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On an unseasonably mild, rainy, Sunday December afternoon, Nancy Wichert revisits her hometown and stops by the former corner drug store she would frequent as a kid, which is now the Coffee Corner Bistro. She reminisces about her brother Jim’s upbeat personality and his passions in life, like the outdoors, athletics and flying. Wichert was […]

More than 200 Milwaukee residents came to the Turner Hall downtown on Cinco de Mayo to express their thoughts and concerns about the new  Milwaukee Bucks arena in front of a live panel sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The concerns focused on the effect on neighboring areas and buildings, energy efficiency, the design, weather […]

Nearly 300 faculty members filled the room and halls on May 10 for UW-Milwaukee’s first-ever full faculty meeting, which had just one order of business: a symbolic  “no confidence” resolution in University of Wisconsin System leadership. Faculty voted unanimously in favor of the motion, joining four other UW schools. “It finally makes sense to say […]

“You’ll like Chris,” said New Orleans Arnaud’s Jazz Bistro maître d’ Jeff Bergman. “He’s a…character.” Artists of all kinds travel to New Orleans looking to fulfil their artistic pursuits. Whether it’s painters, street performers, musicians, or psychics, the city is filled with nothing but bright colors. Usually, these performers dress brightly to stand out from […]

After the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Bill Thao in 2014, the Milwaukee Police Department’s District 4 and members of the Hmong community decided to collaborate together to start a task force in the hopes of having a safer community. The MPD Hmong Advisory Task Force had its first dialogue about crime and safety Saturday afternoon […]

Mayor Tom Barrett celebrated the winning of his fourth election at La Perla Mexican restaurant where he gave a speech on proving more opportunities for youth in Milwaukee and his plans for his next term. This is Barrett’s fourth term serving as Milwaukee mayor after winning against Ald. Bob Donovan. As the night commenced, Barrett […]

When it comes to making a fashion statement, nothing is off limits these days. From ripped denim, cool sneakers, jeggings, to man buns, the millennials find a way to make everything trendy. As the celebrities like Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Justin Bieber have always been the go-to people for fashion inspiration, they have definitely […]

Saturday night’s Admirals game was one of few sporting events where it seemed the closer the game came to ending, the more fans filed in. Dennis DeYoung, lead singer of the band Styx, performed after the game, giving the Admirals one of their biggest crowds of the season. Those who actually showed up for the […]

The Center of Urban Initiatives and Research  is facing shutdown this coming June after providing services to the community for more than 40 years, the latest ramification of a multi-million dollar budget deficit at UW-Milwaukee. CUIR was first established in 1972 as the UWM Urban Research Center with what it describes as a clear service […]

Anticipation filled the quiet, dim-lit room of nearly 20 people as David Romero stood before the crowd with the mic in his hand. Romero has opened for many musical acts and performed at several locations prior to UW-Milwaukee, such as the University of Central Florida, Champlain College, University of California at San Diego and more. […]

UWM showed its support for this years International Women’s Day by holding an event in celebration of the holiday on March 8. The event, which was made to inspire women and bring attention to the day of celebration, caught the attention of women passing through campus. The Women’s Day celebration event, which was held in […]

Participants showed up hoping for a glimpse of the night sky. However, the UW-Milwaukee Stargaze event moved into the Planetarium Feb. 9 because of the cloud cover. It turns out all but one of this year’s Stargaze events, at least by the February event, had to move inside. This year’s eighth Stargaze event was moved […]