Articles by Alex Stahl

The city of Asheville is home to around 700 artists. Murals can be found throughout the city, showcasing different works from thousands of minds that have a shared love of art. Now, all of the businesses that were on the opposite side of the train tracks are gone without a trace. The flood waters left […]

After working out of a cramped apartment for eleven years, stepping into his own studio space was a dream for Colton Dion. Dion is an artist who was born and raised in the Asheville area. He focuses on sculptural painting and canvas work, with an emphasis on traditional landscapes and surrealism. He’s had a love […]

Hidden in the Blue Ridge Mountains along a winding road leading to Lake Lure lies the Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach. A food pantry that has been up and operating since 2004. Only now accessible through one main road that takes you through deep Appalachian country. The Outreach has been ramping up, especially after Hurricane Helene. […]

Environmental journalist Ray Ford is based in Santa Barbara, California, and has been there his whole life. When he first got on the phone, Ford wanted the reporter to have a mental picture of the area in which they were traveling. He described the geology of the land, the ways the mountains don’t only move […]

Lying on a hill, a 185-acre state park sits surrounded by the neighborhoods and the mountains that tower behind it. Charred Eucalyptus trees dot the mountain terrain, leaving traces of the bright green they once brought. Ashy wind blows the faces of workers traversing the now barren landscape. Debris-filled holes take the place of what once […]

Driving through the scorched streets of Altadena, residents look for remnants of homes, businesses, churches – some semblance of what their city once was.  Reporters walked the city’s streets with little police presence in their way. In a strip mall on the corner of Mariposa Street and Lake Avenue sits Ms. Dragon Print & Copy, […]

Driving through a fire-torn community that is just at the beginning of its reconstruction is a harrowing sight. All the way down Sunset Blvd. are burned houses, apartments, businesses and gas stations; the list goes on and on.   Hiding in the middle of the destruction lies the Palisades Gas N Wash, located at 890 […]

The protestor who disrupted the Kamala Harris event at UW-Milwaukee on Oct. 17 is now under investigation by the Dean of Students Office and a hearing is set for Dec. 16 over Zoom. Thomas Cavanaugh, the protestor, says he is shocked that this is happening now right before the school’s winter break and this could […]

Bill Clinton spoke this past Thursday, October 31st at The Institute for the Preservation of African-American Music and Arts, at 3200 W. Hampton Ave. to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. He discussed topics such as the economy, healthcare, religion, and the importance of voting in a swing state. “The future of the country is […]

The Milwaukee County Zoo held its annual event “Boo at the Zoo” from October 17-19, bringing delight to families around Halloween time and offering different activities and new experiences for people to participate in among the animals. “This is one of our classics, but we always want to improve and make it better,” said Kimberly […]

The protester who confronted Vice President Kamala Harris at a closed-door University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee meeting says in an exclusive interview that he “laughed” when he received a text inviting him to the event because he has a long history of protesting the government.  “I was laughing because I’ve been organizing things around the country for […]

A video posted on the UW-Milwaukee 2027 Snapchat Story shows an unnamed protester confronting Kamala Harris in a closed-door meeting about the issue of Israel and Palestine. The video shows the student recording in the background of the classroom Harris was speaking in. The beginning of the video is unclear on what he says. The […]