The Movement in Action Bubbles, laughter, and music filled the warm air as Heal The Hood celebrated its 12th annual Block Party on a sunny Saturday on the Northside of Milwaukee. Vendors, food trucks, and community members flooded 6th and Center down to Martin Luther King Dr. and Center. Friendly faces chatted together as they […]
Keeping the Spirt of Forecastle Festival Going The Inaugural Gazebo Festival took place in the city of Louisville, Kentucky, on May 25, 2025, in the center of Waterfront Park; day two was canceled due to bad weather. The event is the first big festival since the city’s Forecastle—a three-day music, art, and activism festival founded […]
Playing the Hits The sound of loud bass thumping and fans chanting “Some type of way, make you feel some type of way” filled the air on day one of Jack Harlow’s inaugural Gazebo Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Fans—including Jack Harlow—flocked to see Rich Homie Quan (RHQ) perform his hit singles on the Garden Stage […]
Rocking the Stage During day one of the 2024 Gazebo Festival in Louisville, Kentucky’s Waterfront Park, artist Larry June hit the Garden Stage to rock the crowd. The San Francisco native has been creating music since he was 15 years old and has since released a plethora of underground mixtapes and albums like “Orange Print,” […]
Healing-Centered Engagement Nature has a way of healing itself and it has done the same for people like wellness practitioner Yia Lor, who centers the power of nature in her business Soul Calling Sanctuary. Soul Calling Sanctuary is a service provider for the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program in Wisconsin that offers yoga and forest […]
Inspired by The Sports Bra Sometimes all it takes is for someone to try it first before others take the chance. Jenny Nguyen took that chance and in 2022 she became the owner of The Sports Bra, the first-of-its-kind sports bar that only features women’s sports. Nguyen invested her own money and started a Kickstarter […]
Growing Through Collaboration Milwaukee native and wedding photographer Amanda Evans didn’t have the mentorship she needed when entering the industry as an entrepreneur. Evans quickly discovered that there was no one way to success and she had to figure out what would make her stand out as a photographer. Over the years, Evans has grown […]
The Beginning of A Movement Heal The Hood (HTH) is more than just a block party. For the organization’s leader Ajamou Butler, it’s a movement to improve his community for those living in the neighborhood. HTH is dedicated to creating unique community collaborations for a more peaceful and progressive Milwaukee. The HTH Block Party began […]
Filling the Opportunity Milwaukee is filled with book lovers and for Radiah Hubbert, the co-founder of Urban Reviews Online, that love is often overlooked by major book festivals traveling across the United States. Alongside her late husband, Charles Hubbert, the couple decided to create the Great Midwest Book Fest based in the city of Milwaukee […]
La batalla para empezar todo The Battle to Start It All A pesar de la idea común de que el Cinco de Mayo es el Día de la Independencia de México, la festividad conmemora la batalla de Puebla. El 5 de mayo de 1862, las fuerzas francesas se dispusieron a atacar Puebla de Los Ángeles […]
