Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Once upon a time, legend has it, merchant Jacob Donges saw his two young daughters playing along Fish Creek near Lake Michigan. He remarked that the area looked just like...

It's an area a little more reserved than one in which neighbor kids run through your kitchen grabbing off a few cookies as they go. But when Julie Schilz went...

`From nothing comes nothing," the saying goes. But more and more prospective home buyers are finding out that nothing may get them a house. Then they may discover another truism:...

The nation's largest builder has met its match in one of its smallest markets. Pulte Home Corp., a $2.5 billion business that arrived in metro Milwaukee four years ago with...

Each winter, homeowners in the frozen Northland curse the blowing snows and dipping temperatures. And the profanity doesn't stop when temperatures mellow. In fact, that's when you're likely to see...

We are about to witness a nationwide epidemic of sympathy for John Elway. Poor John. Dear John. He has never won a Super Bowl. On the topic of Deprived John,...

Bernie Paget Sr., who transformed one decrepit downtown building into a popular restaurant and bar, has bought another 19th Century property downtown. Paget said he doesn't have specific plans for...

Don't talk to Don Swanson about Door County's long stretches of pristine shoreline, its pastoral beauty, its peace and quiet--and how it all could be destroyed by too much development....

How much would you pay for a 31,100-square-foot piece of Milwaukee County parkland? Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. is buying it for $2.5 million. That comes to around $80 per...

At least one major theater chain has been approached about redeveloping the former Wisconsin Electric Power Co. power plant on Commerce Street, which overlooks the Milwaukee River between downtown and...