UWM Post

06/26/2025

Bobby Tanzilo is a senior editor and writer for OnMilwaukee who writes about Milwaukee's history and architecture. Bobby Tanzilo writes a column at OnMilwaukee called Urban Spelunking where he gets to explore historic buildings in Milwaukee and learn about their history

This column inspired us to make UWM Urban Spelunking, so we were thrilled when Bobby agreed to let us pick his brain. In this interview, we talked about how Urban Spelunking began, some of his favorite places he's explored, and his history with UWM.

UWM Urban Spelunking is a 6-part docuseries that explores several of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's most historic buildings and locations. UWM Urban Spelunking was directed by Cael Byrne and produced by UWM's independent student-run publication UWM Post.

Bobby Tanzilo is a senior editor and writer for OnMilwaukee.com who writes about Milwaukee's history and architecture. Bobby Tanzilo writes a column at OnMilwaukee called Urban Spelunking where he gets to explore historic buildings in Miwlaukee and learn about their history. This column inspired us....

06/26/2025

Luke Prokop, a Milwaukee Admirals defenseman, is no stranger to making history. This year the trailblazing defenseman added another milestone to his name as he led the 2025 Milwaukee Pride Parade as Grand Marshal.
https://uwmpost.com/sports/breaking-ice-and-barriers-luke-prokop-leads-milwaukee-pride

06/18/2025

The Lombardi Classic Gala has been an ongoing event that began in 1971. This year’s Gala was held on Friday night at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Throughout the night guests were hosted to a dinner, entertainment and a chance to bid on exclusive memorabilia, an exciting opportunity to enter an auction for sports-related prizes.
https://uwmpost.com/sports/lombardi-golf-classic-gala

06/13/2025

“Brady Street: Portrait of a Neighborhood” made its big screen debut at the Milwaukee Film Festival nearly two years after docUWM completed the project for the Spring 2023 semester. Professor Sean Kafer, director of the film and director of the docUWM program, helmed the project alongside students in docUWM to showcase the culture, history, and people of the infamous Brady Street.

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/a-story-just-down-the-road-brady-street-portrait-of-a-neighborhood-review

06/12/2025

After the showing of “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House” during the Milwaukee Film Festival at the Oriental Theater, the film’s subject Vince Lawrence recounted his first meeting with Hillary Clinton, a producer on this film. Vince had a smile from ear to ear while he told us what she thought of the prospect of making the film: “This film is like chocolate-covered broccoli!”

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/chocolate-covered-broccoli-move-ya-body-the-birth-of-house-review

06/11/2025

“The Shrouds” is the most recent film by director David Cronenberg, known for his contributions to the body horror genre. This film is a drama about a man obsessed with death who creates a shroud that allows people grieving to view their loved one as they decompose.

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/watch-cronenbergs-career-decompose-in-real-time-the-shrouds-review

06/10/2025

Check out this exclusive interview we got with the director of "Sally" Cristina Constantini and Sally Ride's life partner Tam O'Shaughnessy.

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/interview-with-sally-director-sally-rides-life-partner

06/09/2025

MJ The Musical recently took center stage at the Marcus Performing Arts Center from May 27-June 1. The production follows the life and career of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson more specifically his ideation and preparation for the 1992 Dangerous tour.

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/moonwalking-in-mke-michael-jacksons-legacy-moonwalks-into-milwaukee-with-mj-the-musical

06/08/2025

Milwaukee’s season came to a heartbreaking end on Sunday, May 25 in a devastating 3-2 loss to the Texas Stars. After Sunday’s contest, the Admirals have a 7-3 record in game five of best-of-five series and a 16-5 elimination game record under head coach Karl Taylor.

https://uwmpost.com/sports/sailing-to-the-cup-stars-ship-admirals-to-offseason

06/07/2025

Fredrick Backman spent an evening with a packed conference room of fans at the UWM Student Union to promote his new novel “My Friends.” The book is about a group of teenagers who form such a powerful bond over one single summer that will change the life of a stranger decades later.

https://uwmpost.com/arts-and-culture/a-man-called-fredrik-backman-author-visits-uwm-on-book-tour

06/06/2025

The Milwaukee Admirals head into a decisive game five against the Texas Stars following a 2-1 overtime victory in game four of the Central Division Finals series. Milwaukee’s late-game comeback marked the team’s 16th elimination game victory under head coach Karl Taylor.

https://uwmpost.com/sports/sailing-to-the-cup-admirals-complete-comeback-to-secure-win-force-game-five

06/06/2025

American Science and Surplus (AS&S) is a local novelty store that has been in business for nearly nine decades. However, rising operational costs, increased pressure from online retail giants, and soaring shipping rates have led the retailer to seek help from its customers.

On Thursday, AS&S launched a GoFundMe with a goal of $300,000 to help them with the expenses of moving their warehouse in Niles, Illinois to a new location and reorganizing the company.

https://uwmpost.com/news/local-business-american-science-and-surplus-launches-gofundme