Special Projects

Johanna’s Cakes and Desserts Café brings authentic Puerto Rican cuisine to the Southside of Milwaukee. This family-oriented local café creates a welcoming environment that draws customers to keep going back. Johanna Ortiz started her culinary journey in high school when she entered a dessert contest and won first place for her flan.  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — El Parque de Las Palomas (Pigeon Park), is finally reopening in Old San Juan and will offer special events for children all over Puerto Rico. Glenda Valdes has the story.

The National Conference of Puerto Rican Women (NACOPRW) Milwaukee Chapter’s main goals are to provide young women of Puerto Rican descent with scholarships and uplift all women, regardless of ethnicity. NACOPRW’s Milwaukee chapter is a group that meets on Microsoft Teams once every month, on the second Thursday. According to Secretary Jennifer Lamb, the group […]

Sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Salinas, Puerto Rico on a hot 80-degree day sat Carlos Bega, 69, a retired electrician. Bega was born in Puerto Rico but only recently moved back to the island to be closer to his family. For most of his life, Bega lived in the United States, a […]

On May 1, 2003, the United States Navy finally left the Island of Vieques, located east of Puerto Rico, after years of using the small island as a bombing practice range. But, the U.S Navy, over a 60-year stay, left a damaging impact on the island. “Vieques was a scene of war…it was a kind […]

Father Michael Bertram, a member in the Capuchin Franciscans, for 18 years served as pastor at St. Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee, a historic facility located on North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Brown Avenue. There he helped people in need, fed those who are hungry and spoke the Word of God. St. Francis […]

To be or not to be. That is the question for Puerto Rico in regards to the looming debate of statehood. Should Puerto Rico become a state? Is it its own country?  Puerto Rico is not a state nor a country. However, it is United States territory, leaving many citizens with dual identities. Are they […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico has been an affluent epicenter for the art of drag since the 1960s. According to Waves Ahead Executive Director Wilfred Labiosa, the bustling nightlife in areas like San Juan is largely due to drag queens and transgender performers.  According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word drag started […]

Christopher Perceptions is a Milwaukee native who plans to give the Milwaukee community access to learning about cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin are relatively new concepts at 13 years-old, a pimple popping teenager according to Perceptions, created by the pseudonymous person ‘Satoshi Nakamoto.’ According to Perceptions, gold is God’s money, fiat is the government’s money, but […]

Milwaukee – Alberto Maldonado is a man who is proud of his culture and connects Milwaukee with Puerto Rico.   His dad was a coffee grower in Puerto Rico and came to the States in 1966 when there were added job opportunities. He got married in Milwaukee and Maldonado was born there. Maldonado moved between Milwaukee […]

A crime ridden town where people stopped visiting their families was transformed by community activists into the houses of colors.  

“First it is important that our fellow U.S. citizens know that the 3 million American citizens in Puerto Rico have different rights when they live in Puerto Rico than when they live in the continental U.S.”  Juan Pablo Gutiérrez-González, local owner of the strategic design and branding agency, Gutigon, said. There are more than 6 […]