Articles by Cael Byrne

To celebrate May the 4th be with you, or National Star Wars Day, American Science and Surplus held a Star Wars themed spelling bee with Star Wars themed activities and prizes. “My dad took me to the original premiere in 1977 when I was six years old,” said AS&S Employee John Kadolph. “I remember being […]

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently awarded a grant to Northrop Grumman to develop concepts for a lunar railway as part of the LunA-10 program. DARPA’s LunA-10 program is a 10-year plan to create a framework for integrated lunar infrastructure that minimizes lunar footprint and provides commercial services for peaceful U.S. […]

Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel is entering the second stage of a $20 million renovation that began in the summer of 2023 meant to elevate guest experience while respecting the building’s long history, according to President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts Michael Evans. After completing the renovation of the restrooms and the seventh floor meeting and event […]

The Hilton City Center, formerly known as Hotel Schroeder, has been nominated by its owner, Marcus Corporation, to join the National Register of Historic Places. The more than 25-story, 275 foot-tall Milwaukee landmark was first opened in 1928 by Walter Schroeder, and was acquired by Marcus Corporation in 1995.  Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission is responsible […]

Bay View Printing Company is a local letterpress printing company that has been around for 106 years.Their building was originally a church, and they started out as a newspaper printing company. Nowadays, they do design and letterpress printing for many local companies. All of their printing is done on antique, century-old printing presses and that’s […]