An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
No other institution in the State receives the disdain or faces the extreme challenges Milwaukee Public Schools does. We easily forget that many kids still go to school in MPS and there are many people that earn a living as MPS educators and staff, what must this do to their morale? Similar to watching Musicland... Continue Reading →
So friends, family and the in-laws may be in town for the holidays, and with Christmas just two days a way, low cost activities might be in order. Here are a few options if you are up for a little jaunt about town. Historic Milwaukee Skywalks Tour Meeting at 1pm in the Shops of Grand... Continue Reading →
If you live or hang-out downtown and wanted to get from happening Eastown areas like Jefferson or Milwaukee Street to the Third Ward, you've probably considered what a pain finding parking in the Third Ward makes your drive and how you didn't really want to spend $10 bucks on a cab to just go four... Continue Reading →
Over the past 10 years, many ways surfaced to express concern for your body and your environment. None have arrived quite like the Organic Coffee Filter. A simple idea, kind of obnoxious, but oh so practical, yet so heavily packaged; a bundle of savings and contradictions all in one humble product. If you've been to... Continue Reading →
Before the storytelling began, a few light snacks helped calm a dozen students of Brown Street Academy. I asked one of the small group of mostly fourth graders, preparing to enjoy an after-school program speaker, if he was proud of his school. He nodded a confident 'yes'. I would soon find out why. Despite the... Continue Reading →
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