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Bike Czar: See the World with a Folding Bike
Bike Czar

See the World with a Folding Bike

I packed my $65 folding bike on the Amtrak, got off in Chicago and cycled everywhere.

Taxpayers Pay Big for Sex Predator Treatment

Taxpayers Pay Big for Sex Predator Treatment

State pays $141,000 per year, four times more than for average prisoner.

Murphy’s Law: The Strange Life of John Menard
Murphy’s Law

The Strange Life of John Menard

A lurid legal suit against him is the latest chapter in the retail billionaire’s bizarre life.

Over 2 Million Meals Served

Over 2 Million Meals Served

Salvation Army summer food program has served 2 million kids since 1990.

Plenty of Horne: Residents Reject Freshwater Name
Plenty of Horne

Residents Reject Freshwater Name

Contest to rename Pittsburgh Ave. to honor water institute didn't convince street's residents, who nixed Freshwater Way.

Legislators Blast UW Yet Again

Legislators Blast UW Yet Again

Legislators accuse officials of "flagrant violations" for continuing to use Internet service provider WiscNet.

And Justice For All?

And Justice For All?

The Milwaukee Justice Center has created a unique legal clinic for the poor.

A South Side Tour of Homes

A South Side Tour of Homes

Sponsored by BMO Harris Bank, it showed potential homeowners the charms of three South Side neighborhoods.

City Business: Troop Café
City Business

Troop Café

The West Side restaurant’s an oasis in a food desert, and also helps fund a veterans training program.

New GED Test Adds Hurdles for Students

New GED Test Adds Hurdles for Students

New version of test starts in December, which require some students to start over.

Murphy’s Law: The Decline of Sheriff Clarke
Murphy’s Law

The Decline of Sheriff Clarke

The weirder and crankier he gets, the more unlikely his reelection.

In Public: How the Moderne Lost Some of its Swagger
In Public

How the Moderne Lost Some of its Swagger

Value engineering made it stouter, but it’s still minor miracle a building this good was created.