History
High School Sweethearts Recall Open Housing Struggle
How Joyce and Ken McGhee persevered against racism.
Jun 16th, 2017 by Rebecca Carballo, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
High Dive’s Equitable Atmosphere
For decades a mom-and-pop tavern; now a hip hangout.
Jun 16th, 2017 by Michael Horne
La Cage Is Center of Pride Parade
But precisely who owns it has gotten murky.
May 24th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Gibraltar Has International Heritage
Now a jazz club, 1895 building on National Ave. long featured the International House.
May 5th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Save the Gettelman Brewery Buildings
Miller would trash history: last underground arched-brick lagering cellar.
Apr 20th, 2017 by Leonard P. Jurgensen
The Battle for Juneau Park
How a long-running “war on perversion” gave birth to gay pride
Apr 14th, 2017 by Michail Takach
Lake Park’s Bridge Spans History
Why everyone should care about saving the Olmsted-designed bridge.
Apr 5th, 2017 by Paul Daniel Marriott
The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?
Best Place at the Pabst is one of the most enchanting saloons in the nation.
Mar 13th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Little Whiskey Bar Has Lots of It
Whiskey, that is. Venerable South Side bar is attached to 1870 mansion.
Mar 7th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Elliott Circle Is A Unique Oddity
City’s only full-circle street near 58th and North has pie-shaped lots, oddly numbered addresses.
Mar 6th, 2017 by Carl Baehr
The Dreadful Legacy of Charles Nash
His greed led to the horrible Newhall House fire. Yet a street still bears his name.
Feb 16th, 2017 by Carl Baehr
Meinecke Paid For Street Named After Him
The lasting legacy of toy importer and German immigrant Adolph Meinecke.
Feb 2nd, 2017 by Carl Baehr
