Special Projects

In this short documentary, Charles Pierre-Butler introduces us to The Neighborhood Kitchen, a collaborative kitchen space available for rent by entrepreneurs, vendors, and community outreach. Featuring everything from pizza ovens to walk-in storagecoolers, The Neighborhood Kitchen gives business owners with big dreams and small means to bring their vision to life.

In this short documentary, Maggie Baisley introduces us to Erin Hanson-Baisley, a long-time educator who runs a school for pregnant and parenting teens. There, she is able to provide support by teaching them not only English, but also parenting and life skills. Shared Journeys has a built-in daycare for her students’ young children so they […]

Follow the Milaeger’s team through their journeys of navigating one of the busiest times of year, Christmas time. Paul, Koral, Jen, and more share their thoughts and favorite parts about working through this hectic, holiday-filled season. Watch as the entire crew continuously finds ways to spread holiday cheer at this local family-owned business in this […]

College students have a wide range of thoughts about the flood of executive actions, developments and controversies since President Trump took the oath of office in January for a second time. UW-Milwaukee student journalists asked their peers what’s on their mind.

Student Journalists Carter Evenson Summer Fisher Stephanie Perez Akira Quinn Caleb Rose Ivy Skarda Alex Stahl Instructor Jessica McBride Digital Media Specialist Jeff Loomis This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies […]

This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program at UW-Milwaukee. Other stories from the project are available here. This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the […]

Situado en las Montañas Blue Ridge de Carolina del Norte, el pequeño pueblo de Chimney Rock quedó devastado por el paso del huracán Helene, dejando decenas de casas en ruinas cerca del popular destino turístico del lago Lure. En los meses siguientes, iglesias, movidas por su fe, se unieron para apoyar al pueblo, proporcionándole alimentos […]

The city of Asheville is home to around 700 artists. Murals can be found throughout the city, showcasing different works from thousands of minds that have a shared love of art. Now, all of the businesses that were on the opposite side of the train tracks are gone without a trace. The flood waters left […]

Up in the residential neighborhoods of Swannanoa, North Carolina, a family-owned tire shop stands on the corner of North Avenue and Park Street. In the midst of dilapidated, flood-ravaged houses and flattened foundations, stacks of tires and jacked-up cars mark the neighborhood’s one reminder of how things used to be. A modest town of 5,000 […]

Chimney Rock is a small village in Western North Carolina with around 150 residents, situated in a valley at the base of Chimney Rock State Park. The quaint downtown, lined with storefronts, was a stop for tourists visiting the state park and nearby Lake Lure. When Hurricane Helene hit the area, the downtown was devastated. […]

As Media Milwaukee reporters drive into Barnardsville, North Carolina on an overcast April afternoon, dark clouds roll over the sky and a slight wind picks up. It’s not raining right now, but it will be later. The Ivy Creek that runs through town rolls in the distance, and only grows louder as the reporters pull […]

Harper Leich spent two decades in Asheville, North Carolina, building her life around her passion for painting. Asheville, known for its thriving arts scene, draws creatives from across the country to its River Arts District, a vibrant neighborhood along the French Broad River known for converted warehouses and industrial buildings now housing artists’ studios, galleries, […]