Teran Powell
The Milwaukee Public Library hosted a concert late last week to celebrate music — and to encourage youth to sign up for a library card.
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Susan Bence/WUWMIn urban areas, parcels of undeveloped land are becoming rarer and rarer. One of them is Seminary Woods in St. Francis. -
Meet Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s new director and learn about his vision for the environmental nonprofit.
This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions.
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MPS cancelled school on Wednesday, Sept. 2 — the second day of the school year. Most buildings do not have central air conditioning. -
Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski goes to the projectionist’s booth at Milwaukee's Oriental Theater to find out what it takes to show movies on film. -
A program in Milwaukee gathers excess produce from local farmers' markets, enlists volunteers to chop it up, cooks it into vegetarian meals and delivers them to places like homeless shelters.
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Milwaukee's first day of school is September 1, 2026. What to know about MPS teacher openings and new renovation projects on the north side. -
How do teachers in Milwaukee recover from 2025 floods that destroyed their classrooms? Inside one class at Riverside High School and how the students and teachers moved on. -
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Community organizers are bringing together Milwaukeeans affected by flooding to learn what changes they want to see before another historic storm hits. -
In the mid-1900s, a Racine man named Anton Kratochvil built more than 20 round or semi-circular houses and apartments in southeast Wisconsin. But why round?
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