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Haley Steines is the manager and curator of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Union Art Gallery, and she has a special connection to art because of her mother. Haley’s mom was an artist and always encouraged her to get into the arts, but she only found her passion when she took AP Art History in […]

Davien Holton was only 6-years-old when he realized that he loved performing. He credits his start in performing gospel inspired hip hop at the Greater New Birth Church – where he found his passion and drive in his community, faith and mission.  Holton grew up on the North Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Sherman […]

With students bracing for finals, a moment away from the crinkling of papers and clicking of pens is necessary for the wellness of many. Pets Helping People, a Milwaukee organization that brings and provides training for therapy dogs around Southeast Wisconsin, visited the UW-Milwaukee campus to alleviate stress for students during finals season. On the […]

Taylor Swift was named TIME’s Magazine 2023 Person of the Year. The singer-songwriter is arguably one of the biggest pop stars today with an estimated 114 million albums sold. Her most recent “Eras Tour” is the highest-grossing tour of all time with at least $1 billion in profits, according to data from Pollstar. The decision […]

Troy Reeves, who manages the oral history program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s archives, was manning a table for the 40th history of the Sterling Hall bombing when a man walked up, looking like “he had come right out of the ’60s” or a “Grateful Dead” concert. “He…put his hand on the table and leaned […]

Every year in Greendale, Wisconsin people celebrate winter holidays with a public outing called A Dickens of a Village, where all the village shops open their doors and vendors host tables and tents with games, crafts and food. During the celebration, community members play a live enactment of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Story, and part […]

As pickleball continues to grow in popularity, this short documentary follows Gina Cilento’s experience as an Association of Professional Pickleball (APP) award-winner, instructor, and it gives us an inside view of her business: a pickleball athleisure brand that has Katy Perry as a customer.

25 year old Ashton Wilke has always been passionate about music. From a young age, he started a band with his friends in high school, but growing older comes with responsibilities and challenges. As an adult it can become difficult to follow your passions as you find yourself caught up with work, relationships, and the […]

Stout Fest is a celebration of dark beer. Having new beers to bring out to the public, especially for stouts, and whether you are a fan of that type of beer, you can come out and drink new dark drinks. Stouts are known to be dark, and while they are aged beers, they still won’t […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Chancellor Advisory Committee for LGBTQ+ Advocacy’s meeting on Nov. 17 has approved a resolution to change terms like “freshman” to “first year” in order to stop students from feeling alienated. This suggestion was brought up by Xin Huang, the chair of Women and Gender Studies at UWM, who felt the term […]

On Tuesday, the City of Milwaukee Common Council formally adopted the findings and recommendations of a recent disparity study, which found a significant underutilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in city contracts. Over the past 6 years, 15th district Ald. Russell Stamper II has been advocating for the creation of this study. In 2017, he […]

At 5 a.m. after the beloved food-based November holiday, most people seem to prefer to nurse their food coma at home, tucked warm in bed. But for some, the ideal morning-after-Thanksgiving situation is braving the cold outside the nearest mall, Best Buy, or favorite retail store. Black Friday is a concept where stores sell many […]