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This Day in History: October 14, 1912 - Former President Teddy Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee
This Day in History: October 14, 1912 - Former President Teddy Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee.
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Preserving Milwaukee's Architecture with Steeple City Restoration
Milwaukee is known as the “City of Steeples” for its many towering 19th century churches built by German, Polish, Irish and Italian immigrants. The city’s renowned historic architecture, from regular homes to major institutions, requires and deserves careful preservation as part of its historic legacy. Through their business Steeple City Restoration, Aurelia Ceja and Helena Rose work to restore and repair Milwaukee’s architecture, with their website stating, “We take on any problem you may be having and tackle it head on with attention to detail, appreciation for history, and a mix of historic and modern repair techniques.”
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Milwaukee’s Forgotten Aviation Pioneer
Mitchell International Airport, once known as Mitchell Field, is named for an aviation pioneer from Milwaukee, William “Billy” Mitchell. Milwaukee once had another airport, at the lakefront site now known as the Henry Maier Festival Park. It was called Maitland Field and was named for another early aviator from our city, the less remembered Lester Maitland.
milwaukeemag.com
The Man Who Represents the Arts Through Sheer Style
Christopher Gilbert has never met a stranger. From the moment you ask about one of his brightly colored suits, he’ll tell you about his story and ask you about yours. The choreographer, teacher and self-proclaimed ambassador of local arts views his vibrant attire as a conversation starter about how much Milwaukee means to him. “We live in a visual world, and a lot of times people are like, ‘I don’t know his story, but I know he’s about something because of how he presents himself,’” he says. “I owe all of what I am today to Milwaukee, and it allows me to be my unapologetic self.”
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VIDEO: Big Bee – “Havin Motion”
Milwaukee’s own Big Bee is back on the grid, and he’s not letting the pavement cool off beneath him. The rapper just unleashed his latest visual, “Havin Motion,” a street-level cut that lives up to its name from the first frame to the last. If you were hoping for a laid-back introspective piece, keep scrolling — this one is built for the block, not the balcony.
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West Allis Lets Lanterns Guide Visitors Through 177-Year-Old Cemetery This Month
Lantern-lit tours through a cemetery dating back to 1849 are set to wind through Honey Creek Park in West Allis this month, part of a sprawling Halloween event that mixes local history with seasonal scares. Haunted Honey Creek returns to the park at 8405 W. National Ave. on October 23, running from 5 to 9 p.m., according to a post from the City of West Allis, WI Government on Facebook.
milwaukeemag.com
Fall Hikes: The Best Places to Take in The Season
Fall is the sweet spot for outdoor activity. Summer’s heat and humidity have dissipated, winter hasn’t yet chased everyone indoors, and there’s just enough bite in the air to make you want to keep moving. It’s also, of course, the occasion for Wisconsin’s most magnificent show, a limited-time-only run of brilliant reds, yellows and oranges. Our state is blessed with a plethora of places to savor the autumn leaves on a walk through the woods, and many of the best require no more than a day trip from Milwaukee. These are our five favorite spots nearby to get your foliage fix.
milwaukeeindependent.com
Reenacting Milwaukee history with AI reveals persistent racial bias in bringing the past to life
Ezekiel Gillespie left behind a consequential place in Wisconsin history but only a thin visual record. Born into slavery in 1818, Gillespie bought his freedom, built a life in Milwaukee and became central to the legal fight that secured voting rights for Black men in Wisconsin. When he attempted to vote in Milwaukee in 1865, election officials refused to give him a ballot because he was Black.
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Epic Padel Milwaukee; one of the fastest growing racket sports in the world
It’s one of the fastest growing racket sports in the world and there’s a new place right here in Milwaukee where you can give it a try. Brian Kramp is at Epic Padel Milwaukee learning more about the sport of padel.
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Girls Golf Headed to State
On Tuesday October 6, the Arrowhead Girls Golf Team secured their spot to compete in the Wisconsin State Golf tournament. The girls will be competing for the state championship title on the 12 and 13 of October at the University Ridge Golf Course. At Wanaki Golf Course the girls team...
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‘Railroad Voices’ at the Grohmann Museum
In the ‘60s Peggy Seeger’s feminist anthem “I’m Gonna Be an Engineer” spoke to a growing desire by women to enter job fields that had been reserved for men. Whether she heard that tune or not, Lina Bertucci broke an iron barrier in 1974 when hired as a breakman by the Milwaukee Road, becoming only the second woman hired by the railroad line to work in the railyards. The first was her aunt, Cindy Angelos.
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Gallery Night at Historic The Marshall Building
One of Milwaukee’s most vibrant artistic destinations to visit during, 'Gallery Night MKE' (October 16-17), is the Historic Marshall Building in the Third Ward. Home to a diverse community of artists, makers, designers, and creative professionals, the Marshall Building opens their studios and galleries to the public for a rare opportunity to step inside working artist studios and experience creativity firsthand.
wisconsin.golf
Scrapbrook meets record book as DSHA wins rare fourth consecutive state title; McKenna Nelson wins for the second time
MADISON — One day, when the doors to Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee swing open and a 50-something Zoe Gryniewicz pays a visit to her alma mater, she will no doubt walk past the trophy case and shoot a glance at the four WIAA Division 1 state girls golf championship trophies.
radiomilwaukee.org
Life’s a witch at Milwaukee Film’s latest Halloween movie series
Every week on Cinebuds sponsored by Joe Wilde Garage Doors, Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film and Radio Milwaukee’s Dori Zori review movies, tell you which ones are showing in our city and talk with the people who help bring them to the big screen. Witches. Historically, they’re misunderstood scapegoats....
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East Side Stories: Milwaukee Comic Comes Home for a Milestone Night
From playing soccer at Lake Park and bagging groceries at Sentry to touring the country as a standup comedian, Milwaukee native Edgar Sandoval has come a long way. Now he's returning to where it all began to record his first comedy special, East Side Story. Sandoval chose Milwaukee and the...
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The Wisconsin Lighthouse Tower You Can Actually Climb For Sweeping Lake Views
Most lighthouses make you admire them from the ground. This one actually lets you climb inside, and the experience gets better with every step. Forget settling for a quick photo. There are winding stairs to conquer, fascinating stories to uncover, and a view at the top that makes the climb feel like a small adventure.