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Published June 19, 2013
UWM grad and Milwaukee-trained actress Emma Bates talked to OnMilwaukee about "Much Ado About Nothing," the little secret Shakespeare movie writer-director-geek icon Joss Whedon made while working on another micro-budget movie called "The Avengers."
Published June 17, 2013
The Brewers announced the signings of their first five draft selections from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Among them is Oshkosh native Josh Uhen, a round five pick from UWM.
Published June 9, 2013
One could expend a lot of verbiage on Gothic churches here, so to make sure this list of 10 great Gothic buildings in Milwaukee doesn't become a list of 10 Gothic churches in Milwaukee, I've limited myself to one house of worship. You may or may not agree about these buildings being the best examples of Gothic architecture in Milwaukee but you can't deny they are all landmarks and lovely ones at that.
Published June 6, 2013
Call it the worst-kept secret or the best-kept secret - depending on your point of view - but the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library is one of the best geography resources in the country. The collection holds more than a million items, ranging from maps and atlases to pamphlets and journals, globes and photographs of all kinds. Though it is housed in Milwaukee, the AGS collection has roots in New York and covers the entire planet.
Published May 15, 2013
Twenty-somethings have flocked to America's largest metros since 2006, according to USA Today. And Milwaukee has one of the largest growth percentages among that group.
Arms and legs bare, the two coeds sat directly on UWM grass and smiled at each other as they chatted. I slowed my bike. Would they glare at me or thank me if I said something? I kept going. The usual Pesticide Application Keep Off the Grass signs were posted, block after nauseating bl...
As combative sports continue to assert themselves as a mainstay in popular culture, more and more disciplines are being taught within America’s educational systems.Emphasizing self-control, clearer and faster thinking, confidence, determination, and serenity, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has becom...
The UWM Campus was in Never Neverland as usual on Thursday, when both staff and students apparently confused their own campus for the State‘s Capitol or were mislead into thinking Scott Walker was visiting to speak that day. Or, at least you'd think so considering they stayed home to ...
Youngblood is back in a big way. A big script, a big cast and to big accolades. What do you get when you mix 12 superheroes, a submarine and William Shakespeare? Well, it's called SPIRITS TO ENFORCE. That description alone makes this one-act play sound like a farce, and while it's funny and...
The “Triumph of the Spirit” program will begin with a 22-minute film about Jungreis’s life in the Bergen-Belsen camp. This film is packed with the horrors of the Nazis, yet full of faith, hope and the triumph of the Jewish spirit. Jungreis is a consummate storyteller...
