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As I walked through Boerner Botanical Gardens I was transported back to my childhood in a suburb of Chicago. Every December, each resident on Forest Avenue would impressively adorn their home with Christmas lights, nativity sets and inflatable Santas in sleighs pulled by reindeer. People would park their cars nearby, get out and walk the […]

I wear his last name as a reminder of the last disastrous mistake that I made. I can still hear his voice screaming obscenities at me and the embarrassment and humiliation I felt as he did this in front of strangers on the street. There were plenty of times I should have left. Many women […]

My phone alarm rings into my ear at 8:30 a.m. three days a week, but rarely do I actually get out of bed immediately. Some days it takes 20 minutes, some days I just don’t leave it at all. I like to blame the weather outside my window, or how late I stayed up doing […]

Just when you thought the hype behind Pokemon Go dropped, yet again it is in the news. PokeStops, an essential piece to the game for players, are being taken away from Lake Park one-by-one by Niantic Lab, which has been working with the Milwaukee County Parks System. The removal has sparked argument between the consistent […]

UW-Milwaukee hosted the 2016 Democratic Debate back in February. The debate wasn’t the only thing happening that night. Many gathered outside of the UWM Zelazo Center, marching and protesting, as they rallied in the “Fight for Fifteen.” Chicago resident Anthony Kemp tells Media Milwaukee’s Katarina Vergara about why he believes in this fight.

Odell and Gloria Robinson have been cooking for over 40 years. They started doing soul food dinners on Fridays, and from there it took off. Tevin Smith has the story.

Rachel Pagel interviews Ryan Hanrahan, her boyfriend of over a year, about how their story began and how their bond remains strong.

The script, music and lyrics of a new musical at the Black Box Theatre in Kenilworth Studios were all products of the imagination of one creative student. Rachel Pagel reports.