friday at 6 pm!

Darryl shows us some love...

POLICE BLOTTER-I did not know Favre signed with Da Bears...

The West End apartment project seems to be on track still. Word on the street is that Ken was actually seeking TIF fund despite whatever Mayor Scrima was saying but no TIF fund was left to be had, but a deal with the bank had been worked out and he will likely present again in December. ( Yes, another episode of Confused by the Mayor...)

There is also some drama still on BID appointments and election but I am gonna stay neutral on that one... It is all about Street Closing and FFNL.

The world will end in 12 month anyway... We are used to the gloom and doom in the USA already.

Party on!

Free Tattoo?

Yes, there will be free tattoos given out during Waukesha Christmas Parade this Sunday... Free temporary tattoos from Waukesha Salvation Army that is...

I think it will be a potluck WTC party as well, do come by and say hi.

11.15.11

Kodiak Kid posted a question to me that I could not answer: Who has the best chili in Waukesha? I know I had Dave's chili years ago and it was pretty good, and that is about it. Perhaps fellow foodies and/or Wiggy with his family of chili experts will help with an answer. I know the place with most interesting selection of soups is Rochester Deli or I'll go to Casa Del Rio for their beef soup.

From Patch: “You continue to attack the past to create a distraction,” Scrima said. Hey, doesn't it sound just like the SOUND OFF the other day with Wiggy?"All Wigderson does is attack the past and find problems." Does it mean our mayor is vigorously using the media to attack his opponents anonymously? Taking a page out of this game plan with a negative twist? Chinese has a saying that the person to take off the bell of a tiger's collar is the person who put it there, and Mayor Scrima, this is your bell/mess.

(Wiggy, it is more appropriate for a WiggySha/ ATTACK THE PAST t-shirt than a WackySha one...)

Freeman's take.

SOUND OFF- Coach Scrima... Really? Wow, who writes this stuff!?

Not into the whole recall thing either way, but it is another NEW DAY! I think it will be more popular with young voters if you call it Breaking Dawn...

It is in the Freeman, the challenge is on!

Green to the end...

40 years! Congrats...

Brien on the disposable printers... Laptop too is heading that way with a $198 one I saw the other day.

Don't forget that Bikesha is coming up soon.

POLICE BLOTTER

I had an omelet for lunch yesterday, and I pray Mr. HBR was not hiding in the kitchen for good reason... (Inside joke)

There is also rumors that some hot and heavy action happened in the men's room of Bosco's, apparently they thought they were in the Frame Park public bathroom... Well, I was told... Don't tap my shoes, dude...

New biz in downtown?

Kelly the Wisconsin Foodie Girl said someone is going into the former EL Ranchito spot on Boardway, but no detail yet.

Someone also asked me about what is going on with the former Three Sisters spot, I have no clue, does anyone out there know?

Chili cookoff

This event was a fun community charity fundraiser to sample many chili in five catagories from mild, hot, vegetarian, white and wild game.

Wiggy and Doreen were great company and we had a great time.

I must say that we will try to make it again next year, and we will have a better system of trying everything...

A few of my favorites did win, so my taste bud were not too off...

11.12.11

It was a honorable day at the West End.

Mini History Lesson.

OOPS...

Happy retirement, Mr. Hoeft.

Wiggy came up with the idea, now we have to get the word out for the Red Kettle campaign.

SOUND OFF-I do see Wiggy gain a new fan. Wiggy, you need to stop reminding people that this whole budget thing is not about the whole Walker-Union thing, it is just another episode of Desperate City Mayor.

POLICE BLOTTER-When is a woman trying to sell a cat a crime? Oh, wait, is this what I think it is???!!!

A conspiracy theory...

Do they have a conceal carry class? I need to find one for me and Ms.Kool.

How to protest, Colombian way.

Can't wait for the chili tomorrow...

11.11.11

Last night was a impromptu celebration for Chelsea's birthday. Chelsea is our newest team member as a talented massage therapist working on Thursdays. Most of the crew were going to have a Bodway burger anyway but we sure did give Cory aka Waldo, Tony B. and Chef Nate a challenge as it was a crazy busy night for a Thursday.

We then went over to Nice Ash and had a great time sitting in those big leather lounge chairs in the front. It is a great nightlife experience in downtown Waukesha and apparently fellow blogger and Carroll grad Sarah Z. had the same itinerary for the night to enjoy a relaxing night out with friends. This is an important component of what makes Waukesha great, and young professionals are taking notice.

As a business man and a property owner, the question will be what to do to add on to this culture and bring another level of luxury or comfort into it. All eyes will be on the transformation of Clarke Hotel, re-opening of People's Park, and the West End apartment project...

( Walking down Main, I also noticed Mango is now at where H & R Block used to be... Good call. )

Okay, back to the drama in progress. If the mayor is listening to the people, shouldn't all of this be avoided by communication earlier in the budget process? This last minute stuff is really getting old. People might get an impression that our city government is not running efficiently and smoothly...

Honor flight is awesome and one should give thanks and experience the welcoming at the airport at least once...

Congrats! Big color photo of HBR on Friday Freeman is a thing now.

POLICE BLOTTER-Apparently the coffee was not strong enough...

I usually do not link murder stuff but this one touched me as I tattooed one of the victim's friend a year ago. I do not know if this news brings any comfort to the family but I was honored to be a part of the healing process.

Max bonus for M.H.?

Good stuff.

United Way needs you.

Mr. Bodway reminded me that Breakfast burger (my favorite Bodway burger) is coming back on Sundays and Sundays only, but I have a date with some hot chili at Wales already...

Darryl stopped in to ask about my Angry Asian Man rant the other day... Well, I was not the only one who is angry in downtown Waukesha... In the end of the day, I am sitting with a group of friends I trust and they trust back, and that means something.

Speaking of Angry Asian Man, here is some rap and some wiki. I am learning something new too. No worries, I do not read that much and I misplace my cell phone and keys all the time.