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The Milwaukee Bucks season came to an end last night despite a historic 25-point comeback. The Raptors defeated the Bucks 92-89 and will advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Raptors with 32 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the leading scorer for the Bucks with 34 points, a career playoff-high. […]

There were 73 confirmed overdose deaths in Milwaukee County in the first three months of 2017, according to the Milwaukee Police Department, and 54 of the 73 deaths were from heroin-related overdoses. These numbers were presented to the Milwaukee City-County Heroin, Opioid, and Cocaine Task Force at its May 12th meeting in city hall. This […]

According to a mental health assessment in Patrick Fowler’s criminal court file, his rage was fueled by a feeling of betrayal the night that he fatally stabbed his girlfriend Jessica Ellenberger and her 4-year-old daughter Madyson Marshel. “I was seeing at the time, every woman I ever cared about and had turned her back on […]

It’s senior year and the final semester for UWM student artist Erin Whitney. But, instead of living an apartment near campus with her friends celebrating her last year, she’s devoted it to living in Chai Point Senior Living in Milwaukee, where she teaches art to senior residents. Whitney is part of the Student Artist in […]

Evan Taucher wakes up each morning and starts with a cup of coffee, and he’ll need it. After all, the 24-year-old graduate student from Tampa, Florida will spend roughly five to eight hours playing classical guitar today. Often times alone in a studio at Kenilworth or the Zelazo Center. So, how does a kid from […]

A Media Milwaukee investigation into the 40-year-old Sandburg towers’ conditions and the university’s plans to repair them found maintenance requests submitted by students in 2016 were down by 11% since 2012. However, so far in 2017, work order requests are up, according to the maintenance supervisor, Todd Luebstorf. Despite this percentage decline, the number of […]

In the courtroom during the sentencing hearing for Antonio Smith sat 20 friends and family members of the two victims, Eddie Powe, 36, at the time of his death, and Breanna Eskridge, 17. It’s been almost a full two years since these murders. They waited anxiously to hear how much prison time Smith will serve. […]

What was once Trocadero, an East-siders’ go-to place for brunch, is now DiModa Pizza, located at 1758 N. Water Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Known for their variety of pizza’s, DiModa also serves up pasta, gourmet sandwiches, extravagant dinner dishes, and always uses locally sourced aged, cured Italian meats from Underground Meats in Madison, WI. “We […]

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. PC/PS4. Square Enix. June 20, 2017. $39.99 It’s hard to believe Final Fantasy has been around for 30 years. Its parent company, Square Enix just celebrated their 30th anniversary—quite an achievement in a fast moving industry. Square Enix released several impressive titles to celebrate this anniversary; a numbered entry in the […]

Restaurant name: Xankia Restaurant address: 222 W Wells, Milwaukee, WI 53203 Phone number of restaurant: 414-817-0241 Business hours: 11a-7p Monday-Saturday, Closed Sunday I had probably walked or driven passed the non-descript storefront hundreds of times before ever walking in. Adjacent to a now defunct Subway and occupying the old Armenian Arin Bert space, Xankia (pronounced […]

I Take You Authored by Eliza Kennedy Published by Crown, May 2015 320 pages $14.20 I take you, but I will not take this book off the shelf again. It is always refreshing to have a strong and independent female lead in books, but Eliza Kennedy fails to create dynamic enough characters in her novel, […]

By Ryaen Johnson 24K Magic. Bruno Mars. Atlantic Records. November 18, 2016. R&B. $11.88 24K Magic was released at the end of 2016 but still is doing very well on the Billboard Charts. The album has held a number one spot on the R&B Billboard charts on more than two occasions. Not only have people […]