Lake Effect

Throughout her career, Sharon Dixon has been involved with nearly every women’s bar in Milwaukee. After decades of serving her community, Dixon was recently in need of their support in return.

One year ago, student-led protesters started an encampment at UW-Milwaukee, protesting the war in Gaza. It was one of many such encampments on college campuses across the country. What can be learned from that time and what’s changed in the last year?

Lake Effect is partnering with the Wisconsin Historical Society and Old World Wisconsin to bring you stories about beer and brewing in our state. We’ll be sharing these histories with you leading up to the grand opening of the restored Whittnebel’s Tavern at Old World Wisconsin.

Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski and Milwaukee musician Trapper Schoepp bring you "Live at Lake Effect" — a filmed music series featuring local and nationally touring musicians performing in the Lake Effect Surf Shop. This episode features singer, songwriter, and multi- instrumentalist David Shaw.

Feeling overwhelmed by the options in the Milwaukee Film Festival? The shorts can be a good starting point.

"Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!" features recipes from historic Wisconsin newspapers. We explore the process of creating the book and translating recipes, plus make one of the recipes called, "Swimming Island."

We visit Milwaukee Public Library's Central branch to learn about Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE) — a nonprofit that transcribes materials into braille and audio formats for blind and print disabled individuals to enhance both literacy and quality of life.

FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in the Courthouse last Friday, alleging she obstructed an ICE investigation. Dugan’s arrest triggered multiple protests over the weekend.

Warblers are small songbirds that are among the most celebrated by birders for their flashy colors and sweet songs. But most warblers only spend a few weeks in Milwaukee.

This month's Group Chat features two Susans of film: Susan Kerns, executive director of Milwaukee Film and legendary filmmaker Susan Seidelman. They have a conversation about everything from being the first to cast Madonna for the film "Desperately Seeking Susan" to the power of film festivals.