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Taylor Swift was named TIME’s Magazine 2023 Person of the Year. The singer-songwriter is arguably one of the biggest pop stars today with an estimated 114 million albums sold. Her most recent “Eras Tour” is the highest-grossing tour of all time with at least $1 billion in profits, according to data from Pollstar. The decision […]

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 […]

Standing side by side in the all-white Union Art Gallery with arms outstretched across each other’s backs, two women study one of the photographs dedicated to Native American women and voices through contemporary portraiture. The large, framed photo is surrounded by lights that engulf the woman in the picture. She is standing on big rocks […]

Stout Fest is a celebration of dark beer. Having new beers to bring out to the public, especially for stouts, and whether you are a fan of that type of beer, you can come out and drink new dark drinks. Stouts are known to be dark, and while they are aged beers, they still won’t […]

Taste of Ireland is a fundraiser for Hibernanias for the division in Milwaukee for Catholics focused on friendship, unity, and Christian charity. They are a men’s Catholic fraternal organization, and the main goal is to support education in the city of Milwaukee. With the year nearly coming to an end, you can expect to celebrate […]

To shop locally is to live locally. These Midwestern entrepreneurs showcased their passions, businesses and wares at the annual Minneapolis Gift and Art Expo.

Matthew Perry’s death drove reactions of grief from all different generations after the beloved actor best known for his role as Chandler Bing in ‘Friends’ passed away. “He was one of my favorite characters,” said Samantha Ng-Ortega, 43. “He was talented and animated. I was with a bunch of my friends my age that were […]

Post-pandemic live theater is doing anything to stay afloat right now; the Tony Award-nominated musical “Shucked” just announced the launch of their North American tour in 2024, Broadway News says that “Shucked” is a corn-y musical makes the heart happy and hungry! What Makes “Shucked” a Good Show for Tour? With a fun story and […]

Taylor Swift in setting the new record in history at the Box Office 2023 Are you a Taylor Swift fan? Well, whether you became a fan when she was a rising County music artist or the current Pop star that she is now. At only age 33, Miss Swift has blown the world away with […]

As New Bedford began to rely more and more on the fishing industry as its dominant economic force, other parts of life began to follow. As the saying goes “life imitates art.” While in this case, it may be that art imitates life, fishing, and art have always been intertwined. Between shifts on a fishing […]

GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts — Lars-Erik Miller grew up right down the street from this harbor, where he started off fishing bass with his father.  And as his boat swayed on the water of the North Atlantic in the early April wind, he reflected on the culture this spot embeds him in; the worlds of fishing and […]

New Bedford, Massachusetts was first settled in 1652, but up through the 17th century, New Bedford (and its surrounding area) was home to the Wampanoag Native Americans. English colonists bought the land from the Wampanoag people and the settlement became a city, founded by Quakers. According to the New Bedford Historical Society, New Bedford itself […]