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A notorious day in Milwaukee history is being recreated on Twitter today.In 1892, a fire tore through the Third Ward, primarily populated by the Irish at…

Every December since 2010, Lake Effect has been joined by writer and game expert James Lowder. He suggests new and notable games to give as gifts - for…

The nationwide sexual abuse scandal involving Catholic priests has gotten increased scrutiny in recent days with the release of a new movie about the…

What kind of wine did you drink on New Year’s? Or more generally, when you think of a good bottle of wine, where do you imagine it comes from?Many would…

Before the first of the year, we spent plenty of time looking back at developments in a variety of areas over the past 12 months. However, our foreign…

Special regulations to reduce exposure to the ancient poison have helped, but high-capacity wells can exacerbate the problem.By the time Bradley…

Lake Effect essayist Jerry Huffman recently turned 60 years old – and he already has already surpassed two big milestones for 2016. He reflects on how…

We lost Angelo Mortellaro last week. He was one of Milwaukee’s great characters and his former bar on Van Buren was the kind of place that is rapidly…

In 1992, four Los Angeles police officers were acquitted of using excessive force against African American taxi driver Rodney King. The officers had been…

This week Johnson Controls announced its plan to merge with Tyco International, a company based in Ireland. Johnson Controls is Wisconsin’s largest,…