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Role playing enthusiasts and game culture crowds returned to Milwaukee for the annual Midwinter Gaming convention, held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center from January 12 to 15. The Midwinter Gaming Convention is an annual gathering held in Milwaukee each January, now in its 17th year. The event was founded in 2000, around the popular Live Action Role Playing (LARP) game culture. Over the following decade it grew from a midwinter attraction on a Friday night to a full four day gaming convention. Attendance for 2017 passed more than one thousand, with a popular 24 hour board game party....

As a longtime educator and activist, Donelle Johnson is a coordinator of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Contest who has been with the annual program since its beginning. Donelle Johnson worked behind-the-scenes to keep the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration running smoothly on January 15. The event highlighted Milwaukee youth who interpreted Dr. King’s works through arts, speech, and writing. Her efforts supporting the writing contest have kept Dr. King’s legacy alive, and ensured that thousands of Milwaukee students each year have the opportunity to think deeply about the life and work of...

“No epidemic has ever been resolved by paying attention to the treatment of the affected individual. We can lock up as many people as we possibly can and we do not solve the problem. Law enforcement has come to that understanding across the country. We cannot arrest our way out of this problem.” – Dr. Howard Pinderhughes A half-day symposium was held on January 12 as the next step in a collaborative effort by a broad-based collection of leaders from community, business, faith, government, and health sectors to formulate an action plan for the reduction of viоIеncе and its...

“We don’t do therapy online. We don’t tweet recovery. We don’t tweet healing. Basically, we meet people face-to-face and shake their hand and talk to them. That’s the only way we can counter fear and trauma, not based on what’s trending on social media.” – Dr. Kenneth Cole Located in Glendale within one of the remaining buildings of Eline’s Chocolate and Cocoa Company, formerly owned by Schlitz Brewing, the D & S Healing Center opened its doors at the end or last year. The Center’s purpose is to proactively address issues of trauma, as well as help resolve increased...