Uniquely Milwaukee

NCSL, or Neighborhood Children's Sports League, is making organized football easily accessible and affordable for inner-city children in Milwaukee.

There’s something special about Kavon Cortez Jones. The 22-year-old spoken word artist speaks softly, but eloquently, making every word count. He’s a lifelong Milwaukeean, a graduate of Riverside High School, and has spent his adult life pursuing his three major passions: mentoring kids, cycling and, above all, penning poetry.

“Little convicts.” That was the phrase recently used by a conservative blogger to describe students at Vincent High School. Hear how the Milwaukee Youth Council is responding.

Ever wondered what's inside? What exactly is a "recreation area?" How did it get the name "Bong?" 88Nine's Nate Imig went to Kansasville to find out.

On July 31, public housing across the nation went smoke free. The federal Housing and Urban Development issued a new rule banning tobacco use in and near public housing complexes, and Milwaukee is starting to witness its success. Meet Dorise, an older African-American woman who started smoking at a young age and just successfully quit smoking thanks to this new initiative to keep public housing residents tobacco free.

MS Run the US is a 3,100-mile long relay race from Los Angeles, California to New York. The run was started in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 2009 to raise awareness and research funds for Multiple Sclerosis. The organization also raises money to assist those currently living with MS.

Ricardo Contreras, who studies Exercise Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, participated in last month’s run as a road crewmember. At just 22, he’s already an experienced distance runner and has run in a number of 5Ks. He shared his heartwarming and inspiring experience as a road crewmember in this audio story.

The City of Milwaukee recently partnered with America Works WI to provide suits -- at no cost -- to men looking for work. Hear from a homeless man who is working to turn his life around.

Invisible Lines creators Laura Kezman, Vianca Fuster and Nate Imig discuss the next chapter for 88Nine's first feature-length documentary, debuting Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.
Trailer: InvisibleLinesMKE.com Tickets: mkefilm.org.

Arts @ Large partnered with the sweet folks at Burke Candy in Riverwest to design a Milwaukee-themed chocolate box. Summer interns for the non-profit arts organization collaborated with a local Milwaukee artist to design the art for the box of candy, which is now being sold at Burke Candy and the Arts @ Large Café in Walker’s Point.

Rosa Yeh is a New York-turned-Milwaukeean who has depended on public transportation her entire life. She came to Milwaukee to attend Marquette University, and when she graduated, the job market was rough. Though it took a lot of work and patience, Yeh found a job in MenomoneeFalls. For the last five years, she has relied on Milwaukee County Transit Services to get her from the South Side of Milwaukee to the village in Waukesha. Her commute will now face some changes has one of her bus routes will no longer be funded after December.