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Kilbourntown Tour Offers Tons of History
A downtown walk with gargoyles, statues, monuments and more.
Oct 8th, 2023 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Inside The Trade Hotel
Deer District hotel hopes to win lots of business, including from NBA teams.
May 18th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Ghosts of Milwaukee’s Past
A walk through Forest Home Cemetery is a peaceful encounter with countless famous names.
May 13th, 2023 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Halyard Park Has a Suburban Feel
It’s a neighborhood transformed, with new houses from 1970s and ‘80s, along with restored Victorian homes.
Apr 1st, 2022 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Kilbourn Reservoir Park Offers Wonderful View
A park with a curious history and perhaps the best 360-degree view of the city.
Sep 11th, 2021 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
The Curious History of Cathedral Square
Over 180 years, rising from pig-filled mud-hole to Courthouse Square to a recreational hub of East Town.
Sep 7th, 2021 by Carl Baehr
Harley-Davidson Museum Worth $12 Million
But this value will soon increase. And the site has a remarkable history.
Jul 19th, 2021 by Michael Horne
Developer To Transform Walker’s Point Property
Apartments, new bar planned for Italianate mansion whose oldest portion dates to 1870.
Apr 26th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Brewers Hill Boasts Lovely Restored Homes
And a colorful history. It’s a fun, 14-block walk.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
A Riverwest Beerline Walk
The west side of the river offers a lovely journey filled with bird song.
Aug 3rd, 2020 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
25 Streets Have Added Honorary Names
Since 2005, honorary signs for James Cameron, Don Sykes, Mae Elizabeth Dey, many others.
May 11th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
The Man Who Made Milwaukee
Fur trader Solomon Juneau arrived here in 1818 and saw the potential of Milwaukee.
Mar 9th, 2020 by Carl Swanson
Custer’s Last Stand in Milwaukee
There’s still a city street that honors him. Or is it named after a Town of Granville settler?
Jan 23rd, 2020 by Carl Baehr
Commerce Street Arose From a Canal
Planned to reach Mississippi River, it never even got to North Avenue.
Feb 11th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
We Hate You, John Abert
City named one street to insult an Abert, only to later honor another Abert with a street.
Jan 1st, 2019 by Carl Baehr
Howard Avenue’s History Is Tangled Tale
It all began when this New Yorker named James Howard came here in the 1830s.
Dec 13th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
The Curious History of Weil Street
Actually named after a Frenchman named Schleisinger, who founded Slinger.
Sep 20th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
All Hail The “People’s Flag”
Huge version of flag installed a block from City Hall just before vote on whether to adopt it.
Jul 19th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Will People’s Flag Become Official Milwaukee Flag?
Trio of council members introduce resolution to change city flag.
May 31st, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
Mad Hot Ballroom Teaches Dance, Life Lessons To Students
1,000 students took to the dance floor to show off their best moves.
May 31st, 2018 by Sophie Bolich
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
Runaway Horses Plagued Vliet Street
Killing and injuring many in the 19th century. Then the streetcar arrived.
Jan 24th, 2017 by Carl Baehr
Danceworks Announces Rescheduled Date for Mad Hot Tap Competition
Original Competition Was Postponed Due to Inclement Weather
Jan 9th, 2017 by Danceworks Inc.
Danceworks Announces December 17 Mad Hot Tap Competition
Expands Program to Full Year for First Time In Eleven Year History.
Nov 29th, 2016 by Danceworks Inc.
Reservoir Ave. Was Font of City’s Water
And part of street, now named Glover, celebrates the freeing of famed fugitive slave.
Oct 24th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Milwaukee’s Canal, Mid 1860s
The canal was one mile long, but never grew as the company went bankrupt.
Aug 24th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee River Dam, 1850s
The dam was built to help create the proposed canal connecting city to the Mississippi.
Aug 15th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Meet the New Grand Avenue
From dead mall to vibrant city center, see the plan for Grand Avenue Mall
Apr 25th, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
Jones Island Fishing Village, 1898
The settlement by Polish "Kashubes" even had a main street and a small beach.
Apr 13th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Ghost Markers of Milwaukee
College Ave., Court St., Pittsburgh Ave. and other names are for something gone -- or never there.
Apr 7th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Wells Building, 1915
Built in 1902 by Daniel Wells, building still stands, but stripped of roofline ornamentation.
Mar 1st, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
State Street Had Three Names
And once was the chief connection to Watertown Plank Rd, a road made of oak planks.
Feb 25th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Michigan Street Had a Mob Riot
And a dispute involving the streetcar, which ultimately won the day.
Jan 8th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
New Era for Riverside Theater
Cool new retro marquee unveiled. And an ongoing project will upgrade the entire theater.
Dec 16th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Highland Was Known as “Sauerkraut Boulevard”
It was also Johnson St. and Prairie St. before its name changed.
Dec 11th, 2015 by Carl Baehr
The History of Kilbourn Avenue
Formerly Biddle and Cedar Streets, it was renamed and widened into grand civic lane.
Aug 24th, 2015 by Carl Baehr
Walker’s Landing Takes Shape
It might be misnamed, but it's rising along the river, as our photos show.
Jul 24th, 2015 by Jeramey Jannene
Increase Lapham On The Case
Milwaukee's pioneer scientist was with famed photographer H.H. Bennett inspecting rock formations in the Dells in 1869.
Jun 8th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Lakefront Looking North, 1880s
Oh, what a view Juneau Park offered back then.
Apr 14th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Walker’s Landing Coming to Commerce Street
The $19.5 million, 133-unit apartment complex along the river will fill in one of the last developable pieces of land on the Beerline.
Dec 12th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Spring Street Bridge, 1867
The street also known as Wisconsin Ave. exemplified the conflict between dueling developers on each side of the river.
Mar 25th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Rock River Canal, 1860s
The area which is now the Beerline, looking toward the Humboldt Ave. bridge, was once a canal.
Feb 25th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Downtown History Presents Opportunity in Milwaukee
Milwaukee needs to continue working to distinguish itself.
Feb 4th, 2010 by Matthew Trussoni
Lavender, Black and Green
The Green Party’s national convention will be in Milwaukee this week, with voting by delegates to be held on Saturday. The big question: will the outfit endorse Ralph Nader? This vexing question will put Milwaukee, however briefly, once again in the national spotlight. The party has endorsed the formation of several subgroups including the Black Greens, and the Lavender Greens. The first group consists of African-American members of the party, and the second with its Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and “Intergendered” (a new one for me) members. As of May there were 297,964 registered greens from 22 states, along with an undetermined number from states like Wisconsin where voter registration does not specify political party. Candidates for the party include four for U.S. Senate, 38 for the House of Representativees, one for Governor, one for Lieutenant Governor and 94 for State Legislatures. According to the party, at least 204 Greens hold office in 27 states, including Wisconsin. Nader, who received the party’s nomination in 2000, has 50 delegates thus far, behind David Cobb, with 194 and Peter Camejo with 112. Over 200 delegates support none of the above or are uncommitted. Nader wrote the party in March to say “I am running as an Independent and am not seeking nor accepting the Green Party nomination. If you do not choose a presidential candidate in Milwaukee, I would welcome your endorsement.” You can figure out for yourself whatever that means. Whomever the candidate, the party promises to run television ads in the presidential race, another first. One of the featured speakers at a post-convention rally will be Frank P. Zeidler, a former presidential candidate himself (Socialist Party) and reason enough to attend the event. A Man in a Hurray: Marc “Leadfoot” Marotta Department of Administration head Marc Marotta has a date in the Jefferson County intake court on June 29th at 9 a.m. in conjunction with his citation on May 24th for speeding on the freeway. The 41-year old attorney and former basketball star was busted for exceeding the speed limit by 20 – 24 miles per hour, an offense that carries a $255.40 bond. Officer Michael Meyers of the Jefferson County Sheriff Department collared the Mequon resident after clocking him going 21 miles over the limit. Earlier this year, on February 25th (the day after Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was busted for drunk driving) Peter Moe of the State Patrol cited Marotta for speeding on the freeway, also in Jefferson County. It was a more easy-going Marotta that time, since he was caught speeding 16 – 19 miles per hour above the speed limit. On April 22nd, that charge was amended to Speeding on Freeway 1 – 10 miles above the limit. Marotta pled no contest to that charge and was fined $181. The vigilant officer Moe also noted that Marotta, a senior government official, had expired plates (PUR108), so we assume it is his personal vehicle in which he was hot-rodding, but that charge was dismissed. His attorney was Michael […]
Jun 21st, 2004 by Michael Horne
