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Cal Couillard has been intrigued with solar energy since the 1970s. But, it wasn't until this year that he took the plunge, and had solar panels installed…

Just over a quarter-century ago, Milwaukee native Steve Wallace started Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company. It is not one of the huge players on the scene, nor…

For all the political turmoil at home and in places like Germany, the UK, Zimbabwe, and the Middle East, the economic news - at many levels - has been…

With daily allegations of sexual misconduct or assault being made against men in powerful positions, there is also a growing conversation about how these…

Employers both large and small have concerns about whether people graduating are ready for employment. Sometimes that question involves specialized…

As the holiday season gets underway, there are a myriad of new productions opening at theaters throughout Milwaukee. Lake Effect contributor and local…

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday...those who celebrate Christmas/the Holidays are spending large sums of money trying to find the…

Every month cellist Robert Cohen talks about his life as a professional musician in a segment called On That Note. The conversations range from how to…

With our Brewers baseball team and a nickname paying homage to the city’s alcohol-fueled history, it should come as no surprise that Milwaukee is a big…

When we study classic literature in school, it’s generally the literature itself that we study and not what was happening in the lives of the authors who…