On Aug. 16, 1986, one of Milwaukee's retail giants, Gimbels, ... The connection to Gertie the Duck (her ducklings warmed up inside a window display facing the river).

Gimbels had been a downtown Milwaukee institution since 1887. Ninety-nine years later, over the span of a few months, it disappeared.

Gimbels' windows were themed and focused, reflecting the influences of its Manhattan store. Schuster's windows were less sophisticated and featured highly visible price tags on the wide-ranging ...

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on ...

Milwaukee attorney Frank Gimbel and his wife, Anne, have purchased a condominium on the Milwaukee harbor at Hansen's Landing for $827,400. In addition to heading his law firm, ...