Editor, Author at Milwaukee Independent

Cree Myles: A relationship with music

Posted by Editor | May 19, 2016

As a direct descendent of the African slave trade and living in a city known for its segregation, Cree Myles explores her identity with a soulful passion in the performance of music. Behind the vocals that should one day bring her national attention, Myles balances her dreams with the reality of life in Milwaukee. | Q&A with Cree Myles Milwaukee Independent: Did you have a role model growing up, and how did that example influence your life? Cree Myles: When I was really young I loved Dominque Dawes, that was when the 1996 Olympics happened and I don’t think it’s a...

Annual tour goes deep into Historic Water Tower area

Posted by Editor | May 18, 2016

The 35th annual Spaces & Traces neighborhood tour highlighted the foundational environment of Milwaukee. The 2016 event took place on May 14, with a walking route of 3 miles that weaved through the heart of the Historic Water Tower Neighborhood area. “Historic Milwaukee has been inviting the community to explore Milwaukee’s architecturally, historically, and culturally vibrant neighborhoods since 1981,” said Stacy Swadish, Executive Director of Historic Milwaukee, Inc. “We are proud to showcase a wide range of homes in the Watertower Neighborhood, from a French Castle on Lake Drive, to a prairie style duplex on Summit, and many styles in...

Photo Essay: NAMIwalks for Awareness

Posted by Editor | May 17, 2016 |

NAMIWalks celebrated its 14th Anniversary on May 14 at Veteran’s Park along Lake Michigan, enduring snow sprinkles and winter winds on a typical Milwaukee summer day.

Map: NAMIwalks along Lakefront

Posted by Editor | May 17, 2016 |

NAMIWalks celebrated its 14th Anniversary on May 14 at Veteran’s Park along Lake Michigan, enduring snow sprinkles and winter winds on a typical Milwaukee summer day. The charity walk supported the local chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental...

Aspirations for a new Milwaukee wrapped in a flag

Posted by Editor | May 16, 2016 |

Five finalists for the People’s Flag of Milwaukee Design Initiative were unveiled by Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton at Milwaukee’s City Hall on May 14. Four hundred visitor attended the single-day exhibition, which began a public voting processes to ultimately determine the winning flag design. “Greater Together launched right here. It is an effort to try and overcome a lot of the challenges this community has faced in our past, to make sure those issues remain a part of the past,” said Mayor Tom Barrett in the City Hall rotunda. “And so we are looking...

Photo Essay: A symbol that unites

Posted by Editor | May 16, 2016 |

Highlights from the May 14 event at City Hall, where the five finalists for the People’s Flag of Milwaukee Design Initiative were unveiled. The flags and their symbolism foster the hope for a better Milwaukee.