Articles by Faith Rae

Two sisters of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Francisca Colon and Ana Martinez, have many memories of the Puerto Rican community in Milwaukee. St. Francis, a Roman Catholic Church, is home to many Puerto Ricans in the Milwaukee area. The large, inclusive church welcomes all to Mass every Sunday, but for community members who only […]

Victor Huyke, 59, is the Publisher of El Conquistador Newspaper, the only Latino-owned newspaper in Southeast Wisconsin. Journalism has been in Huyke’s blood since the days of his Great Grandfather, Juan Bernardo Huyke. Juan worked as a writer, publisher, educator and served as the Interim Governor of Puerto Rico in 1923. Along with his many […]

Sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Salinas, Puerto Rico on a hot 80-degree day sat Carlos Bega, 69, a retired electrician. Bega was born in Puerto Rico but only recently moved back to the island to be closer to his family. For most of his life, Bega lived in the United States, a […]

OLD SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Pigeon Park (Parque De Las Palomas) is a place close to home for the residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Destined as a popular tourist attraction, the park used to host consistent visitors and residents from Old San Juan. Built in the 18th century and nestled on top of […]

Traveling through the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, it was clear a disaster had torn the town apart. Old, abandoned, broken boats sat on the grassy fields, fences lining the rural town were left bent and twisted in unnatural ways, occasional blue tarps lined the sides of buildings as if they had been tossed aside […]

The concept of robots taking over human jobs has been a topic of discussion for decades. A restaurant in Wauwatosa is taking a step towards this reality and they brought in some robotic helpers. Faith Rae has the story.

Severe tornadoes destroyed a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky Friday night, resulting in eight confirmed deaths and eight people missing as of Monday. According to Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, there were 110 individuals in the building Friday night, 94 of which are alive and accounted for. “We feared much worse, and again, I pray […]

Ashley Ray Garcia, 25, is a performer and dance major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a passion for dance that has led her to some of her greatest accomplishments to date. Early in her career, Garcia became a member of a touring dance group at a fine arts summer camp where she was selected […]

Many people will read this title and chuckle to themselves, and I know what you may be thinking, how could one make an argument about this topic? But trust me, being a dancer for 18 years and a dance teacher for five years, I could easily list about 50 reasons off the top of my […]

Restaurant name: Vino Cappuccino Hours: 11am-9pm, Monday-Friday Address: 2848 N Brookfield Rd, Brookfield, WI Pricing: Entrée’s ranging from $12-$27 Rating: **** 4 out of 5 stars For the past two years, I have been regularly driving out to Brookfield for work. More specifically, I have driven down North Brookfield Road past the railroad tracks and […]

The Department of Dance faculty meeting revealed on Monday that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Department of Dance is about to embark on a reaccreditation process from the National Associations of Schools of Dance. They have been accredited by the institution for the past 10 years, according to Chair of the department, Maria Gillespie. To be […]

Active shooter, UK Thang, 29, shot 15 people, killing one at a Kroger grocery store on Byhalia Rd around 1:30p.m. Thursday, according to the Collierville Police Department. Thang, who was asked to leave his third party vendor position at Kroger earlier that morning, appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound and died, according to police […]