Christina Lorey is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and former UpNorthNews newsletter editor. She previously worked as a producer, reporter, and TV anchor for stations in Madison and Moline. When she’s not writing or asking questions, Christina volunteers with Girls on the Run, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and several mental health organizations.
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Why Dwyane Wade started one of America’s best summer reading programs in Wisconsin
Marquette University has one of the country’s BEST summer reading programs — and it’s all thanks to alum Dwyane Wade, who famously missed his entire freshman season because of low grades! The Hartman Center’s Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, launched in 2015, places students into small groups of three to five based on their reading…
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Inside Wisconsin’s Oldest Restaurant
A lot’s happened since Nashotah’s Red Circle Inn first opened its doors in 1848. Throughout its 177-year history, the Inn has welcomed traders, trappers, settlers, tourists, working class, high class, and just about every diner in between. 1848: Francis Schraudenbach opens the Nashotah Inn to serve people heading from Milwaukee to Watertown 1854: A railroad…
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¡Salud! Minocqua Brewing launches new ‘Gulf of Mexico’ lager
It’s still called the Gulf of Mexico. And in Wisconsin, it’s also a beer!
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From Cobb to Coach of the Year: Wisconsin’s Greg Gard is the ultimate underdog
Wisconsin’s Greg Gard has one of the BEST underdog stories in college sports: 🚜 He grew up on a hog farm in the tiny town of Cobb, Wisconsin (population: 480). 🏀 He met future Hall of Fame coach Bo Ryan at an 8th grade basketball camp. ❤️ When his own athletic career wasn’t panning out,…
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Small Town, Big Stage: Why hosting the 2025 NFL Draft is a really big deal for Wisconsin
For the first time ever, Green Bay will host not just the draft, but any major, league-wide event. Since moving out of New York in 2015, the NFL Draft has become a massive spectacle–exploding from essentially a giant conference call into a three-day destination event. Over the past decade, the league has awarded the draft…
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Let’s talk about Culver’s political donations
Custard & Campaign Contributions: What Culver’s political donations over the years reveal about the company.
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Unbeatable Butter: Meet the sisters giving Wisconsin’s favorite spread the spotlight it deserves
Wisconsin is filled with beer & cheese lovers. But a pair of Columbus sisters are committed to putting another kind of dairy on the map: artisan butter.
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A Guide to Catching the Northern Lights from Wisconsin
LOOK UP! The Northern Lights are one of the world’s most magical wonders — and sometimes, you can spot them from Wisconsin…
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Yo Way! How Wisconsin became the ‘Yo-Yo Capital of the World’
And how we later lost that title…
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‘God Bless Our Troops:’ How Biden’s signature speech-ender continues to have an impact
“God bless our troops.” It may have seemed small, but former president Joe Biden ended EVERY speech with those four words — and his actions backed them up. One of the most impactful pieces of legislation the former president signed into law is called the PACT Act — the largest health care and benefit expansion…
