A Look Back At The Origins Of Sherman Park's Diversity
At the intersection of 47th and Burleigh in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood, the Kosher Meat Klub and My Barbershop exist side-by-side . Their coexistence reflects a larger respect between the...
View ArticleBeyond the Beignets: 'Ouisconsin' French History
From Solomon Juneau to Jean Nicolet , there are many French names we recognize in Milwaukee. Anne Leplae and Mary Emory of the Alliance Française de Milwaukee want Wisconsinites to understand the...
View ArticleMilwaukee Collective Helps Put Local Ingredients on Restaurant Menus
The tang of a freshly picked tomato, the crunch and sweetness of a recently harvested carrot, the crisp floral flavor of a just-picked cucumber. Chef Dave Swanson wants to facilitate restaurant-goers'...
View ArticleFaces of the Lakefront: Milwaukee's Melting Pot
Sociologist and urban ethnographer Elijah Anderson calls places where cultures converge “cosmopolitan canopies.” Lake Effect’s Maayan Silver spent some time in one place that might fit the definition...
View ArticleThe 'Cosmopolitan Canopy': Where a City's Cultures Converge
Milwaukee has become known for its segregation , the racial, ethnic and class dividing lines that keep people from living and interacting with each other. But what about spaces of integration? Do they...
View ArticleIndiaFest 2017: From Bollywood to Milwaukee
Are you craving samosas? Do you need a place to wear a sari from your extensive collection? Or have you never eaten a samosa, and you don’t know what a sari is? Whatever category you may fall in, the...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Stare At The Sun (But Might Be Tempted)
For the first time in nearly 100 years, there will be a coast-to-coast solar eclipse in the United States. The moon will move between the sun and Earth, totally blocking the sunlight for people on the...
View ArticleBoom of New Hotels in Milwaukee Area as Demand May Not Be Keeping Pace
Many of us might be thinking of a getaway for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, but for people from elsewhere, Milwaukee is a destination. And when they get here, they’ll be coming to a place that has...
View ArticleNew Mix of Perspectives in the 2017 Milwaukee Short Film Festival
In the past few years, Milwaukee Short Film Festival organizers have received an increasing number of submissions from women, people of color, and local filmmakers. And the festival, now in its 19th...
View ArticleIce Cream Cocktails, Milwaukee-Style
Pink Squirrel, Grasshopper, Brandy Alexander, Banshee... Is there something uniquely Milwaukee about ice cream cocktails? That's the question Elina Kats of Glendale sent in to WUWM's Bubbler Talk ....
View ArticleA Message for Recovery Month: 'You Are Not Alone'
September is National Recovery Month, but raising awareness about mental health, drug and alcohol abuse and suicide prevention is helpful throughout the year. During last month's MTV Video Music...
View ArticleArt, Feminism and a Celebration of Life in 'Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray'
It's a daunting task to capture a life well-lived. Shortly before her death from cancer in 2007 at age 66, New York painter Elizabeth Murray was one of only five women to have a retrospective exhibit...
View Article'Stranger in Paradise': Exposing Europe's Take on Migration
Europe and the United States are currently trying to figure out how to deal with what’s been called a refugee crisis that has dwarfed all others - people fleeing from North Africa and the Middle East...
View ArticleFrom LA to Milwaukee: Adding Vibrancy to Cities Through Public Art
There’s graffiti or unsanctioned street art , and then there’s public art. Sometimes the lines are blurred, sometimes it’s very clear which is which. But as cities around the country try to reduce...
View ArticleVisual Storyteller Siona Benjamin's Paintings Reflect Cultural Diversity
Painter Siona Benjamin grew up in Bombay, India in a community of Jews that had been there for thousands of years. She was raised Jewish in a Hindu/Muslim India, attending a Catholic middle school and...
View ArticleYoga: A Breath of Fresh Air At Milwaukee County House of Correction
Behind the locked doors of the Milwaukee County House of Correction for two hour-long classes every week, an unlikely message emanates. It's yoga instructor Ali Szarzynski, speaking gently, "Again,...
View ArticleIn 'Undercurrent,' Matisyahu Faces The Push and Pull of Life
In 2004, when Matisyahu burst on the scene with his album Shake Off the Dust…Arise , he stood out in more ways than one. Bearded with traditional Hasidic garb and payos (religious sidelocks), he weaved...
View ArticleA Sweet Tale of Life after Loss in Elizabeth Berg’s 'The Story of Arthur Truluv'
“ In the great unknown, there was one constant: everything would be all right .” That’s the basic belief of the main character in Elizabeth Berg ’s new novel, The Story of Arthur Truluv. Arthur Moses,...
View ArticleA Musical Exchange to Learn German at MPS with Einshoch6
Learning a new language gets harder for most of us once we’re past the age of 6 or 7. But one way to help make learning a foreign language easier, and perhaps just a bit cooler, for middle and high...
View Article'You Should Study Jazz' Pianist Lynne Arriale on Following Her Inner Voice
Every jazz musician has to start somewhere. Jazz great Thelonious Monk played church organ as a teen in New York. Miles Davis picked up the trumpet at age 12 in east St. Louis. But what makes these...
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