Search Results for: "20 years later"

January 9, 2020

Peter Bagge should be a household name. Sure, he's one of the most notorious underground cartoonists (you're welcome for the oxymoron), but he really should be indecently famous by now. The amazing (and tragica...

20 Years Later: Lion’s Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Dame Darcy

December 5, 2019

This is the second installment in a series of interviews with legendary cartoonists and publishers I first met in 1997. Back then I was a Brazilian journalist touring the U.S. with the not-so-subtle mission to ...

20 Years Later: Lion’s Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Gilbert Hernandez and family

October 24, 2019

In 2017, one day before getting married in Vegas (by the real Elvis, in case you're wondering), my then-future-husband Brock and I met legendary cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, his wife Carol Kovinick Hernandez, ...

Sculpture Milwaukee announces 2021 exhibition, ‘there is this We’

May 4, 2021

For the past four years, Sculpture Milwaukee has brought astounding works from nationally-known and internationally-appreciated artists to various spots scattered through the city's downtown. The innovative and...

Zhanna Slor investigates identity, 2008-era Riverwest in ‘At The End Of The World, Turn Left’

April 13, 2021

"Being existentially lost has a smell; the room is drowning in it. Like grease and beer and sourness. I breathe out of my mouth, get closer. Hakol le'tova, I remind myself. Everything happens for a reason."...

WMSE will celebrate 40 years on the air by going back to 1981

March 1, 2021

Lordy, lordy, WMSE is 40.Yes, Milwaukee's beloved community-powered radio station is celebrating the big 4-0 in 2021, and it's doing it in style. Beginning March 17, the Big Sound Downtown will turn the clo...

Read Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s 2021 State of the County address

February 24, 2021

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2021 State of the County address on Wednesday afternoon. It was Crowley's first such address since being elected in April 2020. (Crowley delivered a "Visio...

The 10 best Wisconsin Badgers to later play for the Green Bay Packers, ranked

February 15, 2021

The Houston Texans and J.J. Watt officially parted ways late last week when the five-time All-Pro defensive end was granted his release from the unabashedly rebuilding franchise. Instantly, Packers fans and oth...

Here’s your handy 2021 Spring Primary voting guide for Wisconsin school superintendent

February 9, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, February 16, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Primary! Fun!Only one statewide race is on the ballot—the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The nonpartisan position was hel...

Wisconsin Senate votes to kill mask mandate; Assembly to finish it off later this week

January 26, 2021

The Wisconsin Senate passed a resolution Tuesday that would kill the state's mask mandate—a mandate put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19. In order for the resolution to go into effect, the Wisconsin As...

20 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (“Help one another” edition)

Josh Hoppert

December 29, 2020

The person who said "laughter is the best medicine" is neither laughing nor alive today. Thanks anyway, Dr. Not-A-Doctor. Maybe you should've opted for a less zany prescription. Fun is a great way to mask the p...

Where were you during Nyjer Morgan’s walkoff nine years ago today?

October 7, 2020

Remember when things were, like, good? To be honest, shit kind of sucked even before the country was dealing with soul-crushing levels of political division and a deadly/seemingly permanent pandemic. It's possi...

The most memorable moments of the 2020 Milwaukee Brewers season

Kyle Lobner

September 28, 2020

Even before this weekend’s chaotic finish, we certainly knew the 2020 MLB season would be memorable.For over a decade, I’ve been maintaining a "Today In Brewers History" calendar, a collection of notable tr...

Lion’s Tooth: How to make it to the other side of 2020 while selling books in Milwaukee

July 30, 2020

By Cris Siqueira and Shelly McClone-Carriere of Lion's ToothIn mid-March, just days after the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we got a package in the mail filled with gorgeous handmade cards that said "Li...

Cream City Comedy Festival is postponed until spring 2021

May 6, 2020

In its first four years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of approximately 60 shows with close to 300 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, New York, and Los Angeles. Even more impressive than th...

Remnants of 1920 Milwaukee still on display in the city today

Josh Hoppert

February 20, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the January 2020 edition of Colectivo Coffee’s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Mil...

Your voting guide for the 2020 Spring Primary Election on Tuesday, February 18

February 12, 2020

Hey Milwaukee! The 2020 Spring Primary Election is on Tuesday, February 18. Fun! Okay, so it's not the flashiest election out there, but that doesn't mean it's bereft of some super important races. And because ...

Streetcar sponsorship, DNC stuff, and the rest of Mayor Barrett’s 2020 State of the City address