In support of their latest record "Swoon", Silversun Pickups have annouced more dates that will push this tour till the end of October, where they will be playing the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans. What kills me is that they are visiting 3 cities in TN and not one of those include Nashville. 09/15 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room* 09/16 - Green Bay, WI - The Club* 09/18 - Omaha, NE...
Photograph of President Barack Obama's signature on a wall in a health classroom at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin by Pete Souza/White House. Obama was at the school for a town hall meeting on health care in June; the school's phys ed and health staff asked the President to sign the wall. Following criticism of President Obama's plan to speak about education to schoolchildren, the White...
More photos » by Juan Ocampo - AP No, this isn't the pitcher who handcuffed the Cubs' offense last night. It only seems that way. (It's Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill throwing out a ceremonial first pitch on Thursday.) Browse more photos » The Cubs haven't had a visit to Fox-TV's Saturday regional telecasts in over a month (since July 11), so let's see which of you will be "treated"...
On Saturday, August 1st 2009...I visited near northwest suburban Franklin Park Illinois, after recieving a much appreciated E-Mail tip from fellow Chicago railfan Franklin Campbell. On display adjacent to preserved historic tower B-12, was visiting Southern Pacific "daylight" steam locomotive # 4449 built by the Lima Locomotive Works in the year of 1941. This modern and semi streamlined 4-8-4...
City mayors from around the country shared tips about dealing with vacant and foreclosed properties at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 77th annual meeting on Sunday. The tactics range from imposing fines on owners who fail to keep up their properties to hiring a company to acquire and manage all the vacant properties. Green Bay Wisconsin's mayor, James J. Schimitt, said his city's program to convert...
On Saturday, Green Bay Wisconsin was home to one of the Tea Parties that have taken America by storm. Paul at Berry Laker has all the details and many pictures h/t: The MacIver Institute
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