Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 10, 2008
"Fill'er Up" trails state's gas station history
"Fill'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations," a new book by Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz that traces the history of gas station architecture in the state. It's heavily illustrated and a great read. We talk to the authors.
Tags: Jim Draeger, Mark Speltz, Fill'er Up, gas station, pagoda, Wisconsin Historical Society, architecture

Politics - Dec. 26, 2007
Blowing hard on snow shoveling
Milwaukee aldermen will pack up their New Year's hangovers quickly and get to work on resolutions for 2008.
Tags: Ald. Bauman, Rep. Fred Kessler, Wisconsin Historical Society, fluorescent, Favre, Badgers, Gov. Doyle, MADD, Miller Coors

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 10, 2007
Schmidt rolls strike with bowling history book
Veteran bowler and writer Doug Schmidt has written the first comprehensive -- and lively -- history of bowling in Milwaukee.
Tags: bowling, kegeling, Falcon Bowl, Plankinton Arcade, South Milwaukee Arcade, Holler House, Landmark Lanes, Lutheran, Doug Schmidt, ABC, WIBC, WHS, Wisconsin Historical Society