“Neighborhood Project”: Take A Deep Breath…

Listen:  Back at the beginning of the Neighborhood Project, what seems like ages ago, I set foot in the Old South Side Settlement Museum for the first time. I was charmed. It’s a quaint space that immediately makes you wonder — everything seems like it has a fascinating and deeply significant explanation behind it.
A light bulb [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Week Two, Old and New in Johnsons Park

Listen: In many ways, Johnsons Park is a new neighborhood — so many new houses, gardens, residents, and plans for the neighborhood. However, many of the families who live there today have been been dug into Johnsons Park for years, having witnessed the neighborhood’s immense transformation throughout the years. In this piece, we get to [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Silver City Audio Tour

Listen: On each neighborhood tour, I’ve been struck by something that I couldn’t believe was hiding somewhere in Milwaukee. Occupying the space between the Mitchell Park Domes and Miller Park, Silver City was full of these  surprises. The top two (for me) were Mekatos, the outrageously tasty Columbian Bakery, and a strip of Vietnamese restaurants on [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Johnsons Park Audio Tour

Listen: If you skydived into the city of Milwaukee blindfolded and happened to land in the Johnsons Park neighborhood, after you took off the blindfold you’d probably spend a couple minutes figuring out in which suburb you were standing. The number of new houses, the landscaping, the unMilwaukee-like lack of potholes… But after you noticed the [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Sherman Park Audio Tour

Listen: Growing up, my best friend lived in Sherman Park so I thought I had a decent understanding of the area. As I found out during our tour of the neighborhood, I’d only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg. If Milwaukee is a city of neighborhoods, Sherman Park is a neighborhood of neighborhoods. Fred Curzan and Wendy [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Lincoln Village Audio Tour

Listen: On a beautiful Spring morning, we found ourselves on the steps of the Old South Side Settlement Museum, where you can get a phenomenal sense of Lincoln Village. Kosciuszko Park opens in front of you, to your right there’s the idyllic Josaphat’s Basilica, and to your left there’s the bustling businesses of Lincoln Avenue. We met up [...]

“Make Milwaukee”: Jim Pickering And A Backstage Tour Of The Rep

Listen: Ever wanted to get backstage at a theater and see the guts of a performance? Well, we have something even better — you get to hear it! Our Program and Content Manager Sam Van Halgren was treated to the works by Jim Pickering, an all-access backstage tour of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s current production of [...]