History

Bar Exam: Little Whiskey Bar Has Lots of It
Bar Exam

Little Whiskey Bar Has Lots of It

Whiskey, that is. Venerable South Side bar is attached to 1870 mansion.

City Streets: Elliott Circle Is A Unique Oddity
City Streets

Elliott Circle Is A Unique Oddity

City’s only full-circle street near 58th and North has pie-shaped lots, oddly numbered addresses.

City Streets: The Dreadful Legacy of Charles Nash
City Streets

The Dreadful Legacy of Charles Nash

His greed led to the horrible Newhall House fire. Yet a street still bears his name.

City Streets: Meinecke Paid For Street Named After Him
City Streets

Meinecke Paid For Street Named After Him

The lasting legacy of toy importer and German immigrant Adolph Meinecke.

City Streets: Runaway Horses Plagued Vliet Street
City Streets

Runaway Horses Plagued Vliet Street

Killing and injuring many in the 19th century. Then the streetcar arrived.

City Streets: The Barons of Bay View
City Streets

The Barons of Bay View

Wealthy businessmen Stephen Clement and Eber Ward founded Bay View, named many streets.

House Confidential: The Top 10 Stories of 2016
House Confidential

The Top 10 Stories of 2016

Readers' favorites? Stories about mansions, rich people, sports stars, politicians.

Bar Exam: Bremen Cafe’s Roots Go Back to 1895
Bar Exam

Bremen Cafe’s Roots Go Back to 1895

Building began as bar in 1895 and much is still original in popular Riverwest bar.

City Streets: Auer Ave. Honors Eugenics Champion
City Streets

Auer Ave. Honors Eugenics Champion

Louis Auer did all he could to promote more births by the “superior” races.

The Shame of Milwaukee

The Shame of Milwaukee

How race baiting was used against Mayor Zeidler in 1956 campaign. Excerpt from new book.

City Streets: Villard Ave. Salutes City’s Transit History
City Streets

Villard Ave. Salutes City’s Transit History

So does Aldrich St. But these were two wildly different transportation companies.

How Wisconsin Invented Public Radio

How Wisconsin Invented Public Radio

In 1917 Wisconsin Public Radio began, becoming a model for NPR, others. Excerpt from a book.