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Inspired by his favorite picture books from childhood, like The Pokey Little Puppy and The Little Engine that Could, Loren Long has tried to pass on that…

The Fondy Market at 22nd and Fond du Lac is one of the Near North Side’s success stories. There had been a farmer’s market in the area for decades, but…

A Sussex printing company is among a select few being honored by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council.In 2008, a dozen Wisconsin-based business…

Rethinking Schools’ Bob Peterson explains how high teacher turnover in MPS affects students. Peterson teaches 5th grade at La Escuela Fratney – or Fratney…

We begin our “Project Milwaukee: Barriers to Achievement in MPS” series with a brief look at the state of our schools. Ann-Elise Henzl is the executive…

Our MPS teacher round-table featured members of the Educators' Network for Social Justice, who talked about their experiences working in the district and…

The Milwaukee-area company Northwestern Extract is playing a behind-the-scenes but also vital role in the flavor of Wisconsin beverages – as well as…

Land trusts are far from new to the American experience. There exists a century-old tradition of private and nonprofit groups preserving land not…

A Wisconsin master of glass work discusses the medium’s artistic appeal. Beth Lipman is an internationally renowned glass artist based in Sheboygan Falls,…

Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp argues the program takes bright college grads and puts them in classrooms where teachers are needed the most. Kopp is…