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Famous Milwaukee Activist Ruth Weill
Today’s Famous Wisconsinite and Milwaukee resident is Riverwest Activist Ruth Weill. She was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee,...
elanarubin
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Famous Wisconsin Actor Harrison Ford
️Today’s famous Wisconsinite is actor Harrison Ford. He was born in Chicago. His mother Dorothy was a Russian Jew and former Radio...
elanarubin
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Famous Wisconsin Artist Georgia O'Keefe
Today’s WI Famous portrait is of American Modernist Artist, Georgia O’Keeffe. She was born in Sun Prairie, WI on a dairy farm. She...
elanarubin
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Oprah Winfrey
It is hard to not stand in wonder of the life lead by today's subject. Oprah Winfrey, rising from dire poverty and abuse to become one of...
Eli
Jun 14, 20222 min read


Faces of Wisconsin: Harry Houdini
My first memory of learning about today's subject, Escape Artist and Illusionist Harry Houdini, was in hearing the cautionary tale of his...
Eli
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Faces of Wisconsin: Jidenna
Rapper and Afrobeat Artist, Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, was born in Wisconsin Rapids, WI on May 4th, 1985. He is a first-generation West...
elanarubin
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Bryan Cherry
Although most people likely know the subject of today's portrait, Bryan Cherry, as a musician and frontman, he is perhaps better...
Eli
Dec 31, 20212 min read


2021 Wrap Up
Despite the many difficulties we all faced in 2021, I have much to be thankful for both professionally and personally. Here are a few of...
elanarubin
Dec 30, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Chuck Goldman
If you live in Riverwest or its nearby neighborhoods, chances are you know today's subject, Poet Chuck Goldman, and maybe have even had...
Eli
Nov 25, 20217 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Matthew Gutiérrez
Poet Matthew Gutierrez grew up on the south side of Milwaukee and began writing poetry when he was 15. After obtaining a Bachelors and...
Eli
Oct 31, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Brandon Woodruff
Despite the early playoff exit, we wanted to celebrate this memorable season once more with today's subject, Brandon Woodruff. Originally...
elanarubin
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Omar Narváez
The spectacular success of the Brewers' pitching staff has been driven in major part by their catchers with the subject of today's...
elanarubin
Sep 28, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Eduardo Escobar
The subject of today's portrait is third baseman Eduardo Escobar, a midseason addition to the Brewers who has brought his powerful bat...
Eli
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Corbin Burnes
As we look to the playoffs having clinched the division, today's portrait recognizes the contributions made to that success by our ace...
Eli
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Ryan Braun
We recently said farewell to the subject of today's portrait, Ryan Braun, as he decided to retire from Major League Baseball after 14...
Eli
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Eugene Kane
Today's subject, Eugene Kane, spoke on behalf of the Black Community in Milwaukee and beyond for nearly 30 years through his work as a...
Eli
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Dasha Kelly Hamilton
I admit feeling guilty about my unfamiliarity with the work of Dasha Kelly Hamilton, the subject of today's portrait, given her...
Eli
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Antler
The subject of today's portrait is poet Brad Burdick, better known as Antler. Born in Wauwatosa, he became interested in poetry in middle...
Eli
Sep 9, 20211 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Mathilde Anneke
The subject of today's portrait, Mathilde Anneke, was ahead of her time in many ways. She was a radical and a feminist when those...
Eli
Sep 5, 20212 min read


Faces of Milwaukee: Don Nedobeck
Milwaukee artist Don Nedobeck, the subject of today's portrait, attended Pulaski High School, Marquette, and UW Milwaukee. After college...
Eli
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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