Susan Bence
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WUWM
Milwaukee is home to plenty of trails for biking, kayaking and hiking. But one trail sign had a WUWM listener confused: What is the Water Current Walking Tour? We’re about to find out.
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Sam's Photography LLCBazile Panek is a proud member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. When he was just a few days old, he was given the traditional name Minogiizhigaabo, or Standing in the Good Sky. The 25-year-old says it helps ground his determination to be of good heart and good mind in all the work he does. -
Manfred Olson Planetarium/UW-MilwaukeeThe event takes planetarium guests on a halloween-themed indoor stargazing journey through the spookiest parts of space on Fridays this October.
About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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Over 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. -
WUWM's auto review columnist Mark Savage reviews the 2025 Mazda CX-5. -
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. -
Jeremy Novy is the artist behind Milwaukee's iconic koi fish. He also designed a new rainbow crosswalk installation that is set to be unveiled in Walker's Point on Oct. 6.
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A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created. -
This month's Milwaukee Magazine features State Rep. Ryan Clancy. He joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss the growing Socialist Caucus in the Wisconsin State Assembly. -
Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares some myths behind some of our solar system’s most famous moons and what scientific discoveries they hold. -
A quartet made up of world-renowned musicians will be performing on the UWM campus this weekend. The two violinists, a violist and a cellist, known as the Fine Arts Quartet, tour the globe and always include Milwaukee as part of their circuit. -
Milwaukee Film has partnered with the Milwaukee Women's Fund for a new series highlighting women filmmakers with film screenings, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
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