In case you missed our last article, the great city of Milwaukee was created by three “Founding Fathers.” Solomon Juneau – the fur-trading, courthouse-creating, father of thirteen – was the first to settleRead More…
2016 Yes! 2015 No! We’re halfway through the second decade of the new millennium, and this past year treated Milwaukee well. We here at The Squeaky Curd have tried our darnedest toRead More…
The concept of crowdfunding, including sites such as Kickstarter and Indigogo, is ubiquitous in Millennial culture. As a generation, we’ve become wary of traditional lending and sourcing streams as predatory practices, and crowd-sourcedRead More…
The J.L. Burnham Building is one of the oldest buildings still standing in historic Walker’s Point. This beautiful Italianate commercial building was erected in 1871 for Johnathon Burnham of the Burnham Brothers’ brick-makingRead More…
While beer made the Brew City famous, the literal foundation of those breweries and many historic buildings was much more solid: Cream City Bricks. It’s easy to find these warmly-colored building blocksRead More…