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Less Than One Percent
Solutions to the world's fresh water crisis pioneered in the Great Lakes region are the focus of this documentary. Although two-thirds of the globe is covered with water, only one percent of its freshwater supply available for human consumption... (Click here to read more)
Copies of documentaries on local neighborhoods produced by Dan Jones for Milwaukee Public Television may be purchased for $25. They include:

A Day in the Life of Milwaukee
This 30-minute documentary showcases unique places and people in Milwaukee, mixing classic city scenes with vignettes from everyday life. The program includes a variety of memorable images such as Bob Uecker calling a Milwaukee Brewer game and Art Altenburg singing about his southside tavern.

Behind the Headlines: Inside the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A one-hour documentary detailing the inner workings of Wisconsin's largest newspaper, this program looks at newsroom decisions about covering stories, the role of technology in newspaper production, the company's income, and many other aspects of the Journal Sentinel's operations.

Brady Street
Milwaukee's memorable and unusual Brady Street is the subject of this one-hour documentary. The program examines Brady Street today-one of the city's favorite and best-known neighborhoods-and also takes a look back at its origins. The nine-block-long neighborhood on Milwaukee's east side has an Italian and Polish heritage overlaid with a tapestry of blues bars, upscale restaurants, and other influences, including memories of its famous '70s festivals.

Lisbon Avenue: A Neighborhood on the Edge
This one-hour documentary focuses on whether the district will survive or fail as a neighborhood. The area's boundaries are N. 27th Street on the east, N. Sherman Boulevard on the west, W. Vliet Street on the south, and North Avenue on the north. Approximately 16,000 people--half of them children--live in the Lisbon Avenue neighborhood.

Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery
One of Milwaukee's oldest, largest cemeteries and its residents is the subject of a one-hour program exploring the history of the 200-acre cemetery in which more than 100,000 former Milwaukee residents make their final resting place. Among them are the founders of some of Milwaukee's best known businesses such as Blatz, Pabst, Schlitz, A.O. Smith, Pfister and Falk.

Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward
An area reclaimed from neglect and the ravages of urban renewal is explored in this one-hour program. Now one of the city's trendier areas, the Third Ward draws an eclectic collection of people live, work, and play among its century-old buildings, fancy shops, antique stores and theaters.


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