Feature Stories

What is there to do at UWM when the weather’s bad? How about take part in a pool tournament at the Union Rec Center? Luke Zembrowski has the story.

Axe-throwing bars are growing in popularity. Megan Zemple reports on a Milwaukee bar that partners with others to give back.

Finishing a marathon is hard, but all it takes to cheer on the runners is a terrific vantage point and a cowbell, as Kaitlyn Herzog found out.

The Spring Fling Egg Hunt at Discovery World brought residents and children out to enjoy an egg hunt, exhibits in the museum, the lake and especially the nice weather. Dazia Cummings was there.

Sabrina Johnkins describes music as a “religious experience.” She’s been to more than 60 concerts, including one where she got to hear her all-time favorite song performed live. 

Many people have meaningful songs that bring back memories of joyful times or sad times. UW-Milwaukee student Derek Grant asked his wife, Ashley, about a song that’s especially emotional for both of them.

Every morning and every night, Tom Young never breaks a date with his favorite feathered girls. Morissa Young reports. 

April 6 was the last Saturday of the Mitchell Park Domes’ train exhibit, and people of all kinds gathered there to enjoy a tropical escape from Wisconsin spring and watch the trains go by. Morissa Young reports.

Izzy Janz tells Jennifer Leu about a song that puts her in a good mood despite its bittersweet lyrics.

UWM junior Ryan Fields tells Jena Kleindl about a song that sums up his deepest thoughts.

A dimly-lit room populated by configurations of couches and coffee tables, 8th Note, a nonprofit, student-org-led coffeehouse located at the center of the Union’s ground floor, elicits a beatnik-type of atmosphere to the casual passerby. Torn-out sketchbook drawings, prints of prehistoric creatures, and magic cards are tacked to a black wall; “99 Red Balloons” plays […]