“Make A Difference”: Milwaukee SCORES | David, Volunteer

Listen: As we’ve seen throughout the Make A Difference campaign, people come to volunteering for a variety of personal reasons — family, free time, a personal cause. But how about a fund raising favor for a friend?
David Henderson came to Milwaukee SCORES to help out a friend, Associate Director of SCORES John Eggebrecht, securing some financial [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Looking Back at Lincoln Village

Listen: Each Neighborhood Project piece was a process — hunt for stories, schedule interviews, gather audio, sort through the tape, construct the narrative, fine tune, write an intro/outro, and last but not least, the music. We paid painstaking attention to finding the right music; it had to fit the overall sound of the station, but more [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Week Five, Ace Boxing In Lincoln Village

 
Listen:  Like most people who grew up in Milwaukee, I think I know the city pretty well. However, it seems like these two months of the Neighborhood Project have allowed me to just start learning about the city. With each new restaurant or church or kitchen table I got to know, my picture of the city became [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Take A Deep Breath…

Listen:  Back at the beginning of the Neighborhood Project, what seems like ages ago, I set foot in the Old South Side Settlement Museum for the first time. I was charmed. It’s a quaint space that immediately makes you wonder — everything seems like it has a fascinating and deeply significant explanation behind it.
A light bulb [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Week Four, Fresh Investment in Lincoln Village

Listen:  Like Mexican bakery? There’s definitely no shortage of spots in Milwaukee. Since we’ve started the Neighborhood Project, I’ve been hitting the bakeries up and down Lincoln Ave, buying a few pastries at each one (usually a churro, preferably with Bavarian cream). Many dinners have been spoiled — I usually manage to get home with an [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Week Three, A Milwaukee Melting Pot

Listen: Growing up, my parents took me to Stefan’s two or three times years. For me, it was sublime. I loved soccer and it’s difficult to find a better store anywhere. However, Stefan’s was a solitary destination for us– we just couldn’t find much to do on Lincoln Avenue. In the 90s, it seemed nearly every [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Week Two, 21st Century Old World Urban Living in Lincoln Village

Listen: Pictured above is Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Lincoln Village’s least talkative resident. Talk about being stiff — our interview went terribly. However, I managed to find some of the animate and animated residents of Lincoln Village, who gave me a snapshot of who you might meet in their neighborhood.
First, we hear from Barbara Nelson, who has for [...]

“Neighborhood Project”: Lincoln Village Audio Tour

Listen: On a beautiful Spring morning, we found ourselves on the steps of the Old South Side Settlement Museum, where you can get a phenomenal sense of Lincoln Village. Kosciuszko Park opens in front of you, to your right there’s the idyllic Josaphat’s Basilica, and to your left there’s the bustling businesses of Lincoln Avenue. We met up [...]