Life's Voices

The last remaining child of Aldo Leopold, Estella Leopold, died this week. Her father’s 1949 book, A Sand County Almanac , fueled the conservation movement. Estella carried on the family tradition, as a paleoecologist and conservationist.

Milwaukee native Will Radler’s life mission has been to share the beauty of flowers.Growing up on city’s north side, he poured over his grandmother’s rose…

Every year at this time, we bring you stories of people in the Milwaukee area who are working to improve the community. In today’s installment of Life’s…

One of the longest-serving ministers in southeastern Wisconsin is retiring at the end of this year. The Rev. Tony Larsen will step down after more than…

WUWM's year-end Life's Voices series continues with a profile of Robert Biko Baker. After earning at Ph.D. in history from UCLA, Baker -- a Milwaukee…

Many people who give back to the community are motivated by causes that touch them, personally. That's the case for Alex Brkich. Because of his experience…

During this holiday season, WUWM reporters are sharing stories of local people who give back to the community. In this installment of our year-end series…

Every Saturday morning, hundreds of people wait in line for the doors to open at the Riverwest Food Pantry. It’s located in the basement of St. Casimir’s…

There is a chaplaincy program in Milwaukee – that responds to crime scenes and fires, and even to the unrest that occurred in Sherman Park this…

With the end of the year comes reflection, and plans for the months ahead. And 2016 is a big year for Milwaukee Recreation supervisor Carmelo Cortes.