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Published April 20, 2013
For years, no one knew what became of legendary and influential bluesman Blind Blake. But a couple years ago, Grafton's Angela Mack Reilly found not only where Blake spent his final years, but where he died and is buried. Here's her own diary of discovery.
Published April 13, 2013
Dan Ball, who as a member of The Velvet Whip was there for the "rock" era of the Avant Garde Coffee House went to the opening reception of "The Avant Garde Coffee House Project" last week at UWM's Inova Gallery and reports back.
Published April 8, 2013
It was an explosive time for Milwaukee - no pun intended. Twenty years ago this month, thousands of Milwaukeeans started getting sick without any explanation from health officials who were growing alarmed. By the time the invisible bug had been discovered and public health officials felt comfortable to recommend widespread boiling of drinking water to protect most of the public, there were already lots of looming consequences for more vulnerable members of the community.
Published April 3, 2013
The November 1917 bomb blast that killed nine policemen and a civilian woman at Milwaukee's Central Police Station must be the city's worst-kept secret. But even now that three books have been published on the subject, the story still seems a little hidden here at home. The latest, "Worse Than The Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow and Justice in a Time of Terror," is out now.
Published March 16, 2013
Twice a month, Laura Sue Mosier puts on an interactive Victorian-style high tea at the Schuster Mansion Bed and Breakfast - and you're invited. The event features homemade food, a tour of the mansion and a lecture on the history of the house and its colorful inhabitants.
Carmex. The medicated lip balm in small glass jars with the yellow cap. It is and has always been made in Milwaukee. Alfred Woelbing invented the concoction in the 1930's on his kitchen stove to alleviate cold sores. Woelbing (pronounced Well-bing) lived with his wife and children in Wauwatosa...
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