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It’s fall in Milwaukee, but you wouldn’t know it by how the music scene has been heating up. Venues around the city remain open — with some COVID-19 restrictions — and festivals and shows have continued to bring out big crowds.

October is in full swing in Milwaukee. Neighborhoods around the city are already sporting Halloween decorations and the calendar is full of events celebrating the season and our community.

Every month, Lake Effect will be highlighting a librarian in our new series with the Milwaukee Public Library. This month, we're speaking with Kelly Bolter. She was previously the branch manager at the Tippecanoe Library and now works at Central as a Library Services Manager and helps lead the monthly Climate Action Book Club.

Audrey is a producer, host and reporter for Lake Effect. She is involved with every aspect of the show — from conducting interviews, editing audio, posting web stories and mixing the show together.

Compact Science is an engaging new YouTube series from WNED PBS and the Buffalo Museum of Science that explores the wonders of science right in our own backyard

The third annual Villa Park Brewfest, featuring local and regional craft breweries as well as tasty food truck cuisine, will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park.

We’ll hear from one of the leaders of the Milwaukee American Indian Movement who took over an abandoned Coast Guard station 50 years ago. Then, we’ll learn about the Wisconsin DNR’s effort to encourage the catch and release of muskies. We’ll learn about the Milwaukee County Zoo’s plan to vaccinate animals from COVID-19. Plus, we’ll speak with the author and some of the subjects of the book, Refugee High: A Coming of Age in America.

Above-ground pools to fit any backyard and budget By carolin lehmann July 21, 2021 / 9:26 PM / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently from the CBS News staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Getty Images/iStockphoto If you want the privacy of your own pool but not the cost of one, consider an above-ground pool for your backyard this su...

Published June 9, 2021 at 9:42 AM CDT Listen • 51:22 Today on Lake Effect, we look at a new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum about policy changes at the Milwaukee Police Department and how they compare to what’s happening in other cities. Then the lead of Milwaukee Film’s GenreQueer program shares more about their new, month-long Pride programming. Plus, we speak with a producer of the film Breaking Fast, which brings queer, Arab, Muslim-American represe...

stock.adobe.com Summer is here in Milwaukee and people are celebrating by getting outside and going to events. Summer has arrived. Milwaukees gathering limit has been removed and Milwaukeeans across the city are getting together and going outside. Adam Carr from the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service joins Lake Effect every month to talk about community events happening in the city. Here are some noteworthy events taking place in June. Open until July 31, this outdoor art exhibition in Harbo...