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Colleagues share their personal memories of Vel Phillips Posted by Staff | Apr 22, 2018 | Articles | Civil Rights pioneer Velvalea “Vel” Phillips passed away on April 17, 2018 at the age of 94. De...Arte Para Todos festival kicks off fourth year of local music and art mkeind.com/2HhcNsi
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Arte Para Todos festival kicks off fourth year of local music and art Posted by Curated Content | Apr 22, 2018 | Curated | Local musicians, venues, artists, and neighborhoods kick off a 4 day celebrat...The insensitivity of when Christians preach at a Non-Christian’s funerals mkeind.com/2HOl3kO
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The insensitivity of when Christians preach at a Non-Christian’s funerals Posted by John Pavlovitz | Apr 22, 2018 | External | A good friend texted me a screenshot with the Facebook page of a mutual...The difficulties Milwaukee has in saying “Yes” to success for education mkeind.com/2F3lFjs
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The difficulties Milwaukee has in saying “Yes” to success for education Posted by Margaret Rozga | Apr 21, 2018 | Articles | The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Board and administration is currentl...Ruling by Wisconsin appeals court reinstates lawsuit against online gun dealer mkeind.com/2HP4bdI
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Ruling by Wisconsin appeals court reinstates lawsuit against online gun dealer Posted by Staff | Apr 21, 2018 | Articles | An appeals court in Wisconsin ruled on April 19 that a firearms trading websi...Public health alert issued as a result of synthetic marijuana hospitalizations mkeind.com/2HPn7c6
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Public health alert issued as a result of synthetic marijuana hospitalizations Posted by Staff | Apr 21, 2018 | Articles | The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) released a warning to the publi...Building bridges for regional collaboration starts with breaking bread together mkeind.com/2H0ezhf
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Building bridges for regional collaboration starts with breaking bread together Posted by Editor | Apr 20, 2018 | Featured | “This unique opportunity to break bread with Aldermen from other municipa...Artists announced for new Black Cat Alley murals mkeind.com/2HKz56N
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Artists announced for new Black Cat Alley murals Posted by Editor | Apr 20, 2018 | Articles | The East Side’s Black Cat Alley will kick off the installment of two new murals. Beginning on Friday Apr...Milwaukee area selected for site of 2018 Para-Cycling Criterium Nationals mkeind.com/2HQ90U4
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Milwaukee area selected for site of 2018 Para-Cycling Criterium Nationals Posted by Curated Content | Apr 20, 2018 | Curated | Organizers of the Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) recently announced...On Walking Intently: Mushroom Hunting and Jane’s Walk MKE mkeind.com/2H85rrc
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On Walking Intently: Mushroom Hunting and Jane’s Walk MKE Posted by Dominic Inouye | Apr 19, 2018 | Featured | Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I hiked with my family every late summer and early...ACLU to host “Photographs of the Resistance” exhibit for Gallery Night mkeind.com/2vqGu8P
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ACLU to host “Photographs of the Resistance” exhibit for Gallery Night Posted by Staff | Apr 19, 2018 | Articles | The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin will showcase a collection...From North Division to Yokosuka: Navy sailor credits growing up in Milwaukee mkeind.com/2EXVkDp
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From North Division to Yokosuka: Navy sailor credits growing up in Milwaukee Posted by Curated Content | Apr 19, 2018 | Curated | A Milwaukee native and 2009 North Division High School graduate is ser...Chinese Supermarket opens in underserved neighborhood of the Near West Side mkeind.com/2HGlgX0
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Chinese Supermarket opens in underserved neighborhood of the Near West Side Posted by Editor | Apr 18, 2018 | Featured | The grand opening of Mo’s Food Market 中華超市 China Supermarket kicked o...Local architecture studio to design private school in eastern China mkeind.com/2uG1wQm
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Local architecture studio to design private school in eastern China Posted by Curated Content | Apr 18, 2018 | Curated | The Kubala Washatko Architects (TKWA) of Cedarburg was recently awarded its sec...Wisconsin’s Ginseng export at risk in trade war with China mkeind.com/2HyyNjs
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Wisconsin’s Ginseng export at risk in trade war with China Posted by Syndicated | Apr 18, 2018 | Syndicated | Wisconsin exports a diverse array of agricultural products around the world. One high-pr...Vel Phillips: Milwaukee mourns death of Civil Rights advocate and lifelong trailblazer mkeind.com/2HI818c
Milwaukee’s first streetcar for The Hop completes successful maiden track test mkeind.com/2GXAvdb
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Milwaukee’s first streetcar for The Hop completes successful maiden track test Posted by Lee Matz | Apr 17, 2018 | Featured | The first of five vehicles for the city’s streetcar fleet took to the ...Research by Wisconsin professor details how Russians used Facebook to manipulate voters mkeind.com/2H5N1Y5
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Research by Wisconsin professor details how Russians used Facebook to manipulate voters Posted by Staff | Apr 17, 2018 | Articles | A professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pub...Annual denim pants display to raise awareness about sexual assault mkeind.com/2HyUekr
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Annual denim pants display to raise awareness about sexual assault Posted by Curated Content | Apr 17, 2018 | Curated | Mayor Tom Barrett recently called for community-wide attention to the month-long...Jane Bradley Pettit honored at final Bradley Center charity benefit mkeind.com/2H1tUhJ
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Jane Bradley Pettit honored at final Bradley Center charity benefit Posted by Editor | Apr 16, 2018 | Featured | The BMO Harris Bradley Center held a special final season fundraiser and celebration on...The Church of Baseball: Milwaukee author shares filmmaking stories from Bull Durham mkeind.com/2HmP5vu
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The Church of Baseball: Milwaukee author shares filmmaking stories from Bull Durham Posted by Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Articles | Jim Cryns has written about professional baseball and film for more than...Restoration to begin on Humboldt Park’s 125 year-old lagoon mkeind.com/2HBcqtN
Restoration to begin on Humboldt Park’s 125 year-old lagoon | The Milwaukee Independent
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Restoration to begin on Humboldt Park’s 125 year-old lagoon Posted by Curated Content | Apr 16, 2018 | Curated | Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and a $4,100 “Sweet Water” grant from the Sou...Op Ed: Milwaukee can never desegregate under America’s Oligarchy system mkeind.com/2uXt18t
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Op Ed: Milwaukee can never desegregate under America’s Oligarchy system Posted by Op Ed | Apr 15, 2018 | Articles | “American democracy is a sham, no matter how much it is pumped by the oligarchs ...Political groups release statements on Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from Congress mkeind.com/2GUv6mZ
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Political groups release statements on Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from Congress Posted by Staff | Apr 15, 2018 | Articles | On April 11, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that this will be his l...