A Winter Night Poker Game Played In The Backyard
Winter can take its toll on your mind. The walls close in. The sky is grey and the snow piles up. Every morning you bundle up, scrape the windshield, crank the heat, and trudge to work.
Remembering UW’s Black Student Strike Of 1969
When Geraldine Hines arrived on the UW-Madison campus as a law student 50 years ago, she had to adapt to the Wisconsin climate, the food, and its people. She had recently graduated from Tougaloo College in Mississippi and this was her first time living in the north.
Is That Really Madison Up On The Big Screen?
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony is happening this Sunday, which got Dean Robbins thinking about movies set in and around Madison. It’s always a thrill to see Wisconsin’s capital city as a backdrop for a major motion picture, or is that really Madison we are seeing?
The Legacy of Dr. James Cameron: Founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum
(Editor’s note and update: American’s Black Holocaust Museum is reopening at its new location on Feb. 25, 2022.)
In Milwaukee’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood, a museum is resurrecting.
America’s Black Holocaust Museum was founded in 1988, closed in 2008, and transformed into an online museum.
The Lands We Share: Danell Cross & Metcalfe Park Legacy Garden
Metcalfe Park Legacy Garden in Milwaukee has transformed several vacant lots into a vibrant place for community gatherings and education. The garden is overseen by the Metcalfe Park Community Bridges organization and GroundWork Milwaukee, which provides modest stipends for neighborhood kids to work on the garden in the summer months.
Comedian Brings Dorkdom, Stand-Up Back To Milwaukee
Jackie Kashian fell hard for comedy while attending University of Wisconsin-Madison, but the elements were there while growing up in South Milwaukee….NOT Milwaukee.
“I have been explaining to people that South Milwaukee is its own town in between Cudahy and Oak Creek with its own water treatment plant.
Pinball Sees Resurgence As Children Of The 80s, 90s Come Of Age
On the third Thursday of each month, pinball enthusiasts from across Madison converge at I/O Arcade Bar to get lost in the world of flippers, multiballs and free games.
The growing popularity of arcade bars is hard to ignore.
Ice Fishing Joins The World Of High School Sports
A classic Wisconsin activity is making its ways into the world of high school sports. Ice fishing teams are popping up in schools across the state.
January 5th marked the first high school ice fishing tournament of 2019 at Bone Lake in Luck, Wisconsin.
What is THE Wisconsin Song?
Is there a song that represents or unifies the state? Is it 'On, Wisconsin!'? Bon Iver? Liberace? We got music journalists and historians to weigh in.
Irish Road Bowlers Compete on Backroads of La Crosse County
The sound of a two-pound cannonball skipping across the pavement is unique and unmistakable. The cadence grows louder as the ball draws near and drifts into the surroundings shortly after whizzing by.
UW-Madison Researchers Study Coyotes In The City
Coyotes have moved into areas within the Madison city limits. What does that mean for human and canid coexistence? Researchers are trying to find out through the UW-Madison Urban Canid Project.
Sister’s Accordion Sparks Mother’s Ire
January is National Polka Month. And what better place to commemorate this iconic sound than in Wisconsin, where the polka is our state dance? To celebrate, poet Susan Firer shares a poem about her sister’s accordion and her mother’s irritation.
The Full Moon Faux Pas
The super blood wolf moon is coming! While this sounds creepy, it’s actually just a close-up lunar eclipse that turns the moon red from the Earth’s shadow. As people prepare to catch a glimpse of this phenomenon early next week, it got writer Chris Hardie reflecting on another type of spectacle: his very own full moon faux pas.
Musician Adapts To Limb Difference, Works With Kids
Tony Memmel is a Waukesha native who is living his passion: a career in music. He plays guitar and piano, writes and records his original music, tours the country playing gigs, and works with kids – teaching music and spreading his message of positivity and perseverance.
The Lands We Share: Drew Dettmann
In the 1950s, there were over 100,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin. Today, fewer than 10,000 remain.
The Dettmann family, descendants of German immigrants, established a small dairy farm in Johnson Creek in 1902.