Articles by Joshua Skarda

Think about the most infamous missing persons cases. Natalee Holloway vanished during a trip to Aruba, Chandra Levy disappeared while having an affair with a high-profile congressman, and Gabby Petito took social media by storm with a highly documented missing case. These were all tragedies, but what else do they have in common? They were […]

She was barely 16 years old when she last saw her son, Christopher. The toddler was swept into the web of a fractured and estranged family. Where is Christopher Harris? Today he would be 28 years old, and Elizabeth Harris-Liuhouolo has spent her adult years trying to find him. She thinks she has, and she’s […]

“She was outgoing, she was a hard worker, she put her kids first.” Niko Nunez was only 14 when his mother, Susan Nunez, disappeared from her house in Milwaukee. “She was the life of the party for the holidays; she made everybody happy,” Niko told Media Milwaukee. Susan D. Nunez was reported missing to the […]

Josh Skarda spotlights a community-oriented, volunteer-run radio station in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood.

Franklin Wahlstrom collects vinyl records as a hobby, taking after his dad.

A presentation at a meeting of Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission on Monday, Apr. 1 revealed low numbers of locally preserved sites associated with African-Americans, LGBTQ+ and Latinx history. The project analyzed which locally preserved sites in Milwaukee are associated with historically underrepresented groups. The presentation defined these underrepresented groups as: “communities, people or individuals who […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will close its campus in Waukesha in the spring of 2025, according to a press release from UWM.  The branch campus experienced an enrollment decline from 2,206 students in 2014 to 686 students in the fall of 2023, a total decrease of over 65% according to a press release from UWM.  […]

Tucked away on the second floor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Library, the university’s inconspicuous music collection hosts tens of thousands of scores, books and vinyl records for students and faculty to check out. Although the majority of the campus’ student body may be unaware of it, the collection is a treasure trove […]

Parker Schultz, better known as indie rock musician Social Cig, still recalls his first time headlining The Back Room at Colectivo in August of 2022. Schultz was the first Milwaukee-based artist to host their album release show at The Back Room, a tradition that has since become a rite of passage for local bands. “I […]

Tom Crawford is the station manager at WMSE, the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus radio station. He started as a community volunteer at the station in 1984, eventually working his way up to the position that he holds today. Passionate about the music and development of the station, Crawford joined other employees of the station […]