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Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood is something of a mecca for people in creative fields. And so it only makes sense that it would be the headquarters to…

Spiders are amazing creatures. But before you shudder at the word "spider," take a moment to consider what they do for our ecosystem. Spiders catch things…

Karen Lee Boren left her hometown of Milwaukee years ago, but it’s never been far from her mind, her heart or her writing.Boren's new collection of twelve…

The reverberations from the election of Donald Trump to the presidency are continuing to echo around Wisconsin, the country, and the world. In fact, it…

Earlier this week, Milwaukee Magazine and Lake Effect kicked off a new, monthly live conversation series. This month’s MilMag Live! event focused on two…

The recent Democratic National Convention’s decision to come to Milwaukee in 2020 set off a lot of stories that begged the question: Who are Milwaukeeans?…

Some say Taylor Wright Rushing is a jack of all trades: artist, graduate student, woodworker, teacher and storyteller. He's got the kind of skills a…

Cartoons and comics mean a lot to many kids. But for some young people, the effect is especially strong and drives them to pursue a career in animation.…

Mario Quadracci studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston. And for years, whenever he had the chance, the guitarist was found in his basement studio,…

At first blush, the overlap between European Jewish musical forms and African-American spirituals may seem unclear. But singer Anthony Russell says the…