By Dylan Deprey Extra!! Extra!! Read all about it!! Larry Bull’s “The Paper Route” is out! The Milwaukee rapper’s sophomore album is more than double entendre. “The Paper Route” is a witty play on a small-time job, and the actual race for riches, but it also lays out a lesson for what can happen when […]
Brotherhood Over Everything, A.D.H.D comes Full Circle after releasing Solo Projects
By Dylan Deprey The Milwaukee Hip-Hop trio Adolescent Devious, or A.D.H.D has a sound all of its own. With infusion of the trap banger and conscious lyrical substance, the trio represents a voice for those pushing for greatness, even when the circumstances are most grim. Tracks like “Telling Myself” and “Soul Brothers,” are self-empowerment anthems […]
Project Clean & Green Gives Residents a Chance to Deep Clean and Declutter
By Dylan Deprey Too much junk in the attic? College student with a broken futon? What about that cracked lamp sitting next to the raggedy mattress in the garage? For the next five weeks, Milwaukee residents have the chance to declutter their lives free of charge. Project Clean & Green is the City-based program that […]
New Orleans, New Jay, and Stomata’s “Crawfish & Highlife”
By Dylan Deprey Since officially moving to New Orleans, all Jay Anderson has had to do is wake up and play his saxophone. He doesn’t worry about the numbers from the show the night before, and he isn’t scrambling to fill spots for last minute cancellations at one of his shows. Over the past several […]
Tealology Takeover Talks Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Women’s Health
By Dylan Deprey Whenever Chante Caldwell told somebody she was battling Cancer, they usually assumed it was Breast Cancer. Once she acknowledged that she was actually battling Ovarian Cancer, they would follow up with questions because they had no idea about it. In 2010, she felt the symptoms: bloating, lack of appetite, weight loss, fatigue. […]
Fake Weed Named “K2” affects Milwaukee and Midwest
By Dylan Deprey As the second half of June rolled around, local area hospitals saw a spike in severe bleeding cases. From never-ending bloody noses, to extremely heavy menstrual cycles, these were the same type of cases Chicago-area hospitals had been seeing since early March. In Chicago, the cause was Synthetic Cannabinoids tainted with Brodifacoum, […]
From Beloit to St. Louis: A Negro League Players’ Story
By Dylan Deprey Whether it is blasting whiffle balls over the neighbor’s fence or having to drop the boxing gloves and pick up a baseball mitt after a solid punch to the nose, professional baseball players from every generation have their story. While players’ love for baseball can run as deep as a fly ball […]
The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade
By Dylan Deprey During the night, a child gets out of bed to get a glass of water. Having zero knowledge of the lateral lead pipes under their house, they drink the water. Then like any other night, they go off to bed. This scenario is what the Freshwater for Life Action Coalition (FLAC) is […]
Eighth Graders Peacefully March for a Non-Violent Summer
By Dylan Deprey UACB’s 8th Grade class marching for a violence-free summer. (Photo By Dylan Deprey) While stopped at the intersection of 60th and Good Hope Rd. a crescendo of chants rang through the air. Pastel colored signs inked with the mantras being shouted read, “Stop the Violence” and “Black Lives Matter.” At the helm […]
WNOV Adds Flair to Community Resource Fair
By Dylan Deprey The Milwaukee Courier Resources, resources everywhere but some are hard to find. Milwaukee has had financial fairs, health fairs and job fairs but few under the same roof. WNOV 860 The Voice has taken the typical resource fair one step further. The 3rd annual Community Resource Fair will unite around 26 sponsors […]