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Sounds of the Re:Union – The Milwaukee Ukulele Club

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Hear How This Little Instrument Is Changing Lives

Sounds of the Re:Union - The Milwaukee Ukulele Club

The ukulele typically evokes thoughts of a Pacific island paradise, but as we found out, it’s all the rage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Ukulele Club consists of a group of people who come together to play the small instrument and find a meaningful, positive social outlet that creates a unique sense of community in their lives. We spoke with the club’s founder and leader Lil Rev, as well as members Nina and Cheryl Ann. (more…)

Tags: Al Letson, brenton crozier, lil rev, milwaukee ukulele club, sotru, sounds of the re:union, State of the Re:Union
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Remembering to Remember

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

In living with a two year old, SpongeBob rules the domestic airwaves. Additionally, the margin I once used to hit up my favorite news websites has diminished to near nonexistence. So it’s this out of touch cavern that I reside in and to be honest, it’s not all that bad. Frustration spawned from political insanity and the daily global chaos has been replaced by the antics of an underwater world ruled by Krabby Patties. But one of the pitfalls of unplugging like this is reaching a comfort level with omitting certain things that should never be dismissed from my daily stream of consciousness. (more…)

Tags: Al Letson, brenton crozier, memorial day, military appreciation, sotru, State of the Re:Union
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A City Is Like an Elephant

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Whether by default or design, all of us on the SOTRU team are gradually becoming city experts. With each fresh location we go to, we accumulate new perspectives on how different places are approaching a frequently overlapping set of challenges, be it how to stem a rise in crime or reverse a loss of jobs, halt a wave of foreclosures or repair an urban infrastructure that’s seen better days. What if to solve some of these problems we turned not to the usual handful of urban planners and economic development honchos… but to a group of physicists? (more…)

Tags: Al Letson, npr, prx, Public Radio, seed magazine, sotru, State of the Re:Union, tina antolini, urban planning
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Crabtree Farms in Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga, Tennessee, is nicknamed the Scenic City for a good reason. With breathtaking vistas of the Appalachian mountains and the Tennessee River flowing through it, the city is rich with outdoor beauty. To add to its resume, Forbes ranked Chattanooga as the eighth most affordable city in America in 2009. But Chattanooga hasn’t always had [...]

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