Milwaukee Public Schools Plans Summer School Amid COVID-19

M.P.S’ summer academy is planned to change the upcoming summer of 2021. Changes include five newprograms that aid in credit recovery, career building and acceleration. The five programs are titled Virtual Summer Program, Skills Boost, Career Exploration Programs, Explore Your Future and Summer Academy-Exploration Camp. “We are prepared to go from a face-to-face or virtual […]

Parler Attracts Conservatives in Midst of Twitter Censorship

Paris Procopis lives in Milwaukee and is a contributing author to the Wisconsin Conservative Digest. Procopis is one of the 4 million active users on Parler. Procopis made a Parler account because he was sick and tired of the censorship he believed was happening on sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  “They shouldn’t be allowed […]

Covid-19 Vaccine Causes Nerves

The COVID-19 vaccine is getting a lot of mixed feelings from people questioning if it’s safe to be used. After a long couple of months of suffering and stocking up on cleaning supplies to keep your family safe from the coronavirus. A vaccination was in the making, but it was not finalized until recently when […]

Local Coffee Shop Owner Uses Covid To His Advantage

Many coffee shop owners during Covid have been slowed down, closed their doors or are still questioning what their next actions will be. However, for some, it has been an opportunity to grow their businesses and explore. Stephan Witchell, 32, is a coffee entrepreneur in the Midwest and owner of Lawlss in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. […]

Local Volunteers Spread the Joy in Milwaukee

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed what the holidays look like for everyone, but here’s Jay Stahl’s inside look at some volunteers who are spreading some Christmas cheer to those in need this year.

Teachers Weigh In

In the past several weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has become bigger than it ever has been. Wisconsin is currently at 470,— cases and has seen 4,539 deaths. The United States as a whole has seen 16.9 million cases with over 300K deaths. There have been individual days this month that are considered the deadliest days […]

City of Milwaukee Forestry Services Implements New Pruning Program

The Department of Forestry Services in the city of Milwaukee introduced a new pruning program during the Milwaukee Public Works Committee meeting on Dec. 2. Forestry Services Manager Randy Krouse delivered the presentation and conveyed that the program itself will commence in 2021. According to Krouse, the city of Milwaukee maintains over 195,000 trees on […]

Milwaukee Police Chief Candidates Address Community’s Concerns

The three finalists for the Milwaukee Police chief position addressed the publics concerns over policing in Milwaukee and outlined what the Police Department would look like under them. The city of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission held a meeting on Nov. 21 with the three finalists for the police chief position. The three finalists in […]

Karl Dockstader opens up About his Arrest During the Press Freedom & Land Defense Event

After the arrest of an Indigenous journalist in Canada, a larger concern has been raised about law enforcement determining who is a journalist and what journalism actually is, according to Karen Pugliese, former president of Canadian Association of Journalists and Ryerson University professor. “This is outrageous when we have a constitutional right,” said Pugliese. “We’ve […]

Milwaukee Public Museum Increases Assets During Pandemic

The Milwaukee Public Museum increased its total net assets by over $250,000 from their fiscal year-end in 2019 to 2020, despite being shut down for over five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “With cutting payroll and all the expenses, we were able to make sure we had a good cash position, and a surplus […]

Colectivo Coffee Workers Try to Unionize During Pandemic

Late last winter, a long-brewing conversation about unionizing began to get more serious at the Colectivo Coffee warehouse in Riverwest. Warehouse employees say management mistakes began to pile up: performance reviews, on which yearly raises depended, were months late, communication started to fall apart, and equipment needed repairs. Former warehouse employee and organizer Robert Penner […]