Food Trucks: Serving Through Winter
Winter doesn’t stop the city. Housing pressure keeps going. Rent is still due. People still have to get to work and eat and live their lives. What changes is how things move and where energy shows up. One of the…
Local Business Spotlight: Sherman Park Grocery
When I walked into Sherman Park Grocery, one of the first moments that stayed with me had nothing to do with the layout or the signage. It had to do with community. A woman came in, she bought a jar…
Editor’s Letter: What We Build in Winter
Winter has a way of forcing honesty. Everything slows down. The noise drops. When the ground is frozen and the days are shorter, you’re reminded that winter isn’t about urgency. It waits until a quieter question is answered: what are…
Editor’s Letter: With Gratitude
As we step into this holiday season, I’m reminded of something simple: communities aren’t built in grand gestures, they’re built in small, steady acts of care. A warm meal handed across a table. A neighbor stops by with tools when…
Hands, Heart & Community: Kathy & Chris Adsit of Milwaukee Makerspace
If you’ve ever driven past 2555 S. Lenox Street in Bay View, you’ve probably seen a building with no fancy sign, no glowing neon, no loud claim to fame. Just a quiet place that, somehow, always seems to be awake.…
The Corner Station That Keeps a Neighborhood Moving
Some places in a neighborhood are more than buildings, they’re constants. They’re anchors. They’re part of the rhythm of daily life, even if no one stops to say it out loud. On the corner of Clement and Howard sits one…
Vanessa’s Soft Sugar Cookie Base
This recipe was originally inspired by Adriana from TikTok (@adrianassweetlife). Be sure to follow her for more amazing cookie inspiration! This is Vanessa’s personal adaptation of her snickerdoodle base, transformed into a soft sugar cookie.
Q & A with Diane Barker
Giving back as a self-employed creator. It can be hard when you are a self-employed creator to find the resources, let along the time, to give back to your community. Diane created a free monthly resource to help connect writers and…
