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Hans Reitmeyer reflects on a week-long experience that altered his perspective on music.

During a trip to Puerto Rico for her journalism immersion class, Liv Weiss experienced an emotional realization.

Reece Brantley recalls the time he broken his finger during a basketball tournament.

Dozens of cars line Estabrook Parkway. It starts by the traffic light off West Hampton Avenue, making left turns decidedly trickier. It continues along the small two-way road until it nearly reaches Capitol Drive, filling up each spot in the small public parking scattered along the way.  At the center of it all is Estabrook […]

Black mothers and their babies are dying at alarming rates in Milwaukee. Doulas and birth workers are trying to prevent loss in the community. Doulas are people trained to provide emotional and physical support to mothers before, during and after childbirth. Lakeeta Watts, a Milwaukee doula and health worker, founded Essentially Empowered Inc. to provide […]

Eneida Rios shares a special rice recipe with her granddaughter, UWM senior Madison Rios, and Eneida’s son Miguel offers insight on Puerto Rican hospitality.

Andrea Bellart joined a sea of Santas to check out the giant gathering of bike-riding Santa Clauses that happens every December.

Madeline McGuire is a sophomore at UWM with a passion for her craft: film. But she worries about going forward in the film industry as a woman of color in the Midwest. “I definitely do have a lot of fears,” said McGuire. “I feel that women are overlooked in the industry.” Despite her fears, McGuire […]

When customers walk through the doors of The Exclusive Company, the earthy smell of incense and the subtle sounds of music fill their senses as they navigate through aisles of records, CDs and movies.  For five and a half years, Bella Charles worked at this record store’s Greenfield location. Earlier this year while Charles was […]

Christmas music and decorations are sure to get people in the mood for winter. The Pabst Mansion participates in this tradition, making each room a little different every year. Kassie Rotz has the story.

New independently owned record stores are popping up in Milwaukee after The Exclusive Company, America’s oldest full-line independent record store chain, permanently closed all locations after 66 years of business. Cameron Knoll has the story.

While some people look forward to the candies, costumes, and scares that come in the end October, others look forward to the first two days of November: a time to remember the lives of those who’ve passed. Cameron Knoll has the story.