It seems like we never get to fly on a plane with a special livery—well there was that Shamu plane—but we sure like to see them.

AirTran has moved away from its football paint schemes and onto one based on America’s favorite pastime. The airline with WiFi on every flight has teamed up with Milwaukee Brewers and they’re about to debut a retro-inspired jet any day now.


Originally some photos of the new livery were leaked on the Facebook page of the Yeager Airport in West Virginia; however, they’ve taken them down so we’re wondering if AirTran was jealous that the little airport was stealing their thunder. If you just can’t wait for the big reveal, there are pictures right here on JetPhotos.net and Airliners.net that show it off in greater detail. ]]> kjb 2010-05-05T11:32:33-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/2/16/225427/212

For those sick of endless delays and crowds at Chicagoland airports, a little help might be on the way. Actually, it’s already here, but it all depends on whether or not you agree with the marketing. The General Mitchell International Airport—it’s the airport in Milwaukee—wants to serve as a solid third option for those looking to head out from the Midwest.

It’s not as close as Newark is to Manhattan, but a 90 minute drive into Wisconsin isn’t that bad of an option. The airport saw a record number of passengers at the end of 2009, and they want to continue pulling in travelers well into the next decade. ]]> kjb 2010-02-17T09:35:18-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/7/42311/3256

You've seen Andy Warhol's classic Campbell's Soup cans and his bold, bright Marilyn Monroe silkscreen works, but you probably haven't seen the Pop master's art from the latter part of his life, which veered away from glamour and beauty. The Milwaukee Art Museum gives you a peek at those works with "Andy Warhol: The Last Decade," the first U.S. museum exhibit to examine the artist's final years through a survey of painted pieces.

Although Warhol received most of his acclaim from his '60s Pop Art, his output during decade before his death in '87 was far more prolific. The Milwaukee museum shows pieces from this period, including collaborations with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente that inspired the artist to return to painting by hand; abstract works, black-and-white ads, works examining death and religion, self-portraits, camouflage patterns and oxidation paintings—also known as "piss paintings" because he peed on them...nasty. ]]> Jennifer Kester 2009-10-07T10:32:37-05:00 43.0384558 -87.897475 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/9/8/152624/7312

Just when you think you're cool, a Bronze Statue of The Fonz from Happy Days goes and accepts an award for being exactly that: really darn cool. Over the weekend, Milwaukee accepted the award on behalf of the Fonzie statue they erected back in August 2008.

Officially, the reason for the honor from the National Council for Destination Organizations (whatever that is) is that the city has done such a great job of marketing the statue and the city as a tourism destination because of it, that they've raised over $17,000 for a literacy program from sales of autographed cast posters and contributions. Of course Henry Winkler was on hand to pose with his metal doppelganger. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-09-08T15:44:38-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/5/20/9107/61717

While some stars were jetting off to the Cannes Film Festival last weekend, Jimmy Fallon took the road less traveled and spent a few days in Milwaukee. The Late Night host performed his stand up act at the Pabst Theater on Saturday, no doubt trying out some of the jokes we’ll be hearing on his show this week.

Jimmy’s weekend wasn’t all work and no play though. He did get a chance to take in some of Milwaukee’s finest drinking establishments and, of course, Tweeted all about it, saying "Bye, Milwaukee. So fun. Pabst theater is gorgeous. Great people" and "Jo Cat (pedal pub crawlers),Bryant's (crazy good cocktails), Club Brady (not a club - but dudes moshing to Pantera) and Wolski's (cold beer)."

Here’s a break down of Jimmy's Tweet about the best bars he visited in Milwaukee.]]> cmb 2009-05-20T17:41:57-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/12/4/153013/008

Two neighborhoods in Milwaukee have had it with the US dollar--and are planning to print up their own cash to be used at local businesses. Amazingly, it's totally legal as long as they don't mint coins.

Community organizer (ewww!) Sura Faraj tells the Chicago Tribune:

You have all these people who have local currency, and they're going to spend it at local stores. They can't spend it at the Wal-Mart or the Home Depot, but they can spend it at their local hardware store or their local grocery store.

But why would you want to use locally grown cash if you can just as easily spend US dollars in Wisconsin? Shops in Riverwest and East Side, Milwaukee might build in favorable exchange rates, so an item that would cost, say, US$11 would go for just $10 worth of local scratch.

Related Stories:
· Milwaukee Neighborhoods Could Print Own Money [Chicago Tribune, via]
· Dollar-Euro Exchange Rate Totally Killing Us [Jaunted]

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Washington builds statues to presidents, and New York shows love for liberty. But when it comes time for Milwaukee to build a statue, they sure know how to do it right.

Behold the Fonz Statue, which debuted last month along the city's Riverwalk, not far from the fictional setting of "Happy Days."

An online fundraising drive helped raise some of the $85,000 needed to complete the bronze statue, which somehow manages to look even creepier than the 60-year-old version of Henry Winkler.

Related Stories:
· Bronze the Fonz [Official Site]
· Television Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Milwaukee Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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