Articles by Ethan Ainley

A building sat empty with its interior walls and flooring torn out down to the concrete foundation. A strange faded brown line about 20 feet high ran along the exterior of the building’s walls. The line marked how high the waters had risen around the Veterans Restoration Quarters (VRQ) in Asheville, North Carolina. Entire living […]

Every year, the Milwaukee Public Library partners with the Bindery to host the Milwaukee Zine Fest, which attracts vendors and attendees from all around the nation to celebrate zine culture and participate in a creative space.

Dr. Rima Mounsef of Countrywide Smiles in Annawan, Ill. shares her passion for dental hygiene and the connection she builds with patients in a small community, all while cleaning her patient’s teeth.

Caleb Rose, 21, is a senior majoring in journalism and media studies at UW-Milwaukee. Rose has interned for NBC News and WisPolitics, covering the 2024 presidential election cycle. As a young journalist about to graduate and enter the field, Rose has concerns about freedom of the press in the current political climate. Ethan Ainley: What […]

While preparing for the UWM Peck School of the Arts spring 2025 musical “Dames at Sea,” cast members and Musical Director Sheri Williams Pannell set the scene for the show.

Bill Stauber Soik has a passion for storytelling, and a longtime fan (and critic) in his father.