Forgiveness explored in Milwaukee writer Deshawn McKinney’s new poetry book
Finding forgiveness is deeply personal. Sometimes, it’s easy to forgive someone who’s wronged you and move on. Other times, the ...
Influential director Michael Schultz on Wisconsin roots, not slowing down
The movies of Michael Schultz, like "Cooley High," "Car Wash," and "Krush Groove" have given joy, drama and great jams to ...
La Crosse author reimagines Hmong folk tale in new book ‘Folklore’
The story of Xai and Sia is a Hmong folk tale of a young woman’s journey to the netherworld to ...
Comedian Charlie Berens writes best-selling book about surviving in the Midwest
Wisconsin comedian and host of the "Manitowoc Minute," Charlie Berens is at it again; this time with his first book landing ...
Small talk about the weather: A competitive sport in Wisconsin
Comedian Esteban Touma is taking time to reflect on cold weather in Wisconsin. Born and raised in Ecuador, the state's ...
Madison Performance Poet Uses Empathy to Build Understanding
“Will my healing be televised?” These words are painted in commanding red letters as part of a 12-foot portrait mural ...
Skateboarding and plein air painting, a Reedsburg man’s passions
Kyle Martin is sitting on a bench in the middle of a hundred-year-old chicken coop on his family farm in ...
Mama Ferne: The Mother of Wisconsin African Dance
She is known as “Mama Ferne” and for more than 50 years, she has been the driving force of African ...
Birch Bark Canoes Take Time, As Does Learning We’re Stronger Together
Mackenzie Martin of WXPR in Rhinelander, Wisconsin brings us the following story as part of their "We Live Up Here" ...
Artist Fatima Laster Stripping Away Perceptions of Art
Artist Fatima Laster’s work is full of layers. She uses paints and canvases to form abstract pieces of art. "My ...
Greendale Man Repairs and Makes Art on Local Chimneys
Just outside Milwaukee sits a community like no other in Wisconsin. Greendale is the only Depression Era village built during ...
Joni Mitchell Skates On Lake Mendota—And Into Music History
This story brings together a mid-winter ice storm, the southeast shore of Lake Mendota in Madison, ice skating, and a ...
Madison Flag Maker Uses Reclaimed Barn Wood to Recreate Wisconsin History
It’s easy to see something online that you want. It’s not so easy to make it yourself. For Jeremiah Logemann ...
Keshena Musician Keeps In Tune With His Menominee Nation Roots
Wade Fernandez says his music is hard to pin down into a single genre. He says people will ask if ...
Duckmobile Gives You a Good Reason to Quack Up
A hailstorm in 2006 left Jen Mulder with a problem. What was she going to do with her severely dented ...