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Help Take Cathedral Square to the Next Level
Press Release

Help Take Cathedral Square to the Next Level

Cathedral Square Friends is hosting a fundraiser to further our efforts to maintain and enhance the square.

Fundraiser For Cathedral Square
Press Release

Fundraiser For Cathedral Square

Cathedral Square Friends is hosting a fundraiser to further our efforts to maintain and enhance the square.

Help Fill Cathedral Square With Flowers
Press Release

Help Fill Cathedral Square With Flowers

Cathedral Square Friends launches campaign to bring hanging flowers back and maintain new improvements to the square.

Join Us in Taking Cathedral Square to the Next Level
Press Release

Join Us in Taking Cathedral Square to the Next Level

We are hosting a fundraiser at the top of the Ascent.

MKE Walks: Layton Boulevard Has Overlooked History
MKE Walks

Layton Boulevard Has Overlooked History

Once the city’s western boundary with homes for wealthy, the area later added Frank Lloyd Wright homes.

Fundraiser For Cathedral Square
Press Release

Fundraiser For Cathedral Square

Cathedral Square Friends is hosting a fundraiser in the rooftop lounge of the Ascent luxury apartment building.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Building New Street in Third Ward
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Building New Street in Third Ward

New apartment building triggers long-desired extension of Corcoran Ave.

Murphy’s Law: The Legacy of Rembert Weakland
Murphy’s Law

The Legacy of Rembert Weakland

A once revered giant of the Catholic Church dies with a tarnished reputation.

Milwaukee Walks: Stroll Down Milwaukee’s Gold Coast
Milwaukee Walks

Stroll Down Milwaukee’s Gold Coast

Prospect Avenue was also known as ‘Kings Row’ and many of those old mansions are still standing.

Milwaukee Walks: Halyard Park Has a Suburban Feel
Milwaukee Walks

Halyard Park Has a Suburban Feel

It’s a neighborhood transformed, with new houses from 1970s and ‘80s, along with restored Victorian homes.

The Curious History of Cathedral Square

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.

City Hall: Old World Third St. Will Be MLK Drive
City Hall

Old World Third St. Will Be MLK Drive

Council unanimously approves naming entire street to honor civil rights leader.

City Hall: Key Players Back Renaming Old World Third to MLK Drive
City Hall

Key Players Back Renaming Old World Third to MLK Drive

Westown Association, Mayor, all 15 council members back proposal. But there are complications.

Plenty of Horne: East Side Demo Underway for Saint John’s Surface Parking Lot
Plenty of Horne

East Side Demo Underway for Saint John’s Surface Parking Lot

An undistinguished building on Farwell gets the sledgehammer treatment.

City Streets: 11 Short Streets With Curious Names
City Streets

11 Short Streets With Curious Names

All on the East Side. Four from Sir Walter Scott novels and a couple Harvard connections.

City Streets: Where Plankinton and Wells Meet
City Streets

Where Plankinton and Wells Meet

Two streets, two Milwaukee pioneers and a downtown square with a curious history.

City Streets: The Curious History of Wedgewood Drive
City Streets

The Curious History of Wedgewood Drive

Why a street evoking English china? Why were sidewalks behind the houses?

City Streets: How a President’s Row Was Created
City Streets

How a President’s Row Was Created

The South Side has six consecutive streets named after presidents, all but one Republican.

Why Are Bars Still Open?

Why Are Bars Still Open?

They are key spreaders of COVID-19. So why are city and county health officials okay with bars being open?

Plats and Parcels: Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved
Plats and Parcels

Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved

Plus: Walker's Point apartment plans dropped, while another neighborhood building sells.

State Home Sales Hurt By Pandemic

State Home Sales Hurt By Pandemic

2020 housing market starts strong, but hits sharp decline due to pandemic.

Bar Exam: The Riverwest Filling Station is a Gas
Bar Exam

The Riverwest Filling Station is a Gas

A Riverwest gem with a long and storied past.

City Streets: Custer’s Last Stand in Milwaukee
City Streets

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?

Eyes on Milwaukee: MillerCoors Will Change Name, Add Local Jobs
Eyes on Milwaukee

MillerCoors Will Change Name, Add Local Jobs

In global shakeup Milwaukee a winner over Denver and could gain hundreds of jobs.

City Streets: Why Does City Have Two Pierce Streets?
City Streets

Why Does City Have Two Pierce Streets?

One in Riverwest, one on South Side, each named in 1850s after different people.

City Streets: Schlinger Ave. Named After Vaunted Wolf Hunter
City Streets

Schlinger Ave. Named After Vaunted Wolf Hunter

George Schlinger came from Prussia, had 14 children and some heartbreaking losses.

State Home Sales Rebound in July

State Home Sales Rebound in July

Up 3 percent, rebounding from June decline, and average price of home up 6.8 percent.

Plenty of Horne: Tour Book Is Packed With Fun
Plenty of Horne

Tour Book Is Packed With Fun

By a German publisher, '111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss' is a surprise.

City Streets: The Quonsets of Bay Street
City Streets

The Quonsets of Bay Street

Temporary homes for WWII Veterans are the only development ever to land on the west side of S. Bay Street.

City Streets: Hawley Rd. Honors First Register of Deeds
City Streets

Hawley Rd. Honors First Register of Deeds

Cyrus Hawley got rich on real estate and was an opponent of immigrant militia companies.

City Beat: Milwaukee’s Irish History with Carl Baehr
City Beat

Milwaukee’s Irish History with Carl Baehr

Milwaukee historian Carl Baehr joins the show to discuss the Cream City's Emerald Isle connections.

City Streets: The Complicated History of Highway 100
City Streets

The Complicated History of Highway 100

Part of it was “Lovers Lane,” all of it made a 38-mile bypass of the city.

The Many Giveaways of Urban Milwaukee

The Many Giveaways of Urban Milwaukee

Our members were eligible for huge number of deals in 2018, with even more coming in 2019. Check out the list.

City Streets: Spencer Tracy Lived on Logan Avenue
City Streets

Spencer Tracy Lived on Logan Avenue

Future Hollywood star grew up on street created in 1880s, named after Civil War general.

Check Out Milwaukee Museum Week

Check Out Milwaukee Museum Week

Unique new partnership of 17 groups showcases city's wide range of cultural offerings.

City Streets: Howard Avenue’s History Is Tangled Tale
City Streets

Howard Avenue’s History Is Tangled Tale

It all began when this New Yorker named James Howard came here in the 1830s.

Free Irish History Book For New Members

Free Irish History Book For New Members

Free for new Urban Milwaukee members: Carl Baehr's 'History of the Irish in Milwaukee."

Available Now: New Book Captures City’s Irish History
Available Now

New Book Captures City’s Irish History

Buy it before the event. Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.

New Book Captures City’s Irish History

New Book Captures City’s Irish History

Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.

City Streets: Swan Boulevard Created By a Deer Hunter
City Streets

Swan Boulevard Created By a Deer Hunter

Emery Swan came here in 1837. Street he created changes names several times.

City Streets: Estes Street Honors Bay View Pioneer
City Streets

Estes Street Honors Bay View Pioneer

North Carolina native Elijah Estes settled in 1830s in area that became Bay View.

City Streets: The Mystery Of Young Street
City Streets

The Mystery Of Young Street

Where is it? How long is it? Short street created in 1929 would stump local trivia experts.

City Streets: How Forest Home Became An Avenue
City Streets

How Forest Home Became An Avenue

First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors.

City Streets: Why Two Streets Named Washington?
City Streets

Why Two Streets Named Washington?

The great street name purge of 1920s left in place the duplication of Washington names.

City Streets: Elliott Circle Is A Unique Oddity
City Streets

Elliott Circle Is A Unique Oddity

City’s only full-circle street near 58th and North has pie-shaped lots, oddly numbered addresses.

Plenty of Horne: Urban Harvest Hosts Urban Milwaukee
Plenty of Horne

Urban Harvest Hosts Urban Milwaukee

Urban Milwaukee's first members-only event tapped into a lot of fun.

City Streets: Villard Ave. Salutes City’s Transit History
City Streets

Villard Ave. Salutes City’s Transit History

So does Aldrich St. But these were two wildly different transportation companies.

House Confidential: The Whitnall House
House Confidential

The Whitnall House

One of handful of Pre-Civil War homes in City, was birthplace of the "Father of Milwaukee Parks System."

City Streets: State Street Had Three Names
City Streets

State Street Had Three Names

And once was the chief connection to Watertown Plank Rd, a road made of oak planks.

House Confidential: National Avenue’s House of Artists
House Confidential

National Avenue’s House of Artists

Including current owner Tom Bamberger and former tenants like painter Carri Skoczek.

Bar Exam: Fat Daddy’s Is All About Beach Volleyball
Bar Exam

Fat Daddy’s Is All About Beach Volleyball

Once an odd little South Side bar, now very serious about all the games it offers.

House Confidential: The Drug House Owned by City Manager
House Confidential

The Drug House Owned by City Manager

Strange but true: City's Property Management Program Coordinator accused of running drug house.

House Confidential: Bay View’s Haunted House
House Confidential

Bay View’s Haunted House

The front yard is populated by ghouls, ghosts and enough tombstones to fill Forest Home Cemetery.