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"Real Pirates" save the day

Published April 27, 2013

"Real Pirates" is worth a visit for those who enjoy learning about world history, for people looking for a break from the ordinary, and, of course, for kids who like pirates.

"Clybourne Park" makes the audience gasp

Published Feb. 2, 2013

Courage comes in many forms and styles, but when you have the spine to wrap sadness and danger in a blanket of comedy, you end up with something that is really brave. That is the case of the stunning production of "Clybourne Park" that opened Friday night at the Milwaukee Rep.

Why the Milwaukee County Historical Society rules

Published Dec. 20, 2012

Until yesterday, it had been a while since I visited the Milwaukee County Historical Society. But now that I work Downtown again, I'm pledging to come back more frequently. You should, too.

"Long John" Hubbard made his name both in and out of the ring

Published Dec. 8, 2012

Fifty-nine years ago this month a Milwaukee heavyweight boxer called "Long John" Hubbard got what was coming to him for putting up what a newspaper called "the best fight of his career." Three months in the House of Correction.

The Mad Bomber of Milwaukee

Published Nov. 9, 2012

One of my favorite parts of OnMilwaukee.com is "This Day in Milwaukee History." We built this homepage widget a decade ago and have continued adding to it ever since. Occasionally, it teaches me something, too.

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FIVE WISCONSIN FIRMS SELECTED TO BUILD A 38,000-SQUARE-FOOT VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM AT WADE HOUSE

Five Wisconsin firms have submitted winning bids to build a new 38,000-square-foot Visitor Center and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum at Wade House historic site in Greenbush. The new year-round facility will overlook Highway 23, the busy Sheboygan County thoroughfare, midway between Sheboygan and...

Award Season Reviews: The King's Speech

THE KING'S SPEECH received a lot of early buzz for Colin Firth's performance as King George VI, but it's been gaining a lot more momentum lately as a possible Best Picture contender. Both are absolutely valid. In his latest effort, Tom Hooper has created something that is at once beautifully ...

May 15th is Spaces & Traces: Brewers Hill & The Beerline Open House

Brewers’ Hill & The Beerline—where old meets the new! The Old: Brewers’ Hill is among the city’s oldest residential neighborhoods. Originally surrounded by both commercial and industrial concerns, the area developed such that business owners and laborers li...

Guantanamo, Obama - and Gates

While the presidential campaign and President Barak Obama’s initial post-election formal statements have focused heavily on the economy, national security arguably is where the new administration has the greatest independent authority – and faces the most significant challenges, direc...

Obama Inauguration Historic, In Various Ways

The inauguration of Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois as the 44th President of the United States is an historic occasion in ways subtle and obvious. As the first African-American to hold the highest national office, he personifies a particularly ...

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