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How to do a Wisconsin cheese festival Right? Have a cheesemonger — essentially a cheese expert — lead the way in introducing, pairing and eating cheese in America's dairyland.
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vchalup/Stock AdobeOver 800 people have removed themselves from the Wisconsin organ donor registry this year. A transplant surgeon and the president of organ donation at Versiti Wisconsin weigh in. -
Mark SavageWUWM's auto review columnist Mark Savage reviews the 2025 Mazda CX-5.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted into Wisconsin this summer, triggering multiple air quality advisories and raising health concerns statewide. -
Bad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s history of colonization and radical politics. -
As SNAP cuts and grocery closures worsen Milwaukee’s food insecurity, Nourish MKE expands services and builds coalitions to fight hunger and offer hope. -
Amid immigration fears, Milwaukee’s Latine leaders are creating spaces of hope, resilience and culture through art, community, coffee and connection.
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Meet Chancellor Thomas Gibson, the new leader of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. -
Aaron Zeleske, of Harbor District, Inc., hopes Deep Thought cultivates deep thinking about the about importance of Lake Michigan and how everything we do affects it. -
Deep Thought, the abandoned boat on Lake Michigan, was removed months ago. Now, dozens of bidders hope to win the salvaged vessel in an auction. -
It’s farmers market season — and that means fresh-picked, fresh-cut flowers and bouquets. But where do those flowers come from? And who is behind all the work? -
Milwaukee County has received national recognition for improvements to health equity in the community.
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