Vroom App Introduced at Betty Brinn Children’s Museum to Promote Early Learning Development

At Betty Brinn Children’s Museum Neighborhood Night, parents and caretakers were urged to take the initiative, regardless of economic status, to prompt brain development in their children. Every third Thursday of the month, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum collaborates with the Herzfeld Foundation to host its free Neighborhood Night from 5-8 p.m. at the museum. Betty […]

Patrick Fowler Murder Ends in Life Sentence Without Parole

For his sentencing, convicted murderer Patrick Fowler styled his hair in devil horns. As he was brought in to the courtroom in a wheelchair, the people assembled, which included court security and members of the victims’ family, gasped in shock at the hairdo. Chillingly, Fowler, sentenced May 5 to life in prison without possibility of […]

“Pirates Of The Caribbean”: A Franchise On The Decline

By Rachel Stuplich Yo, Ho, Ho, and A Plot Over Done Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release made by Walt Disney Pictures, partnered by Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Based on Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney, with characters created by Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio, Stuart […]

Brewers Success Sparks Some Hope

The Milwaukee Brewers have been heating up in their quest for a spot in this season’s playoffs and they have these UW-Milwaukee students hopeful for more to come. https://youtu.be/IFqp9bdv4hs&w=700&rel=0  

For English prof Bill Van Pelt, ‘control’ is nothing but a key

Bill Van Pelt clicks the “print” button on the outdated computer in his office. As his curriculum vitae starts to print, he begins to tell me about the roots of his mistrust in technology. “I wasn’t always a technophobe,” he says. A loud clunking begins to resonate from the computer desk. The printer stops spitting […]

Patrick Fowler Murders: Two Lives Taken, Then a Sentence

An hour or two had passed as they sat and listened to the tearful deposition of the mother and father who lost their daughter and granddaughter. Both made their last efforts to reassure the judge of the cruelty and evil that was bestowed upon their family from the man sitting only footsteps away. There, strapped […]

Meet Bianca Willliams, a Milwaukee Entrepreneur

Nestled between beauty parlors and small businesses sits a brand-new resource center to provide a safe place for children in the community. The decorated windows and translucent black-and-white curtains made the small center seem more like a home than a business, and it was all put together by 26-year-old Milwaukee native, Bianca Williams. Williams started […]