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Nestled just 15 minutes from New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter sits the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the neighborhoods hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. Nearly 21 years later, the storm is still here. It lives in the weeds that rise chest-high across vacant lots. It lingers in homes slowly collapsing into their foundations, their roofs […]

Brandon. That was the name of the host whose birthday celebration I attended 12 days before Christmas 2025. The party occupied a penthouse within a haunted landmark in Walker’s Point—a neighborhood of industrial bones and artistic nerves, currently caught in the sweeping tide of gentrification east of I-43. As I climbed the creaky stairs, my […]

When stepping off the plane in Nuuk, Greenland, the first thing that hits a person is the wind. The strong, biting gusts almost knock people off their feet and nips faces. These cold conditions sink deep into the bone, making it hard to warm up, even when back inside next to a heater. This is […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted National Public Radio co-host of “Fresh Air,” Tonya Mosley and the Eric Von Fellowship recipient Maria Peralta-Arellano at WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR to engage in an intimate conversation with journalism students on May 1 ahead of a larger event in the evening. At 3 p.m., Journalism, Advertising, and Media […]

Ahead of the 2026 Met Gala fundraising gala, formally known as the Costume Institute Benefit held at and in the interest of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curatorial department known as the Costume Institute, the museum issued a press release announcing the co-chairs, and Honorary Chairs of the extravagant benefit on May 4. Quietly placed at […]

As the fight for reproductive rights goes on locally and nationally, communities should be aware of crisis pregnancy centers in their neighborhoods. Crisis pregnancy centers, also called CPCs, faith-based non-profit organizations that provide various reproductive services including pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, medical exams, birth control and STD testing and treatment. They have numerous resources on their […]

On Friday, April 17, The College of Letters and Science Academic Planning and Governance Committee Meeting (L&S APGC) discussed proposed instructional workload policies, academic staff appointments and the timeline for the interim dean transition during its April 17 meeting. During the discussion, Scott V Gronert said “every instructional staff reporting to the state needs to […]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election between Chris Taylor and Maria Lazar has come to a close with liberal judge Chris Taylor winning against conservative judge Maria Lazar by won by more than 20 points. With Chris Taylor as the new judge giving liberals a 5-2 majority in the court, what is next for the Wisconsin […]

When LaNelle Ramey talks about mentoring, he is careful with his words. As executive director of MENTOR Greater Milwaukee, he has spent years watching organizations claim they mentor young people and mean something entirely different. “We hear a lot of programs say they do it, but then when you dig deep, it’s just we did […]

April’s heavy rain led to 2.7 billion gallons of untreated wastewater to flow into Lake Michigan, according to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District. Discharges began on April 14 at 8:24 p.m. and concluded on April 19 at 2 p.m. for a total duration of 113.6 hours. Other overflows occurred at these locations: April was the […]

At Thursday’s Fire and Police Commission meeting, MPD Chief of Staff Heather Hough revealed to members that a current investigation is underway regarding another case of misuse of Flock systems by a MPD officer. “I will disclose to this body there is an investigation pending, but I cannot disclose any other information at this time,” […]

Brandon Clarke, a seven-year Memphis Grizzlies Forward, has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 29. The Memphis Grizzlies posted the following statement to their social media pages shortly after 1 p.m.: “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke. Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on the […]