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11/08/2025

Celery is green, crunchy and flavorful. But did you know it also has a history in Milwaukee? 🥬

Carol Kaminski says she was told there was once a celery farm north of Mitchell Field, and she’s been wondering about it for years — until she finally reached out to Bubbler Talk.

“I’m having a hard time believing that because it’s celery,” Kaminski says. “Celery? In Milwaukee? So I would like to know if this is even remotely true, or what, in fact, was there.”

Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez uncovers this little-known chapter of Milwaukee’s history in a new episode of Bubbler Talk.

You can read and listen to the full story on WUWM.com.

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Celery Stock Video: Roman Odinstov (via Canva)
Celery Stock Photo: Getty Images (via Canva)

11/07/2025

As the federal government shutdown continues, Milwaukee food pantries are seeing a growing need from people whose FoodShare benefits have been cut off.

11/07/2025

WUWM presents a new podcast.

"Status Pending," a podcast about how our immigration system works — or doesn't — and the impact it has on the people who are going through it.

The limited-run series starts Nov. 12, with new episodes dropping each Wednesday.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

11/06/2025

Linda Edelstein, CEO of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, is one of Milwaukee Magazine’s 2025 Betty Award winners. 🎶

She joins Lake Effect to talk about MYSO, the benefits of music education and the importance of arts access.

MYSO CEO Linda Edelstein is one of five recipients of Milwaukee Magazine's 2025 Betty Awards.

11/06/2025

College professors report less student participation in class, rooted in a fear of disagreement. A Marquette University program is trying to change that.

11/06/2025

Latino Arts’ annual Día de los Mu***os celebration brought Milwaukee’s community together to honor ancestors and celebrate Mexican heritage.

The night included a gallery filled with colorful ofrendas, altars created by local artists and organizations, and a performance by Ometochtli Mexican Folk Dance.

The event also marked the opening of Latino Arts’ Day of the Dead ofrendas exhibit, which featured installations dedicated to loved ones, places and even an ofrenda to water.

Melanie Ariens, artist and creative arts manager for Milwaukee Water Commons, says, “We combined art and science and made an ofrenda with diatoms, which is like the smallest little microscopic thing in the water.”

11/05/2025

As the federal government shutdown continues, the future of SNAP food benefits is uncertain. That’s why Gather Bakehouse in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood created a community gift card.

11/05/2025

A program that helps Milwaukee-area teachers make social studies more relevant to students has once again received federal funding. But it comes with the stipulation that it focus on commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

11/05/2025

All across Milwaukee Oct. 31-Nov. 2, people celebrated Dia de los Mu***os, or Day of the Dead. At Latino Arts on the south side of the city, a group remembered and preserved the past through dance, music and movement.

https://www.wuwm.com/mexican-folk-dance-and-ofrendas-dia-de-los-muertos

11/05/2025

Alice’s Garden Urban Farm has strong roots in Milwaukee’s Black community. Located northwest of downtown, its history starts with displacement, after a highway that was never built forced African Americans out of Milwaukee’s original Bronzeville neighborhood.

After the land was cleared, a park and the garden were eventually built there. It’s named after Alice Mead-Taylor, the First African American executive director of Milwaukee County Extension. The 2.2 acre farm also sits on the site that marks the beginning of Wisconsin’s underground railroad.

Venice Williams, the farm’s executive director, believes culture deserves to be celebrated and reclaimed in agricultural spaces.

Listen or read to the full story at WUWM.com

11/04/2025

Astrophotographer Travis Novitsky of the Grand Portage Anishinaabe Nation will share his breathtaking images of the Northern Lights, the Milky Way and explore the cultural connection between Indigenous knowledge and the night sky at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium on Friday, Nov. 7.

"Spirits Dancing" will highlight the work of Grand Portage Anishinaabe Nation resident and astrophotographer Travis Novitsky.

11/04/2025

For over a century, Chinese immigrants in Milwaukee owned dozens of laundries to provide for their families. A local filmmaker is telling that story through the recent unveiling of a historical marker.