Special Projects

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Alexa was homeless. After she was kicked out, she spent her time making her way around the island looking for a place to live. She became a familiar face to many throughout her travels and was known on a first-name basis. She never found a secure place to stay. On […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Cryptocurrency and tax breaks have made for complicated conversations in Puerto Rico. According to the media portrayal, the island became a hot spot for this trending technology, but the actual situation looks quite different from what people have heard about in the States.  Places like surfer-town Rincón and affluent Dorado […]

It all started 45 years ago. Ingrid Jeffs was just a small child when her parents traveled to Ecuador, found hats and started selling them “by the dozen.” But before hats became a “big hit,” her parents ran a small handicrafts business where everything was handmade. “My dad moved to Puerto Rico 50 years ago,” […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists travel to Puerto Rico to shed light on the issues not covered by the mainstream media.

Puerto Rico’s Yaucromatic, in Yauco, was an urban art intervention that started in 2017, which promoted economic growth, attracted tourism and reimagined vulnerable communities that were suppressed by class, prone to crime and had poor living conditions. The intervention was developed by Jonathan Hernandez Leon, a community organizer and president of the not-for-profit organization Arte […]

Narrow, winding roads travel through Puerto Rico’s mountainous and hilly terrain. Beachy, woody and desert-like areas are mixed within the terrain making them hidden gems. Homes hide on the side of mountains while towns are at the foot of the hills. Stray cats and dogs roam around on one mission: to look for food. La […]

Milwaukee’s music scene offers exciting and interesting artists that take pride in being local. In this short documentary, Gran Sanger introduces us to Clayton, a local hip-hop artist that’s taking the city by storm.

DanDan, a restaurant in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, has been one of many small businesses impacted by the results of COVID-19. DanDan’s finances and employee numbers took a serious hit resulting in losses, and everyone wondered if it would be possible to keep everything afloat. In this short documentary, Dylan Lampert shows us a story of […]

Experience Milwaukee’s nightlife from a new perspective. Follow UW-Milwaukee’s Be On the Safe Side driving service as they escort students to and from their nocturnal affairs. See where students go to enrich their youth and experience the world outside of work and classrooms. And learn about the measures they take to always stay on the […]

In this short documentary, Seth Herlinger ventures out with the intention of giving the viewer a taste of what it’s like to be on Brady Street, through the faces and voices of its people.

A kindhearted disciplinary teacher has a relieving side hobby, away from the stresses of his job; he finds himself out in the woods, collecting sap and making maple syrup for his family and community every year. Aaron Granados shows us more in this short documentary.