Confessions of an Over-Planner
How compulsive organization nearly derailed my wedding
Generations of This Family’s Holiday Gatherings Come to Life on a Cherished Tablecloth
Some make-do tablecloths become a cherished document of holiday dinners gone by.
He Brightened Lives All Around Him. Then He Went to Work for Foxconn
The suicide of a young Chinese man shows a different side of mega iPhone maker Foxconn.
An Ode to Riverwest
A “live and let live” attitude allows spontaneity to thrive in a diverse neighborhood.
Family Letters from Nazi-Era Germany Take on New Resonance for This Milwaukee Writer
Letters penned during a horrifying time in history and safeguarded in a wooden box became not just the basis of this writer’s master’s thesis. They explain a legacy of love and fear.
This Milwaukee Actor Will ‘Never Work in This Town Again’
A local actor reaches the end of his lines (in Milwaukee, at least).
Pondering the Enduring Pull of ‘Little House on the Prairie’
The ‘Little House’ books are more than a childhood diversion, for this calico-print-loving writer at least.
A Summerfest Veteran Reflects on Almost 50 Years of Great Concerts
He’s been to nearly every Summerfest, and, feeling a little melancholy, he’s back for another
Knot Like This: A Milwaukee Bride Reflects on Her Roller-Coaster Wedding Planning Experience
It takes a village to keep a bride-to-be sane.
What Happens When Milwaukee’s ‘Girl About Town’ Becomes New Mom?
Ecstasy, agony and on-the-job breast pumping. Girl About Town becomes New Mom and reflects on a bumpy, joyous, infuriating, exhilarating journey.