Madonna High School yearbook
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Courtesy Kathy McEwen
An all-girls Catholic High School opened on Milwaukee's northwest side in 1965. Six years later, it shut down. What happened?
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Courtesy of American Printing House for the Blind and Nerissa SparkmanLouisville-based GoodMaps, hatched at the American Printing House for the Blind, provides turn-by-turn directions in train stations, airports and other indoor spaces. -
Archives & Special Collections/Milwaukee Public LibraryMPL's Archives & Special Collections department is home to a wide range of primary documents that highlight the spooky side of Milwaukee history.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Dr. Jim Conway gives an overview of vaccine availability in Wisconsin as we head into the flu season. -
Yemeni coffee houses are popping up all over the Milwaukee area. WUWM drinks its way through some of them. Up next: Al Wadi Coffee House. -
Groundwork Collaborative's Lindsay Owens says the impact of the cancelled health care subsidies may be even worse in Wisconsin than in other parts of the country. -
Can you find a coffee shop in Milwaukee that’s livelier than a dance club? If you’re visiting Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. in Greenfield, Wisconsin, anytime after 8 p.m. on a Friday or Saturday night, the answer is yes.
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"Just Sing" is a new documentary screening at Milwaukee Film’s Dialogues Documentary Festival this week. The film explores the coming-of-age story of an elite a cappella group competing to win a sixth national title. -
MKE Roots is a program designed to spark an interest in local history within Milwaukee-area teachers. The Trump administration cut its funding, signaling its desire to focus on commemorating the Declaration of Independence. -
Chapped Lips play three songs in the Lake Effect studio. You can also catch them at Bay View Bash this Sept. 20. They play the Rushmor Records stage at 7:30 p.m. -
Each Thursday on "Sources & Methods," host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents will discuss the biggest national security news of the week. -
A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) would require cable companies to provide their customers with in-state programming.
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