Features

Imagine relaxing in a whirlpool tub as calming music surrounds you and a starry night sky glistens above, your husband by your side. You’re in a safe, clean environment, under the personal care of a midwife who’s ready to assist in bringing new life to this world.   Authentic Birth Center, located at 530 N […]

Día de los Muertos, or ‘Day of the Dead,’ is a day celebrated in Mexico to honor loved ones who have passed. At Escuela Verde, a largely Hispanic school on Milwaukee’s south side, people in the community had the opportunity to celebrate the holiday with others.

Musician Scott Cary gives the phrase “D.I.Y.” — do it yourself — a whole new meaning with his homemade recording studio. Lauren Keene reports.  

On Bluemound Road in the small town of Wauwatosa, there is a building that houses 106 Chinese high school students. The Wisconsin International Academy (WIA) bought the former Days Inn in 2015 and transformed it into a dorm. Students attend six different private Catholic schools around the area. Sophia Zhou is a senior at Dominican […]

Chances are that if you have visited the Union Concourse at UWM on an early morning, you have noticed that our union has a different flair than most. Yeah, there are the students who appear to have just crawled out of bed and are looking for that first cup of coffee to get their day […]

From music to art to Yo Gabba Gabba. From the north side of Milwaukee to Los Angeles back to the East side of Milwaukee. Through a red, bright blue, floral or magenta suit Chris Gilbert finally found his calling. His passion and drive are pursued towards his love for dance and love for teaching others […]

Phylicia Blake persevered through a terrible loss. Now she’s just months away from earning her degree.

Jodie Filenius needed a break, so she took off on an epic road trip. 

With her 1963 Royal Empress, Marla Smith writes poetry inspired by love. 

Cynthia Maduka spreads the word about the importance of family-supporting jobs in underserved neighborhoods.

Molly Nelson is a master thrift store shopper, thanks to her mother’s influence.

There’s snow way UWM student Riley May could ever give skiing the cold shoulder.