Looking for a great recipe and a bit of Milwaukee history all rolled into one? Time to learn the story behind our Historic Recipe File, then explore a whole collection of classic Milwaukee recipes!
Read moreIf you don't have a will yet, you are in good company. 60% of American adults do not have a will or living trust. But don't worry, creating a will is easier than it has ever been.
Read moreGoing stir crazy? We hear you! Travel through time and space, with over 11,000 digitized photos, you can take a trip through historic Milwaukee without ever leaving the comfort of your home.
Read moreLearn more about Ruth Revels, the first African American to work in the Milwaukee Mayor's Office.
Read moreFinding an old address shouldn't be hard. Just check city directories and phone books. Unless it's Pulitzer Prize poet Carl Sandburg's Hawley Rd. home in the former Town of Wauwatosa, which didn't use address numbers until it adopted Milwaukee's 1930 street address grid system.
Read moreLast year, after a 60 year absence, streetcars returned to Milwaukee with The Hop. Recently, a remnant of Milwaukee’s streetcar past resurfaced after being paved over 70 years ago. One of this year's road construction projects is the replacement of the N. Port Washington Rd. bridge over W. Capitol Dr.
Read moreLast October, our first Talking Shop featured a community conversation exploring the early days of hip hop on Mitchell Street.
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