Feature Stories

The UWM Art Gallery is marking its fiftieth year since it first began in 1972. The primary objective of the art gallery is to nurture visual artists, promote their work, and allow them to expose their work to the public, collectors, media, and cultural institutions. This year the Crossing Over exhibition is in the Peck […]

Olivera Prpa and her daughter, Jelena, tell about Serbian celebrations and why tradition is an essential part of their culture. Sonia Spitz reports.

Eighty-five-year-old German immigrant Irene Christensen tells her granddaughter about growing up in Europe and moving to the United States during a tumultuous time.

Mother and daughter duo Judy and Bella Van Lanen have always shared a love of music. Naturally, one of Judy’s favorite songs relates to that close-knit relationship.

Cheyenne Lantz carries on a holiday tradition passed down from her grandmother.

A tree-lighting ceremony held at the Corners of Brookfield on Saturday brought together hundreds of community members to celebrate the holidays by drinking hot chocolate, taking pictures with Anna and Elsa, listening to live music, chatting with Santa, shopping and spending time with friends and family. “This is the first lighting of the Corners since […]

Brady Jager walks through day-to-day life as a lab assistant and reflects on what UWM’s program in Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies means to him in his final year as a student. 

Will Koebel captures the election night celebration party of Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison to the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Jake Spitz, owner of Jake Works LLC, shares his experience of becoming an entrepreneur and why he’s excited for what’s to come.

Adrian Nazario-Valdez went to visit his cousin in 2021, but didn’t expect to be meeting his best friend.

Angelika Ytuarte documents the sounds of her mother’s morning routine that starts with three anxious dogs and ends with coffee.

Aliyah Anderson and her high school best friend, Cora Night-Hamm, live across the country from one another now that they’re adults, but a song reminds them that their bond is everlasting.