Uniquely Milwaukee

April is National Poetry Month, here at Radio Milwaukee we partnered with Red Oak Writing to feature Milwaukee poets reciting their work to celebrate the craft and honor those who are making a mark in our city. This is Chicken Tiki Masala by Nicole Acosta

Romance in the age of a pandemic

Ayuda Mutua MKE is a small and focused grassroots initiative on Milwaukee's South Side to connect neighbors to mutual aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meet the organizers in this Community Story.

Milwaukee photographer uses her outlet to share a moment of joy

Crisis always creates community. Learn about a local, grassroots initiative to provide healthy meal to front line hospital workers.

Get to know Radio Milwaukee's new leader, Kevin Sucher. He and Dori talk about his professional path that led him to 88Nine.

Aladdin provides community meals

Milwaukee arts nonprofit Arts@Large has launched a stream of new virtual events to fill the need for arts programming during the coronavirus pandemic.

Conversation with Deanna Singh

Milwaukee zookeeper Katie Coutant assures us the animals at Milwaukee County Zoo are still getting top notch care, despite the zoo being closed due to COVID-19.

Dr. Malika Siker is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and the Associate Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity at Medical College of Wisconsin. Hear her thoughts on establishing and maintaining a growth mindset during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Malika Siker is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and the Associate Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity at Medical College of Wisconsin. Hear her recommendations on mental health and making better use of time.

A grocery store clerk in Waukesha says she is seeing community coming together at the store amid the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares her personal experience as an essential worker.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to know how you're doing. Learn how to record your voice and send it into our Community Stories team.

Conversation with Jeff Frank about the importance of local storytelling

"Gretel" an anthem for girl empowerment

It's time working moms get their recognition

Public Allies creating a representative milwaukee through art

Every day during Black History Month, we've been highlighting a different artist who helped shape the sound of Milwaukee music. And for this artist -- Berkeley Fudge -- we have proof of his influence on a current Milwaukee artist. Listen to our interview with hip-hop artist Klassik.

Throughout Black History month, we're honoring artists who shaped the sound of Milwaukee music. In this segment, we go back to the early 1990s to meet Kali Tribe, the first hip-hop group from Milwaukee to appear on BET. They stopped by Radio Milwaukee to speak with 88.9 DJ Marcus Doucette live on the air.

'In My Mind' StorySlams

MKE Black, app highlighting black owned businesses

Milwaukee OATS, local screen printing shop

Black Like Me, a dance exploration of a hate word

Milwaukee’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood is now home to The Retreat, a space that serves as “both a position and a place.” Located at 2215 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and owned and operated by Milwaukee change leaders, Dasha Kelly Hamilton and Kima Hamilton (who is also an 88Nine DJ), The Retreat was created as a “space for ideas to plan and play, and a place for people to gather and...