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2839 - Thursday 9/17/26: Swing State of the Union, Big Family Playdate, 414 Art Revival

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2839 - Thursday 9/17/26: Swing State of the Union, Big Family Playdate, 414 Art Revival

Thu, 17 Sep 2026
2838 - Wednesday 9/16/26: Why wasps be bugging you, Flight for Life, The New State

Wed, 16 Sep 2026
2837 - Tuesday 9/15/26: Hispanic Heritage Month 2026, Obreros Unidos, Señora Betty

Tue, 15 Sep 2026
2836 - Monday 9/14/26: How 9/11 changed education, Capitol Notes, Wisconsin's Stonehenge

Mon, 14 Sep 2026
2835 - Thursday 9/10/26: Gov. Evers' legacy, beach walker update, hot classrooms, Bubbler Talk

Thu, 10 Sep 2026
2834 - Wednesday 9/9/26: Stopping invasive carp, increased food bank demand, Milwaukee Short Film Festival

Wed, 09 Sep 2026
2833 - Tuesday 9/8/26: Measles and vaccinations, Freshwater School growth, Bar Talk

Tue, 08 Sep 2026
2832 - Friday 9/4/26: Developing Stories, Nearby Nature, helping monarch butterflies

Fri, 04 Sep 2026
2831 - Thursday 9/3/26: 'Struggle for the City', Nearby Nature, heat and tress

Thu, 03 Sep 2026
2830 - Wednesday 9/2/26: Quality of life in Wisconsin, heat as a workplace issue, bygone movie palaces

Wed, 02 Sep 2026
2829 - Tuesday 9/1/26: The big flood one year later, helping monarch butterflies, ECO MKE

Tue, 01 Sep 2026
2828 - Monday 8/31/26: Classroom flood impact, Veggie Chop Shop, the art of projection

Mon, 31 Aug 2026
2827 - Friday 8/28/26: Sherman Park 10 years later, Sojournies, Bubbler Talk

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
2826 - Thursday 8/27/26: Yessenia Ruano, Books and Beyond, Chirp Chat

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
2825 - Wednesday 8/26/26: Debating civilly, 'Memories of a Street Cat', sea shanties and maritime music

Wed, 26 Aug 2026
2824 - Tuesday 8/25/26: Sherman Park 10 years later, Sojournies, Silent Book Club

Tue, 25 Aug 2026
2823 - Monday 8/24/26: Federal cuts to low-cost childcare, politics of education, cardboard as sculpture

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
2822 - Friday 8/21/26: Thousand-year flood one year later, free summertime meals for kids, underwater archaeology

Fri, 21 Aug 2026
2821 - Thursday 8/20/26: Urban tree management, 'How to Evict Your Landlord' update, talkin' planets

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
2820 - Wednesday 8/19/26: Thousand-year flood one year later, free summertime meals for kids, Milwaukee Music Roundup

Wed, 19 Aug 2026
2819 - Tuesday 8/18/26: underwater archaeology, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, dinosaurs and birds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026
2818 - Monday 8/17/26: Capitol Notes, newsrooms and AI, The Great Oconto Frog Invasion

Mon, 17 Aug 2026
2817 - Friday 8/14/26: How schools prepare for floods, Wisconsin State Fair, MKELoveLetter

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
2816 - Thursday 8/13/26: Looking ahead to the November election, 'Horsegirls', MKELoveLetter

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
2815 - Wednesday 8/12/26: primary election results, rise of socialism, 'It's All Local', Torchy Timberloss

Wed, 12 Aug 2026
2814 - Tuesday 8/11/26: Line 5 lawsuit, flooding and schools, affordable dental care

Tue, 11 Aug 2026
2813 - Monday 8/10/26: What to know before tomorrow's election, Wisconsin State Fair archives, Bay View history

Mon, 10 Aug 2026
2812 - Friday 8/7/26: MMSD and the 2025 floods, how age correlates with trust, The New State

Fri, 07 Aug 2026
2811 - Thursday 8/6/26: How age correlates with trust, Homer Blow, Third Ward history

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
2810 - Wednesday 8/5/26: ArtBlaze on the beach, Bar Talk, ocean volcanoes

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
2809 - Tuesday 8/4/26: MMSD and the 2025 floods, Eaux Claires Festival, Jan Serr

Tue, 04 Aug 2026
2808 - Monday 8/3/26: What Michelin means for Milwaukee's restaurants, The New State, Rhinelander Hodag

Mon, 03 Aug 2026
2807 - Friday 7/31/26: Wisconsin's election security, Madison's Independent Police Monitor, Economy Check-In

Fri, 31 Jul 2026
2806 - Thursday 7/30/26: Madison's Independent Police Monitor, early educator housing, Milwaukee Music Roundup

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
2805 - Wednesday 7/29/26: Wisconsin's election security, Lake Michigan Coast Guard, FBI headquarters

Wed, 29 Jul 2026
2804 - Tuesday 7/28/26: Join us at a storm spotter class, severe weather and zoo animals, Wisconsin's sauna culture

Tue, 28 Jul 2026
2803 - Monday 7/27/26: DNR PFAS testing, Capitol Notes, Economy Check-In, trees & heat

Mon, 27 Jul 2026
2802 - Friday 7/24/26: Prepare for the August primary, armless flight, caring for caterpillars

Fri, 24 Jul 2026
2801 - Thursday 7/23/26: Quality of civic life in Wisconsin, Veterans Park lagoon, House of Headlocks

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
2800 - Wednesday 7/22/26: Health and wildfire smoke, hunger and children, caring for caterpillars

Wed, 22 Jul 2026
2799 - Tuesday 7/21/26: Financials of flooding, world's first armless pilot, BLK Girl Fest

Tue, 21 Jul 2026
2798 - Monday 7/20/26: Prepare for the August primary, ABCD, summer metalworking camp

Mon, 20 Jul 2026
2797 - Friday 7/10/26: WEDEC, ticks, neighborhood posters, Chirp Chat

Fri, 10 Jul 2026
2796 - Thursday 7/9/26: 'Keys to Homeownership' and housing affordability

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
2795 - Wednesday 7/8/26: BIPOC mental health, Art and activism, Sea shanties vs. maritime music

Wed, 08 Jul 2026
2794 - Tuesday 7/7/26: ABC Academy, pets in heat, 'UECK', King's Chord

Tue, 07 Jul 2026
2793 - Monday 7/6/26: 911 & AI, hot weather safety, Cherry Street Garden

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
2792 - Friday 7/3/26: AI in education, Vivent Health, farewell to Giannis, Old World Wisconsin 50

Fri, 03 Jul 2026
2791 - Thursday 7/2/26: Wisconsin's 'City of Presidents', shooting stars at UWM, Bubbler Talk

Thu, 02 Jul 2026
2790 - Wednesday 7/1/26: Overstaffing in Wisconsin schools, Immigration and America 250, Midtown Center development

Wed, 01 Jul 2026

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