Jess Miller

3 weeks ago | wisconsinlife.org | Jess Miller |Maureen McCollum

Adrian Molitor knows a thing or two about hardwood floors. With his Madison-based business, Molitor Traditional Flooring, he’s restored historic floors in some of southern Wisconsin’s most iconic homes and businesses. Jess Miller caught up with Molitor to talk about why the old, weathered wood speaks to him. ==The Molitor Traditional Flooring crew is hard at work in Madison’s Lothlórien Cooperative House, a massive yellow castle on Lake Mendota.

Mar 4, 2025 | wisconsinlife.org | Jess Miller |Maureen McCollum

Most of the folks who live on Langdon Street along Madison’s Lake Mendota are short-timers: students or young professionals. But at Kennedy Manor, on the corner of Langdon and Wisconsin Avenue, many residents have lived in the same apartment for decades – some for as long as 40 years. Jess Miller lives around the corner from Kennedy Manor. His curiosity led him to explore what makes residents want to stay.

Dec 9, 2024 | channel3000.com | Jess Miller

It’s not known for sure how challah — the sweet, fluffy bread that’s the star of a Jewish Shabbat dinner — got its braids. Some say the braids carry religious significance, other explanations are more practical. If you ask Neil Stalboerger, owner of Stalzy’s Deli, you’ll get a somewhat more romantic answer. He heard the creator of modern-day challah was in love with a girl who had braided hair. He braided his bread to symbolize this love.

Nov 9, 2024 | hastemagazine.co.uk | Jess Miller |Sophie Wyatt

Written by Jess MillerQuality over quantity, less is more and value over volume. Considered to be the mantra of designer clothing from the 1920’s through to the 90’s. Then opposite sat at the helm, quiet luxury has been thrown out the window and morphed into ostentatiously branded items which are soon to fill the already crowded rails of TKMaxx. Logomania has reigned supreme for many years, however, it looks like vintage has come to usurp the crown. Finally.

Oct 28, 2024 | wortfm.org | Jess Miller

For the last several years, late October has been a time of celebration for the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project – a chance to commemorate the annual olive harvest in Palestine. This year, though, the group went a different direction with the event. “We called it a chance to honor the resilience of the Palestinian people,” said Cassandra Dixon, a volunteer with the Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, who helped organize the event. “We seem to have either celebratory events or funerals.