Jennifer Vosters: A visit to Kyiv that offered insight, awareness, and an inspiration for solidarity
A lot of people can speak more knowledgeably and eloquently than I can about what the Ukrainian people are facing right now in the midst of an invasion by Russia. I only add my Milwaukee perspective for the sake of solidarity and awareness. I spent a week in Ukraine...
Darryl Morin: Where family and freedom converged at the crossroads of a trip to Crystal City
Today there are those who argue we should forego the honest teaching of our nation’s history as it may prove too traumatic to the descendants of those responsible. There are also attempts to justify more recent attacks on the freedoms and the families of those who may...
Born Free and Equal: A look at the historical photos by Ansel Adams from the Manzanar Relocation Center
America’s most well-known photographer, Ansel Adams, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese Americans interned there during World War II in 1943. The Library of Congress made digital scans of both the original negatives and...
The Secret Garden: New floral exhibit brings magical expressions of spring to Milwaukee’s dull COVID winter
Loosely inspired by the 1911 book “The Secret Garden” by Francis Hodgson Burnett, The Warehouse Art Museum opens its new exhibition of the same name on February 18. Presented as an “anti-pandemic exhibition” that brings color to the faceless...
State of the City 2022: Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson delivers video address for his vision of Milwaukee
For the second year in a row the City of Milwaukee’s “State of the City” address was held virtually due to the pandemic, and for the first time in just under two decades the speech was not given by Mayor Tom Barrett. With the resignation of Barrett...
The combat ship USS Milwaukee seizes cargo of suspected cocaine with estimated value of $22M
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee with an embedded U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) announced recently that it had seized an estimated $22 million in suspected cocaine on January 7. While on patrol, a maritime patrol aircraft...
Dr. Lester Carter: Pharmacist and pioneer of herbal remedies for Milwaukee’s Black community dies at 90
As an African-American pharmacist from Omaha, Nebraska in the 1960s, Lester L. Carter, Jr. took the unprecedented step of opening his own store in a predominantly German neighborhood in Milwaukee. When Dr. Carter founded the Carter Drug Store at 24th and Burleigh...
How watching Korean food videos can be a soothing vacation as the pandemic drags on in Milwaukee
The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed many residents of Milwaukee the time to improve their cooking skills, either to preserve their sanity during isolation or from simple necessity. One thing I never expected was that watching food preparation would become part of my...
Keeping families healthy: Wisconsin distributes 5.4M of personal protective equipment so far in 2022
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced on January 24 that the state has distributed more than 5.4 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) since the beginning of the year. As part of the Evers Administration’s...
Milwaukee County Historical Society’s feature exhibit for 2022 explores “Where the Waters Meet”
The Milwaukee County Historical Society launched its 2022 feature exhibit, “Milwaukee: Where the Waters Meet,” on January 13, showcasing the role that water played in the County’s foundation. Water was central to brewing, tanning, and a number of...
Thich Nhat Hanh: Remembering the influential Buddhist monk who taught me to be a better Christian
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders and pioneer of the modern mindfulness movement, died on January 22 at the age of 95. I had the unexpected honor of meeting him in my youth. That brief encounter and his insightful...
FlexRide Milwaukee: MCTS begins on-demand transit service to connect workers with distant jobs
City of Milwaukee residents have a new way to get to jobs in the northwest suburbs, and employers have a new way to attract and retain workers, with FlexRide Milwaukee. FlexRide Milwaukee launches in early February, with riders picked up from one of five stops served...
