The film “Brady Street: Portrait of a Neighborhood” shares some of the history of the street, ranging from tales of Polish and Italian immigration to the transformation of the neighborhood into a counterculture hotspot in the 1960s and 70s.

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A new exhibit from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum features never-before-seen or rare objects on display to highlight the contributions that Wisconsin veterans make after they leave the military.

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After 132 years, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced Monday that it discovered the shipwreck around 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior in late July. The stretch between Grand Marais and Whitefish Point, Mich., is the final resting place of roughly 200 shipwrecks, garnering a reputation as “The Graveyard of the Great Lakes.”

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A social media post on the bar's Facebook page said This Is It! would have celebrated its 57th anniversary this summer. 

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Robin Washington shares the story of how he learned about his father's contributions to The Slip Stream - a newspaper for the Casper Army Air Base.

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