Articles by Graham Thomas

Friends, constituents and former colleagues of Jonathan Brostoff gathered on Brady Street Monday evening for a candlelight memorial walk in remembrance of the late District 3 alderman. Attendees packed into Brady Street corner bar The Roman Coin at 5 p.m. to share stories about Brostoff, who served the East Side as a member of the […]

An outdoor consignment store in Bay View is bringing together its “reduce, reuse, repair” philosophy with local environmental efforts. Graham Thomas has the story.

As the voices of vendors and alt-literature fans reverberated throughout Milwaukee’s Central Library, a din of conversation filled a space typically reserved for quiet study. The building’s ornate, neoclassical style contrasted with the DIY charm of homemade zines scattered across rows of tables. Author Luke Geddes is a longtime fan of underground and self-published comics. […]

John Johnson, 30, grew up in western Illinois in a town of about 250 people. He graduated from Western Illinois University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science. In 2015, he got master’s in political science from the University of Chicago. Today, he works as a researcher on housing, demographics and […]

Marie Freres discusses the song “Blindsided” by Hovvdy, and its themes of nostalgia, empathy, family, and growing up.

Since the escalation of Israel’s siege on Gaza prompted by the October 7 Hamas attacks, pro-Palestinian activists in Milwaukee have been rallying weekly with calls for a permanent ceasefire, an end to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. A recent march on the Journal Sentinel headquarters criticized western media […]