Articles by Elizabeth Lapointe

UW-Milwaukee student Amanda Dahms was a voluntary Marine Corps service member who enlisted when she was 17-years-old. She went to boot camp the following day after her high school graduation in 2006. After finishing boot camp, she went to the school house and then to the fleet. Dahms said that she was a survivor of […]

It was spring of 1968 when Larry Nicholson traveled down to the Pensacola area to see his brother Roger before leaving for Vietnam. It was at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida where Larry’s brother was stationed as a flight instructor after returning home in 1966. He served as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Now his […]

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUwckPSxiiw&w=700&rel=0] His dark brown hair lays on his chest as he caresses the body and neck of a Sitka spruce top Yamaha guitar perched on top of his faded out blue jeans. His almond-colored eyes look down at a book eagerly, yet calmly, telling him not to fret as he strums. Carlos Berumen served as […]

The time was 7:33 p.m. when Steve Nelson-Raney arrived to the stage. He was dressed in black slacks, an olive green button up and a brown overcoat. His silver hair looked primped for the evening ahead. Standing about five feet in front of the piano, he crossed his arms at the wrists and bowed graciously […]

On Record Store Day, anyone is welcome to purchase special- issued vinyl records and show support for the still-evolving art form. Elizabeth LaPointe reports.

An apartment is more than a place to crash for Melissa Leverenz. She and her roommates make it a home.  

If you are considering a new place to call home, you are always welcome in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Many people have the assumption that we Wisconsinites are beer-drinkin’ cheese heads. Now, we do like beer and we do like cheese, but that’s not all. We have the honor of homing some very gracious and talented musicians, […]