For this week’s Urban Spelunking, OnMilwaukee’s Bobby Tanzilo and I are exploring one of Milwaukee’s oldest bars — Kneisler’s White House in Bay View. Formerly a Schlitz tied house, the tavern has been continuously operating — basically unchanged — for 126 years.  Situated on a prime location at the corner of Kinnickinnic Ave. and S. Ellen

At the turn of the 20th century, a section of Milwaukee’s north side was once an independent village. Known as “North Milwaukee,” it has its own government and schools, collected it’s own taxes and was not affiliated with the larger city to its south. But in 1929 after a popular vote, North Milwaukee was annexed

Photography has always been something that’s baffled me — sure I can take a mediocre photo on a phone or on a camera, but how does it actually work? And who in the world figured this out?

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With almost every gay bar hosting drag shows and other entertainment on a regular basis and drawing regular nightly crowds, places like Club 219 and La Cage became the places to be for those seeking recognition and a good time.

Has anyone ever called you out for having a Milwaukee accent? Maybe its the way you say your Os, like in “boat,” or maybe it’s your word choice.  Ask for a soda in Chicago, and you might get a blank stare.  Or a seltzer water.  Neither are probably what you were looking for. But what characterizes

For this week’s Urban Spelunking, we’re getting personal. This episode takes us to the Historic South Side to St. Martini Lutheran Church at Cesar Chavez Dr. and Orchard St.  The 1887 church is a typical Milwaukee specimen, a German Lutheran church built by early Milwaukee settlers. But the history within has a family connection to

Want to check out the leotards for yourself or learn how you can help get these leotards donated to various dance companies here in Milwaukee? Learn more about this new leotard line, 30:11 by Jade Charon here.

From the turn of the century through Prohibition, the bar business in Milwaukee was a completely different type of economy, driven by the big breweries. In fact, it was nearly impossible for independent bar owners to get into the business without the help of one of the “big 4” — Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst and Miller.

This week’s Urban Spelunking takes us to the Riverwest neighborhood inside a collection of buildings simultaneously serving two unique — and quite different — purposes. In one section, the furniture factory part, craftsmen are busy creating handmade wooden chairs, benches and other rustic pieces. Then on the other side, classically trained, professional opera singers can be