History
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Port Milwaukee Tugboat Sinks
Feb 22nd, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
The Harbor Seagull sank in the inner harbor without injury sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning.
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Group Fundraising for Vel Phillips Statue
Feb 19th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Statue would be erected at state Capitol, the first person of color so honored.
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It’s Official, Old World Third Will Be MLK Drive
Feb 18th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Barrett and council members reflect on racial division and what the renaming symbolizes.
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Guide to Black History Month Events
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
Black history, art, films, food trucks and more.
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MKE County
MCTS Establishes Rosa Parks Scholarship
Dec 1st, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
County transit system also holding an annual tribute to parks on all buses.
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City Streets
11 Short Streets With Curious Names
Nov 17th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
All on the East Side. Four from Sir Walter Scott novels and a couple Harvard connections.
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Plenty of Horne
A Tale of Two Urban Infills
Oct 25th, 2020 by Michael Horne
Two vacant lots in Milwaukee are classic examples of "Urban Infill."
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City Streets
Where Plankinton and Wells Meet
Oct 20th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
Two streets, two Milwaukee pioneers and a downtown square with a curious history.
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Lessons From the 1918 Influenza Plague
Sep 21st, 2020 by Jake Zuckerman
‘We have done such a poor job.' Wisconsin was a leader in 1918, says historian.
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City Streets
The Curious History of Wedgewood Drive
Sep 16th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
Why a street evoking English china? Why were sidewalks behind the houses?
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MKE County
Committee Approves Harriet Tubman Park
Sep 14th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Proposal would rename Wahl Park on city's northwest side for famed abolitionist.
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Back in the News
Norquist Says City Not ‘Most Racist’
Sep 2nd, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Milwaukee is very diverse, Wisconsin’s least racist city, he tells Washington DC radio station.
