Tag: St. Francis

A ghost sign’s last day: See before-and-after pictures (and video) of a St. Francis mural’s demolition

April 21, 2021

For a region that's constantly changing, Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs actually boast a respectable number of vintage "ghost signs" on area buildings. These signs serve as gorgeous reminders of earlier ...

42 Ale House will close at the end of the month

Matt Wild

February 18, 2020

Sad news for geeks, nerds, and other fans of bar/restaurants whose names are Douglas Adams references: 42 Ale House in St. Francis, 3807 S. Packard Ave., has announced it will close at the end of February. In a...

Gordie’s in St. Francis is the quintessential neighborhood bar

Catherine Jozwik

April 2, 2018

St. Francis is home to more than 10 bars, about half of them located within six blocks of each other. While most offer drink specials, good tunes, pool and darts and, in some cases, pizza and other bar food, th...

I hung out with the mayor of St. Francis

Tyler Maas

November 2, 2016

A few months ago, I met up with the mayor of Cudahy and left with some new perspective on the south shore scapegoat and industrial city. A year earlier, I hung out with the mayor of West Allis, another much-m...

St. Francis needs to step up its bench game

Tyler Maas

September 27, 2016

Sitting between the bustle of Bay View and Cudahy's thriving industry is a small, sparsely populated section of Milwaukee County called St. Francis. Given its size, the 2.5-square-mile chunk of land is the ty...

Review: Elvis impersonator at a classic car show in the St. Francis Hardee’s parking lot

Tyler Maas

July 13, 2016

// There are a lot of factors that can go into making a show a "can't-miss" event. Perhaps an artist is at the height of his of her popularity or is making an ultra-rare live appearance after years of seclu...

Silent protest: 42 Ale House’s “Headphone Disco” skirts St. Francis ordinance

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2016

// Back in April, we featured 42 Ale House on our list of "16 quintessentially Milwaukee patios," despite the fact the nerd bar is technically located about a mile from Milwaukee's border in St. Francis. Wh...

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