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Charles Benson signing off from TMJ4 after more than 2 decades

After more than two decades of telling the stories of Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin, Charles Benson will be leaving TMJ4 News.

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B97.3 announces date of switch to all-Christmas music format

🎄 It's official! B97.3 flips to all-Christmas music Friday, Nov. 6, at 8:30 a.m. Are you ready for the holiday tunes to begin? 🎅

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This Wisconsin Chinese Restaurant Brings Serious Sichuan Flavor With Dishes That Keep Locals Coming Back

Spicy pork dumplings swimming in chili sauce, cumin lamb, and bubbling hot pot all share one menu with crab rangoon. That combo alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned the place sits in a plain strip center. The menu is huge, and it doesn’t hold back on heat. Mapo...

Wisconsin · 6d

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2026 We Energies Cookie Book available now; how to get yours

MILWAUKEE - Get ready for the holidays! The 2026 We Energies Cookie Book was released on Monday, Nov. 2, kicking off the festive season. This year’s Cookie Book features 38 recipes from Wisconsin home bakers, along with their best baking tips and advice to make your holiday spirits bright.

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Former Milwaukee social worker builds community through Miracle Step Gang

The music is pumping, feet are hitting step platforms and the room is filled with energy. But inside Miracle Step Gang, some participants are working through much more than a workout.

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This Wisconsin Bakery Brings Traditional Balkan Flavors To Milwaukee With Fresh Burek

Burek made in-house, frozen, and ready to bake in your own oven. That sentence alone has me checking my freezer space. This spot on Milwaukee’s south side makes its own, along with grilled cevapi and homemade bread. The shelves lean hard into Serbian and Croatian favorites. Think European cookies,...

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7 Wigilia Christmas Eve Dishes from Chicago, Milwaukee, and Buffalo

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. In Polish-American households in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, in Milwaukee's Polish South Side, and in Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore district, December 24 had one rule above all others: you did not sit down until someone spotted the first star. When it appeared, the family broke the oplatek, the thin pressed wafer embossed with a Nativity scene, and passed it person to person around the table. Then the meal began.

Chicago, IL · 7d

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8 Secondhand Bookstores In Wisconsin That Book Lovers Will Absolutely Adore

Ready to find the best secondhand bookstores in Wisconsin for your next great read?. These 8 bookstores offer incredible deals and shelves packed with books you’ll love!. 1. Downtown Books Bought & Sold (Milwaukee) You can’t miss Downtown Books Bought & Sold when you’re walking through Milwaukee’s Broadway area....

Wisconsin · 9d

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A New Fund From The Quadracci Family Supports The Milwaukee Art Museum

The Quadracci family has committed $10 million to the Milwaukee Art Museum to establish the Quadracci Pavilion Preservation Endowment Fund, which will support the long-term care and maintenance of famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava’s first building in the United States. The Quadracci Pavilion is marking 25 years on Milwaukee’s...

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B97.3 flipping the switch to around-the-clock holiday music Nov. 6

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- You'll be "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" when you turn on B97.3 starting Friday, Nov. 6 because they'll be flipping the switch to all holiday music!. iHeartMedia Milwaukee shared the news, saying around-the-clock festive music will start at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 6. Enjoy holiday music...

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Between Chicago And Milwaukee Is A Scenic Forest Preserve With Wildlife, Trails, And Wetlands

It's hard to imagine Illinois without picturing the expansive waters of Lake Michigan. However, the Prairie State is home to over 91,400 ponds and lakes, from the packed boater's paradise of the Chain O'Lakes to small ponds replenished by snowmelt. One charmingly local lake is hidden within Sun Lake Forest Preserve, a 629-acre park home to oak forests, recovering wetlands, and over 100 acres of replanted prairie.

Milwaukee, WI · 8d

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Parker graduate a Brewers mascot during World Series season, creates baseball-inspired art

MILWAUKEE — Addison Butts was in search of a summer job late last year, and applied for a gig with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 2025 Parker High was worried she didn’t have enough knowledge about baseball. This summer, she was a sausage. Butts got a front-row seat to watch the Brew Crew win the World Series for the first time. And she got to do much of it dressed as a bratwurst. “I told them about how my grandma loved the Brewers and I grew up with the Brewers around,” Butts said. Butts’ grandmother loved the Brewers and listened to game broadcasts on the radio up until her death in 2017. Butts went to her first Brewers game with her grandmother and father. “It helps me feel a lot more connected to her now and I know she’d be super proud of me,” Butts said. Butts would migrate through the stadium and interact with fans — though she didn’t participate in the on-field races for which the mascots are known. Butts worked at every home playoff game. “It was just crazy toward the end of the game. When it got really really intense, there was nobody walking around the stadium.

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The Raptor Ambassador Program at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Raptors are mighty and beautiful birds. As indicator species they are specially adapted to hunt small animals with speed, power and agility, crucial to managing prey populations in the ecosystem. With its Raptor Ambassador Program, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (1111 E. Brown Deer Rd.) educates the public about raptor ecology and conservation. The program currently features 16 ambassador birds including hawks, eagles, owls, kestrels, a falcon, a vulture and a crow.

Milwaukee, WI · 4d

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Meet These Special Birds at The Schlitz Audubon

Milwaukee has 16 resident superstars living under our very noses. They’re the raptor ambassadors of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (1111 E. Brown Deer Rd., Bayside), and their mission is to connect people with birds and, in doing so, with nature. Saturday, Nov. 7 is Xtreme Raptor Day, the only day all year that the public can see all 16 birds of prey stationed on their perches out on the trails and talk to their handlers.

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9 Wisconsin Italian Delis Serving Sandwiches That Barely Fit In Your Hands

One Wisconsin deli sells its hot subs in a size simply called Grande. I love that they skip the polite word large. Grande sounds like a dare, and honestly, I respect it. That name sums up a whole category of sandwich around here. Another market on this list has been feeding its neighborhood since 1913. A third bakes oversized sub bread fresh in the style of an old Chicago deli, and plenty more stack meat until the bread gives up.

Milwaukee, WI · 7d

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The First Buc-ee’s in Wisconsin Might Open in 2028

The Beaver hype hasn’t slowed down as ground officially broke for Bucee’s Travel Center in Oak Creek back in July. Approval for the project took months, but last September the Oak Creek Plan Commission unanimously approved the Texas chain’s plans to open their first Wisconsin branch, located on the southwest corner of I-94 and West Elm Road.

Oak Creek, WI · 6d

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Local artist shares her love for Milwaukee through intricate paper mandala art

🎨 This artist shares her love for Milwaukee through stunning paper mandala art — including Brewers inspired designs! Which is your favorite? 👇