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Every two years, Milwaukee hosts Piano Arts, an internationally renowned competition for young, early career pianists. For the past week, students have…

Most of us in the US think that we, or possibly the Brits, make the best television in the world. But did you know that the very popular American…

Will Fellows grew up on a dairy farm. It was a large operation that required everyone in the family to pitch in.“Typical chores for me were feeding the…

Lake Effect essayist Liam Callanan essayist goes on a thematic road trip.Earlier this summer, I went on one of the world’s great outdoor theater odysseys,…

The growing shortness of attention spans affects more areas of society than you might think. The food industry has seemed to play into this as well, but…

A family on Milwaukee's west side is taking urban farming to a new place - inside their apartment. Tony and Hillery Farrell have dedicated a section of…

The voting process in Wisconsin can be confusing. Before your ballot can be counted, you have to be a registered voter. Then you have the option to vote…

At 6:01pm, on April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King jr. was murdered. The timing of his assassination meant that many people didn’t learn about his death…

A favorite Lake Effect tradition at this time of year is our annual "Games to Gift" segment, helping you to find the perfect present for the board game…

Margot Adler died on July 28, 2014 at her home in New York City. She was 68 and had been battling cancer. Listen to NPR Correspondent David Folkenflik's retrospective on her life and career