Special Projects

Brian Anderson is a local sports anchor for the Brewers and other teams. He’s also announcing for a popular NBA video game. Seems like a lot of work, especially during a pandemic, but as Richa Karmakar tells us in this short documentary, Brian has found a way to set up a workspace right at home.

During a challenging year, a local baseball team was able to run a season despite the pandemic. In this short documentary, Brehme Quidzinski tells us how the organization went from losing half of its employees to playing in the playoff semi-finals.

Distant sounds of Christmas music, people walking by in awe, and cars driving slowly to gaze at decorations. That’s what it’s like to live on Christmas Lane, a very special block in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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 […]

In a city where trees seem to line every block and many communities enjoy a public park, the north side of Milwaukee appears to have been left behind. Weeds rise through the cracks of concrete remains, and empty industrial buildings tower like ghosts over the Century City Business Park. Heading down North Avenue through the […]

Karissa Gering owns Spellbound Cosmetic Company located inside the Barberella Salon in South Milwaukee. She started the business a year ago and offers services such as barbering, microblading, waxing and eyebrow lamination. She graduated from Paul Mitchell in Waukesha 11 years ago and has been in the industry ever since. Gering has worked for a […]

“Mom, you just get up and keep going no matter what happens.” That was an awareness moment for Missy Edwards, a survivor of domestic violence. She realized her child recognized her resilience.  Domestic violence has always been a serious issue in Milwaukee, but it has sparked major concern during the pandemic as one aspect of rising crime rates in the […]

President Donald Trump’s campaign spent $3 million to hold a recount in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties. In the end, Joe Biden’s margin of victory rose by 87 votes, no evidence of voter fraud was found, and faith in the electoral process was undermined. On Friday, Nov. 27, the seventh and final day of […]

Does it feel like everyone you know has been making bread during the pandemic? This short documentary interviews two bakers to see why this activity helps during quarantine.

Short documentary about a group of friends in Thailand for Spring Break during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Short documentary featuring two quarantined women who found a positive spin to staying at home during the pandemic.

The “before” and “after” reality of the pandemic in MKE.