Special Projects

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Friday night football means packed stands, marching bands, students and parents cheering on the local high school team. This isn’t exactly the atmosphere at Custer stadium. The concrete bleachers are scattered with fans as players take the field. The sounds that usually accompany a football game are silenced to only a couple cheers. Cleats kick […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website “I’m a doer,” said Juli Kaufmann. “My company is called Fix Development because I just like to fix shit.” Kaufman “fixed” a plot of land in Milwaukee’s warehouse district that used to be considered one of the most toxic sites in the United States. Now, it is a symbol of sustainability […]

Complete coverage: multimedia site Nicole Contrino holds tightly onto her daughter’s hand as she weaves through a sea of parents and children at Bayshore Town Center. Sounds of jazz combos, flute choirs and string orchestras fill the mall. “We should have ironed your shirt before we left. It looks so wrinkly,” says Nicole. Nicole finds […]

complete coverage: multimedia website “Let me see your bear claw,” Lisa Kingery instructs a seventh grade student at Longfellow school on Milwaukee’s south side. The girl is perfecting her knife skills while chopping a sweet potato – – a food that many of the 30 bilingual students in Mr. Sisnero’s class say they had never […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website A pair of Levi’s Blue Jeans covers the glass on the door to Dr. Martin Jack Rosenblum’s office, which feels more like a miniature rock music museum than a professor’s office. Backstage passes, Bob Dylan posters, a plaque that reads “Music taking poetry too far,” and other vintage rock memorabilia cover […]

Complete coverage: multimedia project Jessica Davis sits on her horse, Just A Cool Kat, outside the coliseum, waiting for her turn to enter the arena. A group of riders is assembled, and Davis is the most vivid in a bright purple flamenco-style skirt. Her mount is also dressed up for the occasion. Her mane is plaited […]

“We’re only a paycheck away,” said an amiable Edwin Shea. “Nobody has a nest egg anymore. It only takes two weeks. You lose your income, you lose your residence; you’re homeless.” Somehow cheerful, Shea recounted his story in the Milwaukee Salvation Army Emergency Shelter where he was staying. Shea has been roaming the country for […]

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Complete coverage: multimedia website In the large back room at B & L Photo lab, surrounded by computers and printers, Bob Pecher talked about photography as his wife Lauren discussed a photo restoration project with a customer, and the Pechers’ two small dogs scampered freely around the shop. Pecher spoke calmly and slowly, never raising […]

Complete coverage: multimedia web site Shawn Monaghan stands in awe on the edge of a cornfield in Delafield. UFOs are hovering in the distance, their lights spinning and swirling against the golden carpet. A farmer runs out of the house, blasting the hovercrafts and trespassers with a shotgun. This fantastic scene, all of it, emerges right before […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website Shorewood High School English teacher Mike Halloran taps the wall-mounted screen at the front of his class and shows his students how to upload their term papers. He turns back around, surveys the class with a devilish grin, and shows his students how effective the new software is at detecting plagiarism. […]