Articles by Charles Kelley

Johanna’s Cakes and Desserts Café brings authentic Puerto Rican cuisine to the Southside of Milwaukee. This family-oriented local café creates a welcoming environment that draws customers to keep going back. Johanna Ortiz started her culinary journey in high school when she entered a dessert contest and won first place for her flan.  

A crime ridden town where people stopped visiting their families was transformed by community activists into the houses of colors.  

Since Hurricane Maria struck the Puerto Rican Island in 2017, residents across the island are still experiencing power outages every day and no one is being held accountable. 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists travel to Puerto Rico to shed light on the issues not covered by the mainstream media.

On Nov. 30, 2021, the University Committee for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gave their approval for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but are strongly urging that further disciplinary steps are specified, and that the dean or dean’s designee have these conversations with those concerned faculty members.  “All UWM employees must receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots and provide proof […]

Jake Budke, 20, is an up-and-coming Milwaukee artist who did not start singing until high school and now will be releasing his first extended play called “Heart Break Hurts, I Know” on all streaming music platforms January 4, 2022.   Born in Minnesota and lived in London for five years, Budke resides as a third-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is studying Biology with a plan to attend physician […]

The FBI is investigating a mass shooting from earlier today at Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee that resulted in 14 gunshot victims in stable condition and one death.  Police Chief Dale Lane identified the shooter as 29-year-old Uk Thang, who worked as a third-party vendor for the Kroger. The motive of the shooter and number of shots fired are still under investigation. Lane would not name the shooter […]

Student employment at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s main campus has been short staffed since campus returned to in-person operations at the beginning of September and Student Union departments are operating at limited operations.  Chad Boppel is the director of retail services and restaurant operations at UW-Milwaukee and oversees the operation of 650 student employees. For full operation this year, they are 40 percent short staffed compared to pre-pandemic operations of 800 student employees.   “There’s been a struggle all over the entire […]