Tag Archives: New York City

Chef Tory Miller Makes Food Local, Sustainable, Healthy and Delicious

“I thought it would just taste like vegetables, but it really tastes delicious!” That was one of the comments from the school kids that Madison-based James Beard Award-winning chef Tory Miller is helping to learn about eating local, sustainable, healthy … Continue reading

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An Intrepid News Frog From Thanksgiving’s Past

We’ve heard that high winds on the East Coast might ground the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. To offset the potential disappointment of the parade foregoing its big flying wonders, we went and found this vintage photo of the always … Continue reading

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Harry Connick Jr. back on Broadway

Watch Great Performances: Harry Connick Jr. on Broadway at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 on Wisconsin Public Television. Harry Connick Jr. has had a tremendous career. With super-smooth vocals and a swinging style, he’s probably become best associated with his … Continue reading

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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Watch American Experience: Triangle Fire at 8:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28 on Wisconsin Public Television. I have always assumed that current workplace standards and policies were created over the years based on a combination of long-term realizations of necessity and … Continue reading

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John Lennon’s New York City

Watch American Masters: LennoNYC at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 on Wisconsin Public Television. After the end of The Beatles, John Lennon left England to start a new life with Yoko Ono in the United States. He quickly went to … Continue reading

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