Author: Abbey Osborn

DJ GEMINI GILLY spins beats and spreads Black joy

August 28, 2025

Alice Gilliam, better known as DJ GEMINI GILLY, sees DJing as more than getting people to dance. Blending her background in social work with her love for music, she creates events that emphasize community and c...

“Gather Them” carries on This Is It! legacy with night of drag and belonging

Abbey Osborn

July 2, 2025

As Milwaukee continues to feel the loss of Wisconsin's oldest gay bar, This Is It! (TITs), a new event series curated by local drag performer Risk E. Bismuth is helping carry on the bar's legacy. Originally lau...

I Love Hot B**ches: Inside Milwaukee’s girls-only party scene

Abbey Osborn

June 17, 2025

Under multi-colored strobing lights at ELMNT Lounge, women strut down a carpet runway to loud cheers and applause. Though not a formal fashion show, Runway Rave is giving attendees a chance to own the spotlight...

Milwaukee messenger mayhem: An alleycat returns

Abbey Osborn

April 22, 2025

On April 19, about 40 people gathered under the Locust Street bridge, arriving down a steep hill to a graffiti-covered slab of concrete. Some were Milwaukee locals, others arrived via Amtrak from Minneapolis or...

Author Abbey Osborn