NEWaukee Blog

By Christie Bowers I met most of my friends here in Milwaukee on a study abroad program in Madrid. We got the chance to go to a lot of cool restaurants and try new and exciting types of food, which resulted in our coming up with terminology for certain kinds of experiences. You know that [...]

Megan Huse of the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts How long have you lived in Milwaukee and why did you choose to move here? I moved to Milwaukee 10 years ago when I first started my undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.  After completing this, I decided to stay in Milwaukee, [...]

Jackie Sitkowski of Habitat Young Professionals How long have you lived in Milwaukee and why did you choose to live here? I have lived in Milwaukee for about seven years.  I moved to Milwaukee from the Chicago suburbs to attend Marquette University and never left.  I choose to stay because Milwaukee is the perfect sized [...]

By Marit Harm Whether it’s for healing purposes to bring you back to life on a Sunday morning, or to sip on while catching up with friends on a lazy afternoon, a perfect weekend in Milwaukee includes a good Bloody Mary. I had my first one almost three years ago when I got past the [...]

Alison Carlucci of Renaissance Theaterworks How long have you lived in Milwaukee and why did you choose to live here? I moved to Milwaukee in 2008 and didn’t know a single person in this city, let alone Wisconsin, when I got here.  Choosing to move to Milwaukee was, believe it or not, the very first [...]

By: John Graham How can I not love my Lower East Side neighborhood that mixes tattoo parlor with regal mansion, music hallwith modern condominiums? Who doesn’t love a convenience store with a lake view? Sure, there are neighborhoods with more dining options and bars on a single street …cough…Cudahy…cough…but I like the quietness of my apartment mixed and the entertainment options [...]

By Dana Geurts Milwaukee has so much to offer when it comes to restaurants, coffee houses and bars. As a food and drink lover, I have so much fun trying to sample every place in this city! I’ve only lived here for about a year and a half, so I’m still working on my mission [...]

Geoff Sieron of Rockwell Automation How long have you lived in Milwaukee and why did you choose to live here? I have lived in Milwaukee for just over a year now. I grew up in Ohio and went to Ohio State. After school, I started working in Cleveland in a rotational leadership development program. I [...]

June 21: Evan Christian June 28: Alex Wilson Band July 5: John Petty & All Good Things July 12: Bryon Cherry July 19: Joe Wray July 26: Jeanna Salzar Band / Bright Kind August 2: – Urban Island Party August 9: Thriftones August 16: Roxie Beane August 23: Myles Coyne August 30: TBD Sept 6: The Exotics [...]

How long have you lived in Milwaukee and why did you choose to live here? I grew up in Milwaukee. I attended school in Madison and lived in Atlanta for a year before returning to Milwaukee. When I moved back, I thought it would be a quick pit stop before moving on to another city. [...]