History
Silver Spring Has Wild History
Ethnic fights, ice harvesting, tub races, pigeon shooting and more.
Aug 15th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
A Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Home
A late and larger Wright, built in 1958, stands out from otherwise bland Bayside.
Jul 25th, 2018 by Michael Horne
How Forest Home Became An Avenue
First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors.
Jul 24th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
The Cheel, Thiensville’s Best Bar?
Located on the Interurban bike path, hotel bar's history goes back to 1895.
Jul 18th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Remembering Milwaukee’s Socialist Days
New book The Fall of Wisconsin, contrasts state’s progressives with Scott Walker era.
Jul 13th, 2018 by Dan Kaufman
Why Two Streets Named Washington?
The great street name purge of 1920s left in place the duplication of Washington names.
Jul 11th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
The House of City Insiders
Former city tax assessor Julie Penman and streetcar consultant Jeff Bentoff live here.
Jun 28th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Mitchell Street, Town’s Most Popular Name?
Mitchell Park, Boulevard, airport, etc., all named after one family.
Jun 22nd, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Preview the New Black Holocaust Museum
Actor Danny Glover featured in opening celebration of building housing museum and Griot Apartments.
Jun 14th, 2018 by Andrea Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Hop Over to The Wicked Hop
One of the few taverns on streetcar line, in one of few buildings to survive Third Ward fire.
May 24th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Walker’s Pint Is City’s Oldest Lesbian Bar
In an 1885 building that's been a tavern for more than a century. A local classic.
May 11th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Pabst Mansion Celebrates Its Survival
Unique Gilded Age mansion built in 1892 almost became a parking lot 40 years ago.
Apr 30th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
