The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate in the Milwaukee area rose to 8.4 percent in November, compared with 8.2 percent in October, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development said Wednesday. Read More
The unemployment rate in the four-county region that includes Milwaukee and Waukesha counties rose in November to 8.4% from 8.2% in October, according to data released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Read More
The Venice Film Festival will fete Italian comedy maestro Mario Monicelli with a special screening of "La Grande Guerra" (The Great War), his acclaimed tragicomic pacifist pic, which took the 1959 Golden Lion. A freshly restored copy of "The Great War" will unspool as the fest's "pre-opening" event on Sept. 1 in the spacious open-air Arena San Polo, in Venice's historic center, with the 94-year-old Monicelli in attendance. Read More