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Vanilla, which has grown and exported to the world for centuries, may not be produced in Mexico much longer. Violence and robberies are the latest threat to this very profitable crop.

Two UWM researchers are uncovering the history of covenants language added to deeds stipulating that only white people could own or live on a property. Although no longer enforceable, covenants did help to shape what housing in Milwaukee looks like today.

People over the age of 60 are some of the most at risk for COVID-19. Health experts are advising seniors to be extra careful about exposing themselves to…

In a two-part series on the ongoing risk of lead poisoning in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reports on how diminished federal funding for…

Katherine Applegate won one of the biggest honors in children’s literature - the Newbery Medal - for her 2012 novel, The One and Only Ivan. The book,…

For many Milwaukee students, the first day of school is just around the corner, which also means a return to the lunchroom.School lunches have been a hot…

It's not that unusual for recording artists to break into the business while they're still young. Years ago, it was the Jacksons, or Steve Winwood,…

Last week was a big one for the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school was designated a top research institution, and the UWM physics team was…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a book many of us studied in school. You probably learned that the play is a thinly veiled allegory, whose political…

We’re approaching the Thanksgiving season, a time when we give thought to the abundance of food on our tables. Lake Effect essayist Mark Siegrist knows…