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Mayor Tom Barrett kicks-off 2016 walking initiative

Posted by Editor | Jun 2, 2016 |

Walking initiative encourages active living over the summer months for a healthier Milwaukee, one step at a time. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett kicked-off his 2016 Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge on June 1 at City Hall. The program’s warm-up and announcement were followed by the inaugural walk along the Milwaukee Riverwalk. Over one hundred individuals participated in the first mile with Mayor Barrett. Walk 100 encourages Milwaukee residents to stay active by participating in community walks with fellow residents. More than 70 percent of Milwaukeeans report being overweight, and less than half of them report getting the...

Denis Sullivan to join tall ships festival

Posted by Editor | Jun 2, 2016 |

Discovery World’s S/V Denis Sullivan will be a part of the Tall Ships Festival, that will be sailing the Great Lakes connecting the United States and Canada in the Summer of 2016. The world’s only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner joins two segments of the multi-port event, beginning August 12 when it sails to Duluth, Minnesota. Along with an armada of up to a dozen other tall ships, the Sullivan will represent Milwaukee in the Parade of Sail and compete in a tall ship race across the length of Lake Superior for the first half...

Memorial installed at grave of Colored Civil War soldier

Posted by Editor | Jun 1, 2016 |

Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for only two Soldiers of Color who fought for Wisconsin in the Civil War. William Reed joined Company F, 29th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) on April 7, 1864 and followed 1750,000 African Americans into battle. Upon his death after the war, he lay in an unmarked grave for 121 years until a headstone was installed on May 30. “We know that he served his country from April 7, 1864 until after the war ended in November 1865,” said Ricky Townsell, a re-enactment group member of Company...

Photo Essay: Sky dancing with kites

Posted by Editor | May 30, 2016 |

Kites of all shapes, sizes, and colors filled the skies above Veteran’s Park, along Lake Michigan for the 29th annual Maggiano’s Family Kite Festival, on May 28 and 29.

Toni Rivera Joachin: Breaking the language barrier

Posted by Editor | May 27, 2016 |

With a multi-ethnic background, family hardships, and experience in code-switching between vastly diverse cultures across the North and South sides of Milwaukee, Toni Rivera Joachin finds herself as a community advocate for the historic neighborhood where she grew up as a young Latina. Her experience offers a unique perspective on a wide range of Hispanic issues, from immigration to being marginalized by society. | Q&A with Toni Rivera Joachin Milwaukee Independent: From your personal experience, what is it like being a hispanic woman in Milwaukee today? Toni Rivera Joachin: Hispanic women have more opportunities today than they had in the...

Toni Rivera Joachin: A city of immigrants

Posted by Editor | May 27, 2016 |

With a multi-ethnic background, family hardships, and experience in code-switching between vastly diverse cultures across the North and South sides of Milwaukee, Toni Rivera Joachin finds herself as a community advocate for the historic neighborhood where she grew up as a young Latina.