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The legacy of George Webb and free burgers in Milwaukee
Legend has it George Webb first predicted Milwaukee’s baseball team would win 12 games in a row back in the 1940s – and maybe even hinted that his namesake restaurant would give out free hamburgers to celebrate the winning streak. Decades passed before his prophecy came true, but...
About Milwaukee's Potawatomi Casino
In the 1980s, many members of the Forest County Potawatomi tribe lived in poverty. Today, members of the tribe receive tens of thousands of dollars in dividends. The Potawatomi Casino in the Menomonee River Valley happened. When it first opened around 1990 at 1720 W. Canal St., the facility was...
The history of the Pink Squirrel ice cream drink, invented in Milwaukee
If you’ve dined at a Wisconsin supper club or visited a traditional cocktail lounge, chances are you’ve heard of (or enjoyed) the Pink Squirrel. In the family of ice cream drinks like the Grasshopper and the Brandy Alexander, the Pink Squirrel has a special Milwaukee connection: it was, as far as anyone can tell, invented at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge, 1579 S. 9th St., in the 1940s. ...
This Is It! is a Milwaukee institution and one of the country's oldest LGBTQ+ bars
Wisconsin’s oldest continually operating gay bar wasn’t always easy to spot. When June Brehm opened This Is It! at 418 E. Wells St. in 1968, Milwaukee’s LGBTQ+ scene operated under the radar, and closeted patrons made use of the bar’s rear entrance to avoid being identified.
A longtime garden center that closed in Milwaukee has reopened in St. Francis
This small greenhouse in St. Francis is not your garden variety plant store. Owner of Custom Grown Greenhouses Paul Budzisz has over 50 years of gardening experience, which he said is “since I was just a lad at 16.” He also employs a horticulturalist and master gardener. Mum...
Kohl's Cash endures as Milwaukee's hottest deal
If you pay what’s on the price tag at Kohl’s, you’re missing out on Milwaukee’s hottest deal. Kohl’s Cash speaks to our state’s thriftiness. We’re proud penny-pinchers. We’re bargain-hunters. We’re pained when we pay full price. ...
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