The Swinging Sounds Of An All-Female Jazz Band
June Dalton has defied expectations her entire musical career, and the all-female jazz band she founded called Ladies Must Swing ...
The Redemption Of Watertown’s Fred Merkle: More Than Baseball’s ‘Bonehead’
We all hope to be remembered for our successes rather than our mistakes. Watertown’s Fred Merkle played on six World ...
Wisconsin 101: The Story Of Urbanization In A Soda Bottle
Open a bottle from the old Cassel Soda Company in White Fish Bay and discover the story of resorts and urbanization ...
Summerfest, 1930s-Style
The world’s largest music festival starts this week in Milwaukee. But while it may be the biggest, it isn’t Milwaukee’s ...
The Harley That Went To War
Lots of people love their Harleys. Frank Latta loved his motorcycle so much that he took it with him to ...
The Joy Of Walking In The Rain
For some people, rain is the chance to hunker down indoors. For others, rain is something to enjoy outdoors. Crystal ...
Musician Raphael Baez One Of First Mexicans To Call Milwaukee Home
Raphael Baez was one of the first Mexicans to call Milwaukee home. Trained as a classical musician in Mexico, Baez ...
Life On Shore For A Ship Captain’s Family
Ann Lewis grew up the daughter of a Great Lakes ship captain. Ships came in, ships went out – and ...
The Explosive Art Of Stick Vega
Some people make art using paint; others draw. Artist Stick Vega uses gun powder to create pop art. He discovered ...
Apprentice Learns The Art Of Tattooing
Writing on the body is as old as time. Artists learn how to do it in multiple ways, including apprenticeships. ...
Of Spines And Dreams: Poet Finds A Bookstore Home In Milwaukee
There are many kinds of homes, from where we actually live to the coffee shop that’s an extension of our ...
“New” Old Treasures At The Hamilton Wood Type Museum
A museum in Two Rivers is sorting through five semi-trucks worth of special carved wood printing blocks. The Hamilton Wood ...
The Toughest Job At Graduation: Photographer’s Assistant
Graduation is a big event in the life of students and their families. It’s also a big event for the ...
The Cost Of The Eight-Hour Work Day
In the 1880s, the eight-hour day emerged as the prime focus of the labor movement. Historian John Gurda reminds us ...
Symphony Celebrates Fifty Years of Music In Ashland
The Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra recently celebrated 50 years of performing in northwestern Wisconsin. Danielle Kaeding reports the orchestra has tied ...