Milwaukee is known for a few food and drink stereotypes, most notably beer and brats...

Milwaukee’s Serbian community, numbering about 2,500 prior to World War I, gained in population after World War II. Serbian villagers and political refugees found shelter here through fraternal benevolent lodges formed to aid fellow countrymen. As early as 1912 a call went out in Milwaukee for...

After years of campaigning with a platform of change, president-elect Obama will finally have the opportunity to implement his transformation of Washington, but before he starts, there’s going to be a rocking, celebrity-laden party in the nation’s capital. Tickets to that blowout, however, are being scalped for thousands of dollars, but Milwaukee’s party...

Yeah, you’ll probably find a copy of Frampton Comes Alive if you’re looking for one, but for the most part, the Music Marketplace rummage sale at American Serb Hall today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. promises a far more novel selection of rare music of all strips, from country to punk to avant garde.

It’s a beautiful coupling really: Milwaukee’s ethnic diversity combined with our cherished Wisconsin fish fry. Just to get a grasp on our reverence for the almighty fish fry, know that restaurants in other parts of the country, if they offer them at all, often relegate their fish fries to Fridays during Lent, a mere 40 days, mind you.

Republican John McCain makes his first Wisconsin campaign stop tonight. He’ll stop at Serb Hall tonight at 7 p.m. for the Reagan Day Dinner, and on his tail will be the Milwaukee Impeachment Committee, an anti-war group pushing for impeachment proceedings against President Bush. They’ll protest and pamphlet . . .