Return of the Mentor

Return of the Mentor

It was the first major event for my new job. After working for ten years at a busy nonprofit publishing house in Chicago, I thought I could easily handle media coverage for all parts of the massive event, held in conjunction with a well-respected event partner...
Growing Up Green

Growing Up Green

Roger Coleman, a senior at Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, got his first taste of the Urban Ecology Center by “hay sledding” down a hill during their Fall Festival when he was in fifth grade. His second visit to the Center happened a few weeks later...
Secret Recipe

Secret Recipe

Nobody could figure out why the Colonel’s wife tried to beat the train. When Dad came home that night he said it was a terrible waste of a ’55 Chevy Bel Air, and, even with a V-8 engine, she should have known better. When he took off his service-issue...
Connections by Design

Connections by Design

You might have noticed something a little different when you picked up this issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas. It’s true: we’ve had a makeover. Our new design is a little cleaner, with more visual interest and less superfluity, making the magazine, in...