Trill • November 19 2025

How to Take Care of Your Teeth Like a Pro to Avoid the Dental Bill 

Going to the dentist for serious teeth issues can get expensive, but luckily there are tips for keeping healthy teeth and preventing those bills from piling up. Nobody wants the toothache or emotional burden of unhealthy teeth. Teeth often get overlooked in the self-care conversation, but they are actually one of the most important parts of the body everyone should be focusing on keeping in good health.The most important way to avoid a high bill from the dentist is to actually go to the dentist....

Media Milwaukee • November 9 2025

Milwaukee's N. Water Street Project: Residents Discuss Redesign - Media Milwaukee

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) organized an open-house style public involvement meeting at MSOE Diercks Hall on October 7, 2025, and presented their current design of the North Water Street Project, which will be a full reconstruction of N. Water Street from E. Kilbourn Avenue to E. Pleasant Street. 


At this point in the process, people behind the project are looking to see if most of the community agrees with the proposal. 


DPW’s first publicly involved meeting on...

Trill • October 20 2025

Does Gen Z Have a Depression Problem? What Not to Say to Someone Suffering. 

Gen Z is a generation with connection at their fingertips, yet they are struggling with depression at worrisome levels. The percentage of prevalent feelings of depression among college freshmen was 45.3 percent, according to the National Library of Medicine. These same Gen Z individuals reported feelings of loneliness and distress for the future. With all this in mind, it’s important to understand what to say to a friend or family member who might be struggling with depression.  Let’s try avoidi...

UWM Post • September 9 2025

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Gibson Leads New Era of Student Success  - UWM Post

A new school year always brings new faces to the UW-Milwaukee campus; however, this year, there is an even more notable fresh face with Dr. Thomas Gibson entering his freshman year as chancellor of the university.  

Chancellor Gibson was appointed earlier this year, and he is interested in seeing students succeed in every aspect of UWM, including academics, athletics, research, employment and community involvement. 

As a student-focused chancellor, Gibson made it a priority to share his first...

Trill • September 3 2025

‘Alien: Earth’ Review: Xenomorphs and Parasites and Hybrids, Oh My!

Alien: Earth has officially landed and it marks the first time Xenomorphs appear on the small screen. The series has received critical acclaim and racked up a total of 9.2 million views across streaming.  The tagline has always been, “In space no one can hear you scream,” but what about on Earth? Past films never brought the series’ cosmic horrors to planet Earth, and the audience has never seen what Earth looks like in this world, but here it’s explored thoroughly in a way that expands upon the...

UWM Post • August 19 2025

UWM Old Chemistry Building will be Demolished and Redeveloped into Greenspace - UWM Post

The old Chemistry Building at UW-Milwaukee is being demolished and redeveloped into a greenspace with other unique features to benefit students. 

UWM is a campus with many buildings close together, and this greenspace is intended to provide breathing space.  

This project comes after a new Chemistry Building was constructed to replace the previous structure, which failed to meet code requirements for a science lab facility. 

The university did an analysis on the old building to consider it fo...

UWM Post • August 7 2025

Milwaukee Zine Fest: A Celebration of Local Artistry - UWM Post

Milwaukee Zine Fest is an annual festival featuring DIY artists, small publishers and local creators, held at the Central Library.

The Bindery partners with the Milwaukee Public Library to spotlight zine culture through a special one-day event hosting vendors, panels, workshops and displays.

This celebration, which has been happening for 16 years, attracts attendees and traveling artists from all over the Midwest.

Zine-making has grown significantly in popularity as a radical medium for self-...

UWM Post • July 29 2025

4 Milwaukee Film Festival Documentaries We Still Think About  - UWM Post

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival has been over for quite some time now, but these documentaries left such an impression that we are still thinking about them.

These four features addressed important social causes, revealed new something about the human spirit, left the audience with a call-to-action and even introduced us to 25 rescue cats to fall in love with.

Let us look back on these program highlights of the festival.

This film is a must-watch for cat lovers. “25 Cats from Qatar” follows...