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Fat Body Hotties is a Milwaukee collective that regularly hosts free clothing swaps for fat folks. Since 2023, the group has built a welcoming community through its inclusive and accessible events.

"Birds and Blooms’" is local artist Ben Tyjeski’s first-ever art exhibition. His tile art is on display at the Grove Gallery in Walker’s Point until Oct. 18.

Since Pick ’n Save closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood this summer, community partners have been working to bridge the food access gap for residents.

"Just Sing" is a new documentary screening at Milwaukee Film’s Dialogues Documentary Festival this week. The film explores the coming-of-age story of an elite a cappella group competing to win a sixth national title.

Fall migration is here, and among the birds migrating to warmer climates from Wisconsin are Chimney Swifts. The small, fast-flying birds are known for the tornado-like dance they perform in the sky.

Each year, "Milwaukee Magazine" asks its readers to choose their Best of Milwaukee. The magazine’s latest issue highlights this year’s results, which were voted on in May and early June.

Did you know Milwaukee is a city for the birds? Bird City is a conservation program that brings folks together to create healthier communities for birds and people. And Milwaukee is just one of 82 official Bird Cities in Wisconsin.

Did you know there’s treasure hiding in plain sight at Milwaukee’s beaches? Beach glass is broken glass that has been smoothed and frosted over time by tumbling in the freshwater waves and sand.

Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.

Artist-in-Residence Hattie Grimm is the creator of the Charles Allis Art Museum’s new art exhibit called “BIRD BODY”. The exhibit features 20 wooden paintings and sculptures that she says explore “our bodies' intuitive wisdom.”