The Colossal, All-Conquering Rise of Milwaukee’s Movie Palaces
In the roaring ’20s, Downtown’s opulent movie houses turned filmgoing from a lowbrow diversion to a little luxury shared with thousands.
The Curious Return of a 53-Year-Overdue Marquette University Library Book
Postmarked from California with no return address, a karate book comes full circle at Marquette’s Raynor Library.
A Look Inside Milwaukee’s Bygone Downtown Red Light District
The cops mostly looked the other way. The women who worked there had few other options. And their overseers became power brokers.
The Stories of 4 Historic Brewers Opening Days
Exploring the meaning (and lack thereof) in the Brewers’ 53 Opening Days, when we come back to baseball
The Resister: This Milwaukeean Smuggled Secrets Out of Nazi Germany
How Mildred Fish-Harnack gave everything fighting Adolf Hitler’s regime from the inside
Did You Know Milwaukee Had a Pro Football Team 100 Years Ago?
In the ragtag, leather-helmet early days of the NFL, Milwaukee had a pro club that aspired to rival the Packers. It didn’t quite work out.
A Look at the Year of the Flapper in Milwaukee
In 1922, the Jazz Age arrived in Milwaukee wearing galoshes, sleeveless dresses and a bob – and she set off a moral panic.
Milwaukee’s Flying Saucer Outbreak, Alien Pancakes and Other UFO Tales
It came from the sky.
This Wisconsin Author Investigates ‘Paranormal Hot Spots’
Chad Lewis loves to learn about the unexplained.
How the Two-Fisted Slopper Became Milwaukee’s Most Beloved PSA
Do you know the unlikely story of this PSA’s glory?