Doors Open Milwaukee celebrates 15 years since its first event in 2011. Learn how the event got started, and what keeps people coming back.
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Elizabeth Ai's new documentary, "New Wave," explores how Vietnamese immigrants influenced new wave music.
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Illustration by Andrea Brunty, of USA TODAY. Photos were provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by families and Getty Images/Milwaukee Journal SentinelNew reporting from "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" eulogizes the lives of the 23 Milwaukee Public Schools students killed by gun violence between June 2024 and June 2025.
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About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite new songs from local musicians this month.
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How is Gov. Tony Evers' executive order on vaccines affecting access to COVID shots? What to watch for as the race to replace him in 2026 shapes up.
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Mark Savage reviews the 2025 Volkswagen Taos SEL, a small crossover that seems roomier inside than many of its competitors.
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As the weather becomes more unpredictable in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee County Zoo is adapting.

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As climate change worsens around the world, so does the most frequent and costly natural disaster in Wisconsin: flooding. Hear what authors of a new study say about the challenges Milwaukee is facing — and how the city is preparing.
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Martin Schreiber discusses his new book, "My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver," about his wife's journey with Alzheimer's.
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Milwaukee County’s Building Bridges program aims to help create and expand small businesses in Milwaukee County.
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A statement on the LGBTQ Center's website notes financial strain as well as difficulty navigating the current socio-political climate as why they closed. But the closure was abrupt without any public notice or final appeal for support.
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May’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine explores what animal law entails and the types of cases local trial attorney Joe Goode takes on. Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Goode to learn more.