A Milwaukee organization serving kids and families turns 50 this year, and it’s the same year it launched a major expansion of its mission.

All this month on In The Wings, Nate and I are exploring Milwaukee’s water community. What comes to mind when you think ‘water’? Maybe oceans, lakes, rivers… But this week, we’re talking with a woman that’s focused on the water that helps keep those bodies of water healthy and safe: groundwater. Meet Sarah Gatzke of

It’s another “little landmark” edition of Urban Spelunking, this time featuring interesting and lesser-known churches around Milwaukee. These are smaller – but no less beautiful – places of worship tucked into city streets and neighborhoods. OnMilwaukee’s Bobby Tanzilo rounded up seven of his favorites, and joined me in studio to talk about his journey. Click

It started about 10 years ago as a senior thesis art project. Now, there are hundreds of koi fish spray painted in public spaces — on sidewalks and on the sides of buildings — all over Milwaukee.

When it comes to influential women in Milwaukee’s history, its hard to not mention Meta Schlichting Berger. Born in 1865, Berger was the first female to hold a position on the Milwaukee School Board, helped put hot lunches and nurses in Milwaukee schools and stood up for the rights of teachers. But while visiting Forest

Let’s play a little game: what was the last play you saw? How many female characters were in the play? What was their purpose in the plot? Whether we’re talking film, television or yes, even theater, the stats are clear that as far as substantial female characters go, even today in 2017, they’re still few

With Summerfest’s 50th festival kicking off Wednesday, OnMilwaukee’s Bobby Tanzilo and I are headed down to the grounds to explore the history of the Big Gig’s lakefront home. Formerly Milwaukee’s airport, then, later a military base, the grounds used to look much different.

June is Pride Month, a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies to come together and to celebrate.  All month, we’ll be bringing you stories of local pride, exploring activism, family, LGBTQ+ history and entertainment. Becoming a parent is hard work.  Asking the right the questions, finding the right healthcare professionals, balancing work

All this month on In The Wings our topic has been activism, and this week we’re sitting down with Lois Ratzow, one of this years PrideFest Pride Award recipients and the fun-loving founder of Milwaukee’s Old Timers Party, an annual New Years Day party that brings in around 500 people from Milwaukee’s LGBT community.

Milwaukee’s oldest original house still stands, and you can go inside. But, first, a little backstory.