Lake Effect

The Milwaukee Mile is the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, according its website. It’s hosted everything from horse races to sprint and Indy cars — and, of course, NASCAR.

An upcoming show at the Skylight Music Theatre honors the unrecognized work of Black musicians who influenced the fabric of popular music.

Milwaukee artist Reid Finley and photographer Samer Ghani worked together to create a mural to honor Ghani's Palestinian-American cultural heritage and explore his experience as a first-generation American.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is debuting its new Lakeside at MAM series with a performance by Native American artist Ronnie Preston, who will be leading a land blessing; performing storytelling, dancing and drumming; and teaching about native culture through art.

Despite being the first state to ban the practice of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Wisconsin has no protections based on gender identity.

The state is expected to take in $4.4 billion more than previously projected and it will be up to Democrats and Republicans in Madison to decide how to use this money to address the problems facing Wisconsin.

Milwaukee is famous, or perhaps infamous, for its drinking culture so it can be difficult to imagine a Cream City without breweries or bars. But for many in Milwaukee, they didn’t let the 13-yearlong ban stop them from drinking.

Kathleen Gallagher, executive director of the 5 Lakes Institute and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist, says policymakers should be focused on looking to the future instead of the additional $300 unemployment payments.

Venice Williams says growing plants in isolation is not a natural practice and is something that was created to create uniformity in commercial farming, which is why gardens that implement companion planting see numerous benefits.

SoundStage MKE is an audio walking tour that uses downtown Milwaukee as a backdrop for curated audio that explores the history of local landmarks.