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FEATURES
Your Winter Playbook
Snow, cold and ice can present challenges or opportunities. We have dozens of ways to make the most of winter, Milwaukee-style.
By MilMag Staff and Contributors
A Family Affair
It’s nearly unprecedented, having two sets of siblings on a single NBA team. Two dramatically different flavors of brotherhood are driving the Milwaukee Bucks’ run for a title in 2020.
By Jake Malooley
Not Quite Normal
Edna and Henry Koenig loved birds so much they welcomed them into their house, flying free and perching wherever they wanted. But what happens when feathered friends pass away?
By Steve Hannah
YOUR 414
Dancing Queen
Over 50 years ago, Ferne Caulker founded a dance company showcasing the creativity of the African diaspora. She hasn’t stopped moving since.
By Lauren Warnecke
Reel Deal
Over 50 years ago, Ferne Caulker founded a dance company showcasing the creativity of the African diaspora. She hasn’t stopped moving since.
By Lindsey Anderson
Value Added
A local gallery is putting money into the pockets of the artists it works with, one coin at a time.
By Lindsey Anderson
Go for the Goals
We’ve got high hopes for 2020!
By MilMag Staff
Culture Cosmos
A local artist reflects on her best year yet, we learn which zodiac signs throw the wildest parties, and more.
By MilMag Staff and Contributors
Agenda
Ready to dive into a new year? Then check out the city’s annual polar plunge, plus nine other events going on around town.
By Lindsey Anderson
Destination: Relaxation
Travel: Escape to one of these Wisconsin winter wonderlands; you’ll have plenty to do when you get there!
By Lindsey Anderson
Style: Getting Warmer
A local musician models how to stay warm when the weather turns cold.
By Lindsey Anderson
INSIDER
The Big Story: Executive Enigma
This spring, Milwaukee County will have a new county executive for the first time in nearly a decade. How well did we really know Chris Abele?
By Larry Sandler
Wild, Wild Westown
Development: A look inside the turnaround of Downtown’s Westown neighborhood
By Rich Rovito
That’s a Lot of Plowing
What’s it take to clear a snowy parking lot the size of Mayfair Mall’s? A lot of pushing power.
By Archer Parquette
DINING
Review: Ash on Fire
The hearth makes the menu sizzle at the Iron Horse Hotel’s Ash.
By Ann Christenson
About Arepas
The simple beauty of the Venezuelan arepa
By Ann Christenson
Designer Within Reach
See four of the restaurant interiors created by MKE’s Three Sixty.
By Jenna Kashou
Street Smart
Q&A: With the dynamo co-owner of Meat on the Street. Plus three Meat dishes you shouldn’t miss.
By Ann Christenson
WHY I LOVE MILWAUKEE
Food tour guide Theresa Nemetz revels in the stories she’s able to share.
As told to Adam Rogan
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