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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
Contact Us — Email: lakeeffect@uwm.edu | Community Connection Line: 414-251-8970
Milwaukee's Community Center for Immigrants has been helping clients navigate confusion since the Trump administration paused the visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries.
The Lake Effect Spotlight podcast features some of our favorite conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.
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Piping plover season is officially underway in Wisconsin, and this year marks a decade since they started nesting in Green Bay after being gone for more than 70 years.
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911 dispatch centers in Waukesha and La Crosse counties are using Ava, an AI chatbot from Seattle tech company Aurelian, for non-emergency calls.
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During World War II, the Milwaukee Brewers hosted morning games so that people working overnight shifts could still enjoy America’s favorite pastime. When author Judy Campbell-Smith found out about this history, she turned it into a children's book called Baseball for Breakfast: A (Mostly) True Story.
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Four Milwaukee Public Library locations offer seed libraries for the community. You can take seeds and donate them for others to use.
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UW-Madison student Christie Tirado explores how migration and labor have shaped her family. Her exhibit is showing at Milwaukee's Latino Arts gallery.
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LaKeshia Myers wrote an op-ed piece in the "Milwaukee Courier" about teen takeovers at Bayshore Mall and how young people need more third spaces.
Meet the Lake Effect team!
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