“The stars lined up”: Reflecting on Wisconsin’s first high school girls basketball championship
Prior to 1972 girls didn't always have the opportunity to play sports at school. But the passage of Title IX ...
Freedom artist brings nature to life with metal and scraps
Artist David Groenjes treats his work as one giant puzzle. “I'll dump pieces out all over the floor and on ...
Cat figurine collection by Menomonee Falls couple
There’s a house in Menomonee Falls that you can’t miss. It’s got large MEOW lettering across the front and it’s ...
Freida High’s devotion to the arts
In 1972, the University of Wisconsin-Madison hired Freida High Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis as an assistant professor in the Department of Afro-American ...
Wisconsin Life: Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan
Set sail with Anglea Fitzgerald as she joins the Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan (SEAS). Angela learns about the nonprofit's ...
‘Dream, Quickie! Dream!’ brings Donald Driver’s children’s books to the stage
Following your dreams. The power of perseverance. Being a good friend. Words to live by for Donald Driver on his ...
Jungle Jay is living the dream at Safari Lake Geneva
On 75 acres of former farmland, Jungle Jay Christie is living out his childhood dream. If you didn’t know it, ...
Connecting with nature alongside Madison’s naturalist-in-residence Qwantese Winters
Qwantese Winters' goal is to get people outside more. As Madison Public Library's Naturalist-in-Residence 2023, she wants people to think ...
Polish pride on display at southside Milwaukee market
For more than 150 years Milwaukee has been a beacon of hope for Polish immigrants. Adam and Wioletta Bartoszek want ...
Rock Steady Boxing punches back against Parkinson’s
Stan Livingston likes to stay in motion. He’s a retired physician who spent two decades running a variety of triathlons, ...
‘Bird Nerd’ on a mission to bring people of color into the outdoors
For Dexter Patterson birding is more than a hobby, it’s been an unexpected way to heal. “Before I found birding, ...
Wisconsin Life: Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend
Angela Fitzgerald heads to the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in the heart of West Bend to learn more about ...
Portrait artist blends realism and beauty
Philip Salamone is a classical portrait artist, learning the craft at both UW-Madison and Grand Central Atelier in New York ...
Oshkosh oddity park: A quirky, head turning experience
There is something a bit odd going on in Oshkosh. Mel Schettl’s business is a menagerie of strange and peculiar ...
Foraging for food among Wisconsin’s weeds
As a naturalist and a forager M. Afi Lake sees a food source everywhere she looks. Her philosophy is simple: ...