Episodes

  • Tech policy expert weighs in on Milwaukee facial recognition tech debate

    Tech policy expert weighs in on Milwaukee facial recognition tech debate
    Feb 10 2026
    Milwaukee police have banned the use of facial recognition technology for now, following a heated Fire and Police Commission meeting. A tech policy shares what the public know.
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    5 mins
  • 'It’s given me my life': The story of a Milwaukee senior social group

    'It’s given me my life': The story of a Milwaukee senior social group
    Feb 10 2026
    When Jane LaGolden started her senior social group in Milwaukee 10 years ago, she didn’t want to knit a blanket, read a book or watercolor. She wanted to meet other seniors and build community.
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    4 mins
  • Milwaukee neighborhood Grasslyn Manor works to reduce basement flooding

    Milwaukee neighborhood Grasslyn Manor works to reduce basement flooding
    Feb 9 2026
    Grasslyn Manor, a neighborhood within Milwaukee’s Sherman Park, has been grappling with flooded basements for decades. Despite the increasingly erratic weather climate change doles out, its residents are determined to curb their flooding problem.
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    6 mins
  • Milwaukee's Ballroom scene takes center stage in new dance-theater piece

    Milwaukee's Ballroom scene takes center stage in new dance-theater piece
    Feb 6 2026
    A new dance-theater work explores how communities under assault care for themselves. The show is made with — and for — the city’s BIPOC LGBTQ+ community. It focuses on the local “Ballroom” scene.
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    5 mins
  • Super Bowl? Puerto Rican spots in Milwaukee are psyched for halftime 'Benito Bowl'

    Super Bowl? Puerto Rican spots in Milwaukee are psyched for halftime 'Benito Bowl'
    Feb 6 2026
    Puerto Rican restaurants and cafes are serving Bad Bunny-inspired food and drinks ahead of the artist's Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 8.
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    3 mins
  • Milwaukee commission finds out MPD is using facial recognition tech without operating procedures

    Milwaukee commission finds out MPD is using facial recognition tech without operating procedures
    Feb 6 2026
    Over the past few years, Milwaukee police have used facial recognition technology in criminal investigations. But they did so without community input or documented procedures. All of that came to a head in a Fire and Police Commission meeting.
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    2 mins
  • A new statewide initiative for Wisconsin schools teaches about Jewish identity

    A new statewide initiative for Wisconsin schools teaches about Jewish identity
    Feb 5 2026
    What does it mean to be Jewish? A new initiative in Wisconsin schools explores just that.
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    5 mins
  • Shop stickers galore and more at Milwaukee’s Snail Mail Stationery Market

    Shop stickers galore and more at Milwaukee’s Snail Mail Stationery Market
    Feb 4 2026
    The Snail Mail Stationery Market is this Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Anodyne Coffee in Walker’s Point. Enjoy handcrafted stickers, posters, cards and more.
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    7 mins