Milwaukee Stories
“Everything happens for a reason; there are no accidents in the universe”
LeVar Burton, who’s known for hosting Reading Rainbow, is still using good old-fashioned storytelling to teach children to read.
Sep 26th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“So many things, now, the older I get, they aren’t here any more”
Born in 1935, Marilyn Radke is just trying to get as much good living in as she can.
Sep 18th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“We’re trying to find what happened to the positive”
Erika Harvey and Precious Taylor worry that one day violence will randomly find them.
Sep 10th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“Anywhere you hang your hat is your home”
Art Guenther has run Just Art's for 34 years, and mostly enjoyed it, though he's kicked out customers, including Jeffrey Dahmer.
Sep 4th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“It’s all in what you appreciate.”
When Barbara Gerow, 75, considers her life, more than anything she remembers the people.
Aug 26th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“I’ve always liked helping people.”
Mia Williams was one one of nine children of a single mother. So many children, she says, need a helping hand.
Aug 20th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“You grow up, you have kids and everything changes”
Farence Rogers is looking forward to just one thing, his son graduating from college.
Aug 14th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“We just need more cooperation.”
Philip Chinn came back to Milwaukee from Columbus, but plans to move on, to seek a more progressive political climate.
Aug 7th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“You’re always meeting people.”
From his watermelon stand, Douglas Moore chats up all the customers -- even the grumpy ones.
Aug 1st, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
“No one asked me about my feelings until I was 27.”
Todd Bennett, the "Lizard Cowboy of Brady Street," reflects on his life.
Jul 25th, 2014 by Jabril Faraj
