Photo Essay: “Bonjour” Bastille Days
The 36th annual Bastille Days kicked off at Cathedral Square Park on July 13, bringing a taste of France to downtown Milwaukee over the next four days.
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 14, 2017 |
The 36th annual Bastille Days kicked off at Cathedral Square Park on July 13, bringing a taste of France to downtown Milwaukee over the next four days.
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 11, 2017 |
After nearly three decades, the only remaining African-American owned bookstore in Wisconsin closed on July 8 with the retirement of Carla Allison and her husband Robert.
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 7, 2017 |
Closed in 1997, the former facility of the Pabst Brewing Company’s was once as renowned in Milwaukee for its brewery tours as it was the beverage it produced there.
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 5, 2017 |
Lake Park kicked off its annual 4th of July festival with the theme “Working for a better United States of America.” The 106th annual event, one of the oldest Independence Day celebrations in Milwaukee, started the morning with parades of Eastside families from Maryland Avenue School and Hartford Avenue School. The sea of people merged before heading into historic Lake Park. The traditional festivities included ice cream, bike and buggy decorating contests, and various games. Master of ceremonies for the talent contest was the PBS “Around the Corner” host John McGivern, who grew up on the Eastside. McGivern shared...
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 5, 2017 |
Tens of thousands of people attended the annual July 3 fireworks show along Milwaukee’s lakefront.
Read MorePosted by Lee Matz | Jul 2, 2017 |
Like other historic churches in the 1960s, Saint Stanislaus had many of its beautiful features obliterated during a major remodeling project, which after decades have nearly been restored by teams of craftsmen and artisans.
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