Audio FileEssayist Will Durst counts down the top news stories of 2013.Edit | RemoveBe still your beating hearts, as we exultantly find ourselves in this…

As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of noted Civil War battles, one form of commemoration – re-enactments – generally leave me with a feeling…

It's a sad day for the sarcastic among us. The parody paper The Onion will publish its final print edition for Milwaukee newsstands on December 12th,…

2014 Update: This Wauwatosa home is up for sale and not decorated this year.Original story from 2013: Every Halloween, one home in the Washington…

While Milwaukeeans are rushing through the streets with their heads in their phones, there is a beautiful city of Germanic architecture standing by.Not…

As the National Governors Association’s annual meeting kicks off tomorrow with a session on employing people with disabilities, a local volunteer says she…

There once was a time when there two kinds of musicians: those who played for kids, and ones who played for grown ups. And there was not much overlap, in…

An author spends a year living following the philosophy of Martha Stewart.Martha Stewart evokes a lot of strong opinions in people.Some see her as the…

Friday on Lake Effect: A worldwide campaign, Hours Against Hate, began its first project in the United States in Milwaukee last month – and since then…