MPS and Non-Profits Teamed Up to Rescue Carver Academy

MPS and Non-Profits Teamed Up to Rescue Carver Academy

School that was failing "by every measure" is now changing its culture.

Sponsored: Brandi Carlile at The Pabst – Just Announced!
Sponsored

Brandi Carlile at The Pabst – Just Announced!

Stakes are high in Brandi Carlile’s songs: emotionally, romantically, meteorologically, spiritually and her voice encompasses the full spectrum: quiet and clear, tremulously tearful, decisively rasping or reaching to a scream. A MUST-SEE Pabst show! Pre-Sale starts Wed. 7/15 at Noon – Use Code: FIRE

House Confidential: North Point Light Keeper’s House Is a Jewel
House Confidential

North Point Light Keeper’s House Is a Jewel

The historic 1887 Queen Anne home with ten rooms and panoramic views of the lake is now a museum. It will be part of Sunday's East Milwaukee Garden Tour.

Sponsored: Hupy and Abraham, DNT TXT N DRV
Sponsored

Hupy and Abraham, DNT TXT N DRV

Help Hupy and Abraham SAVE LIVES and reduce accidents due to texting behind the wheel. Sign the pledge at HUPY.COM

Friday Photos: 833 East Redefines the Skyline
Friday Photos

833 East Redefines the Skyline

It's not flashy, but it's becoming highly visible near the lakefront.

Sponsored: Rickie Lee Jones returns to Milwaukee – Next Thursday
Sponsored

Rickie Lee Jones returns to Milwaukee – Next Thursday

July 16 at the Pabst Theater A special Pabst show featuring beatnik kitty cat Rickie Lee Jones, who takes her audience on an intimate journey, reminiscing, telling tales, jokes and, of course, singing those inimitable songs which sit somewhere between jazz, blues, pop and folk, about demons of broken love, drug addiction and a stash of gold from Coolsville. Click for tickets + info.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Streetcar Construction Starts in October
Eyes on Milwaukee

Streetcar Construction Starts in October

On-going engineering work continues to save millions of dollars. And anti-streetcar group has given up trying to stop the starter line.

50 Years of Maurice Sendak

50 Years of Maurice Sendak

Milwaukee Public Library exhibition celebrates the life and work of the children's book writer and illustrator.

Weekly Happy Hour: Von Trier Is Great for Dark Beers
Weekly Happy Hour

Von Trier Is Great for Dark Beers

Try Monday’s $4 German beer night; it goes down great with the many German sausages.

Review: Lives of the Radium Girls
Review

Lives of the Radium Girls

Umbrella Group’s staging of true story about 1920s women working at the Radium Dial Company becomes a harrowing, human tragedy.

Op-Ed: Who’s Protecting the Great Lakes?
Op-Ed

Who’s Protecting the Great Lakes?

Leaders like Jim Doyle did, but today's governors are less concerned about issues like algae and diverting water to Waukesha.

Sponsored: Hupy and Abraham, S.C. YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS!
Sponsored

Hupy and Abraham, S.C. YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS!

Everyone is a pedestrian, and thousands are killed each year. Share the message to raise awareness. Get a free sticker at HUPY.COM