Q & A with Ricardo Berrelez
Mental health effects every aspect of daily life, and the ability to navigate life’s many challenges. Yet despite growing awareness, millions of people around the world continue to struggle in silence due to stigma, lack of resources, or limited access…
Q & A with Kim Stenglein of American Science & Surplus
Tools, Oddities, and Inspiration in Every Aisle. American Science & Surplus is one of those places in Milwaukee that everyone seems to know, even if they have not walked through the door in years. Founded in Chicago in 1937 by…
Q & A with Antonio of Warpstorm Games & Lounge
Creating community with games, boba, and safe spaces. Meet Antonio, one of the owners of Warpstorm Games and Lounge over on 6120 W Layton Ave in Greenfield. This wonderful store creates a safe place in the neighborhood that welcomes…
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…
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…
Q & A with Vanessa Vanderhoef
BUILDING THE WHOLE VILLAGE, ONE PIECE AT A TIME I fund my own nonprofit while working as a personal care worker, Uber driver, and small business owner. My focus is on building projects that connect people to faith, housing, and…
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…
