Good morning. It’s a warm and humid Monday for Whitewater, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and a high of ninety. There’s a meeting of the Park & Rec Board today at 4 p.m.  The meeting agenda is available online.  At 4:30 p.m., there’s a meeting of the Community Development Authority, with that meeting agenda…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Friday will be mostly sunny, with a high temperature of eighty-nine. Today — July 29, 2011 — is that day for which movie-goers, and perhaps all Americans, have been waiting: it’s the opening-day of Cowboys & Aliens. I know of no other people that would make a film like this — it’s…

Good morning. It’s thunderstorms ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of eighty-three degrees. There’s a meeting of the Police Commission tonight, at 6:00 p.m., in both a closed and later an open-session.  The agenda is available online. On this day in 1934, labor strife left two dead in Kohler: Two killed, 40 hurt in…

Good morning. It’s a rainy day, of thunderstorms, ahead for Whitewater. The high temperature for the day should be in the upper eighties. From the Wisconsin Historical Society, a reminder of a late-nineteenth-century tragedy, but also of resiliency: 1894 – Forest Fire Destroys Phillips On the afternoon of this day, a forest fire swept over…

Good morning. I’ve no idea what your day will be like, but if you’re in Whitewater today, you’ll be experiencing that day under mostly sunny skies, with a high temperature of eighty-five degrees. I’ve written before about how dangerous chimpanzees are (Chimpanzees: Cuddly Primates or Vicious Killers? Vicious Killers!), but it’s worse than I thought…

Good morning. It’s beautiful weather in store for Whitewater, with sunny skies and a high temperature of eighty-eight. In Whitewater, there’s a meeting of the Landmarks Commission, including training for commissioners on the landmarks nomination process, at 5 p.m. The meeting agenda is available online. Today’s a memorable anniversary for the Brewers, as the Wisconsin…

Today in the Whippet City: a day of thunderstorms, with high temperatures in the low nineties. Over at Wired Science, there’s an optimistic – with good reason, I think — story about American spaceflight entitled, “Goodbye, Space Shuttle: Now the Space Race Can Really Begin.” David Axe observes that In truth, the shuttle’s retirement could…

Good morning. It’s a sunny day in the forecast for Whitewater, with a high of about ninety-four. Perhaps, after all, a full moon does bring dangers, including (for those who happen to be in Africa) lion attacks. At ScienceNews, Nadia Drake writes that Beware the full moon, for as it fades, hungry lions emerge to…

Good morning. Today should be Whitewater’s hottest day of the week, with a predicted high temperature of ninety-nine, and sunny skies. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that “on this day in 1976, Hank Aaron hit his 755th and last home run at Milwaukee County Stadium against the California Angels. [Source: Milwaukee Brewers].” Here’s Vin Scully’s…

Good morning. Today’s forecast for Whitewater is for isolated thunderstorms, with a high temperature of ninety-one degrees. Common Council meets tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1832, Dodge and Henry pursue the British Band On this date General James Henry and Colonel…

Today’s Whitewater forecast calls for a day of scattered, strong thunderstorms, with a high temperature of ninety-four. To get viewers excited about an upcoming Shark Week, the Discovery Channel offers — until August 7th — a live stream of a shark tank.  See, Watch the World’s Largest Shark Tank on Live Webcam. Lisa Grossman describes…

Good morning. The Whitewater forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a high of eighty-five. Over at Science News, there’s a story about how even lizards — previously considered not-so-smart — can learn new tricks. In Learnin’ Lizards, Susan Milius writes that “These guys are smarter than people say,” reports behavioral ecologist Manuel Leal…

Good morning. Today looks to be a partly sunny day for Whitewater, with a high in the lower eighties. There’s a school board meeting tonight, at 6 p.m. The meeting agenda is available online. On this day in 1948, news of a step too far in the battle against irritating bugs: 1948 – Janesville Sprays…

Good morning. It’s a sunny day, with mild temperatures in the seventies, waiting for Whitewater. In the city today, there’s an 8 a.m. meeting of the Tech Park Board. The meeting agenda is available online. Although a mild day may be ahead today, that’s not the prospect the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls our state faced…