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Students have voiced complaints about the food quality in the residential halls at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on social media and in complaints to the university, a Media Milwaukee investigation has found. These complaints range from undercooked food to insufficient options for students with dietary restrictions to finding worms in the food of one student. […]

The Milwaukee Head Swim Team Coach, Kyle Clements, took the Panthers into a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships in Indianapolis this February.   Head Coach Kyle Clements was awarded Women’s Coach of the Year. In his 14th season with the team, he has seen 72 school records broken and now three second-place finishes at […]

MADISON, Wis. — President Joe Biden visited Wisconsin on April 8 for the second time in under a month and spoke about his new student debt relief plan, but Wisconsin college voters still have concerns about the Biden Administration. Biden announced this plan last Monday morning and traveled to the swing state of Wisconsin the […]

East Center Street has welcomed The Daily Bird, a bright yellow, independent coffee shop that fosters positivity and community building, especially through their harm-reduction Narcan trainings. Dan Zwart, the sole owner of The Daily Bird, says that Narcan training was part of his plan from early on.   “It’s (The Daily Bird’s) contribution to educating […]

Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel is entering the second stage of a $20 million renovation that began in the summer of 2023 meant to elevate guest experience while respecting the building’s long history, according to President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts Michael Evans. After completing the renovation of the restrooms and the seventh floor meeting and event […]

Dodge County Board of Supervisors met on March 19, 2024, to pass a motion authorizing a county administration policy for the purchase of equipment and supplies. All voting, the motion passed 20 to 10. The new policy was previously referred to as the rule of 30 in the Rules of Order Governing the County Board […]

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 […]

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 […]

A proposed city plan would allow seniors and families in Milwaukee’s north side to live in new residential buildings. The senior-living building is planned to have 40 units at W Chambers Street and N 8th Street. There is also a plan to build five townhouses that families can live in. The plan was partially approved […]

Milwaukee’s ‘DIY’ music scene is a place for local musicians to showcase their work and skills at all levels. There’s a place for every genre to be discovered, and as many local bands have continued to play, they have encountered a growing fanbase, and gained name recognition. Lately, the local scene has skyrocketed in popularity, […]

In what a victim’s family spokesman said had been a “huge ordeal,” Milwaukee Judge Jean M. Kies resentenced murder defendant, Kevin Taylor, with a reduction in jail time on Nov. 9, 2023, after she made a mistake in sentencing.   On Jan. 13, 2023, Taylor was initially sentenced to 20 years in prison and five […]

To many, Wisconsin may seem very removed from the Cold War, but the state is filled with history and memories from that era. Waukesha author Chris Sturdevant has been working to keep this history alive over the last two decades. Sturdevant, a Waukesha children’s librarian, serves as the Midwest chapter chairman for the Virginia-based Cold […]

City of Milwaukee officials told the Joint Committee on Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes that the city has completed rehabbing five homes, as of now, with $15 million of COVID relief money. The committee received the money in 2021. The meeting occurred in October 2023. The city is trying to renovate or demolish more […]