Sweet Water urban farm expanding
By Michael Timm
One year after the first young fish were plopped into the trenches at Bay View-based Sweet Water Organics, the urban fish and vegetable farm is in the midst of expansion. Outside, just north of Sweet Water's repurposed industrial complex... »Read more
South Shore Classic bike race coming up
By Sheila Julson
Cycling enthusiasts savor the rush of bike racers speeding past in a pack, the echo of derailleurs shifting with each turn. Cyclists from 20 countries will converge on the streets of Cudahy for the South Shore Cyclery Classic bicycle race July 15... »Read more


Queen’s Cup
By Max Loos, Photos by Chris Gribble
It was something to behold outside the South Shore Yacht Club the evening of Friday, June 25-more than 200 weaving sailboats, their skippers gauging the wind and their competition to gain even the slightest edge in the 72nd annual Queen's Cup race. »Read more
Eber Brock Ward, Midwest captain of industry
By Anna Passante
Bay View residents know Eber Brock Ward (1811-75) as the founder of the Milwaukee Iron Works, also known as the Bay View rolling mill. The mill was established in 1867 and employed thousands of Bay View residents until it closed in 1929... »Read more
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 8th District School Board Director
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 District 14 County Supervisor
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 7th District State Senator
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 Jon Richards
 19th District State Representative
 Countdown to a smoke-free Wisconsin

 Chris Sinicki
 20th District State Representative
 Freeway construction update

 Tony Zielinski
 14th District Milwaukee Alderman
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What’s in your wetland?
By Jennifer Yauck
Prior to the 1800s, Wisconsin contained nearly 10 million acres of wetlands. In fact, Milwaukee, which lies at the mouth of three converging rivers, was itself originally a marsh. The marsh covered portions of present-day downtown, the Menomonee Valley, the Third Ward, Jones Island, Walker's Point, and Bay View... »Read more


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Faceblocked! Faceblocked!
By Jay Bullock

“So there I was, in my Communications Media class, ready to go on a lesson that I have done before. Students were to use the popular website Xtranormal.com to make a movie.” That website is a fun and engaging way to get students writing. Kids write a script, choose from a wide array of cartoon characters and settings, and Xtranormal animates... »Read more

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By Jill Rothenbueler Maher

I was jealous of the French because I’d heard that French women can use municipal daycare or even get subsidies for in-home nannies. I said so at a recent dinner conversation in which my friends and I lamented how far behind the United States lags the rest of the world in terms of government support for maternal care. Curious, after the meal I... »Read more