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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.
Jul 10th, 2024 by Cathedral Square Friends, Inc.
Fundraiser For Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square Friends is hosting a fundraiser to further our efforts to maintain and enhance the square.
Jun 28th, 2024 by Cathedral Square Friends, Inc.
Help Fill Cathedral Square With Flowers
Cathedral Square Friends launches campaign to bring hanging flowers back and maintain new improvements to the square.
Nov 24th, 2023 by Cathedral Square Friends, Inc.
Join Us in Taking Cathedral Square to the Next Level
We are hosting a fundraiser at the top of the Ascent.
Jul 24th, 2023 by Cathedral Square Friends, Inc.
Layton Boulevard Has Overlooked History
Once the city’s western boundary with homes for wealthy, the area later added Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
Jul 23rd, 2023 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Fundraiser For Cathedral Square
Cathedral Square Friends is hosting a fundraiser in the rooftop lounge of the Ascent luxury apartment building.
Jul 18th, 2023 by Cathedral Square Friends, Inc.
City Building New Street in Third Ward
New apartment building triggers long-desired extension of Corcoran Ave.
Sep 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
The Legacy of Rembert Weakland
A once revered giant of the Catholic Church dies with a tarnished reputation.
Aug 24th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Stroll Down Milwaukee’s Gold Coast
Prospect Avenue was also known as ‘Kings Row’ and many of those old mansions are still standing.
Jun 6th, 2022 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
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
Old World Third St. Will Be MLK Drive
Council unanimously approves naming entire street to honor civil rights leader.
Feb 9th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Key Players Back Renaming Old World Third to MLK Drive
Westown Association, Mayor, all 15 council members back proposal. But there are complications.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
East Side Demo Underway for Saint John’s Surface Parking Lot
An undistinguished building on Farwell gets the sledgehammer treatment.
Jan 1st, 2021 by Michael Horne
11 Short Streets With Curious Names
All on the East Side. Four from Sir Walter Scott novels and a couple Harvard connections.
Nov 17th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
Where Plankinton and Wells Meet
Two streets, two Milwaukee pioneers and a downtown square with a curious history.
Oct 20th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
The Curious History of Wedgewood Drive
Why a street evoking English china? Why were sidewalks behind the houses?
Sep 16th, 2020 by Carl Baehr
How a President’s Row Was Created
The South Side has six consecutive streets named after presidents, all but one Republican.
Jul 21st, 2020 by Carl Baehr
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?
Jul 14th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved
Plus: Walker's Point apartment plans dropped, while another neighborhood building sells.
Jun 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
State Home Sales Hurt By Pandemic
2020 housing market starts strong, but hits sharp decline due to pandemic.
Apr 21st, 2020 by Brady Carlson
The Riverwest Filling Station is a Gas
A Riverwest gem with a long and storied past.
Jan 24th, 2020 by Michael Horne
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
MillerCoors Will Change Name, Add Local Jobs
In global shakeup Milwaukee a winner over Denver and could gain hundreds of jobs.
Oct 30th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Why Does City Have Two Pierce Streets?
One in Riverwest, one on South Side, each named in 1850s after different people.
Oct 23rd, 2019 by Carl Baehr
Schlinger Ave. Named After Vaunted Wolf Hunter
George Schlinger came from Prussia, had 14 children and some heartbreaking losses.
Sep 9th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
State Home Sales Rebound in July
Up 3 percent, rebounding from June decline, and average price of home up 6.8 percent.
Aug 20th, 2019 by Brady Carlson
Tour Book Is Packed With Fun
By a German publisher, '111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss' is a surprise.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Michael Horne
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.
Jun 24th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
Hawley Rd. Honors First Register of Deeds
Cyrus Hawley got rich on real estate and was an opponent of immigrant militia companies.
Apr 18th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
Milwaukee’s Irish History with Carl Baehr
Milwaukee historian Carl Baehr joins the show to discuss the Cream City's Emerald Isle connections.
Mar 25th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
The Complicated History of Highway 100
Part of it was “Lovers Lane,” all of it made a 38-mile bypass of the city.
Jan 28th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
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.
Jan 17th, 2019 by Gabrielle Barriere
Spencer Tracy Lived on Logan Avenue
Future Hollywood star grew up on street created in 1880s, named after Civil War general.
Jan 14th, 2019 by Carl Baehr
Check Out Milwaukee Museum Week
Unique new partnership of 17 groups showcases city's wide range of cultural offerings.
Jan 14th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
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
Free Irish History Book For New Members
Free for new Urban Milwaukee members: Carl Baehr's 'History of the Irish in Milwaukee."
Nov 13th, 2018 by Gabrielle Barriere
New Book Captures City’s Irish History
Buy it before the event. Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.
Nov 9th, 2018 by Urban Milwaukee
New Book Captures City’s Irish History
Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.
Oct 28th, 2018 by Urban Milwaukee
Swan Boulevard Created By a Deer Hunter
Emery Swan came here in 1837. Street he created changes names several times.
Oct 17th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Estes Street Honors Bay View Pioneer
North Carolina native Elijah Estes settled in 1830s in area that became Bay View.
Oct 1st, 2018 by Carl Baehr
The Mystery Of Young Street
Where is it? How long is it? Short street created in 1929 would stump local trivia experts.
Aug 29th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
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
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
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
Urban Harvest Hosts Urban Milwaukee
Urban Milwaukee's first members-only event tapped into a lot of fun.
Feb 5th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Villard Ave. Salutes City’s Transit History
So does Aldrich St. But these were two wildly different transportation companies.
Dec 1st, 2016 by Carl Baehr
The Whitnall House
One of handful of Pre-Civil War homes in City, was birthplace of the "Father of Milwaukee Parks System."
Sep 21st, 2016 by Michael Horne
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
National Avenue’s House of Artists
Including current owner Tom Bamberger and former tenants like painter Carri Skoczek.
Jan 30th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Fat Daddy’s Is All About Beach Volleyball
Once an odd little South Side bar, now very serious about all the games it offers.
Jan 27th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Drug House Owned by City Manager
Strange but true: City's Property Management Program Coordinator accused of running drug house.
Nov 5th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Bay View’s Haunted House
The front yard is populated by ghouls, ghosts and enough tombstones to fill Forest Home Cemetery.
Oct 27th, 2015 by Michael Horne
