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City officials and Milwaukee citizens expressed their frustration and outrage at State authorities over the ongoing scandal at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls. The Community Brainstorming Conference hosted the breakfast forum on February 27 at Saint Matthew C.M.E. Church to a packed crowd of concerned parents and local residents. “We need to not lose sight of the fact that there are kids up there that deserves so much better than what they’re getting right now,” said Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive. He noted that because Lincoln Hills is three and half hours north...

Since 1880, Usinger’s has been making sausage on Old World Third Street. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele declared February 23rd Fred Usinger Day in Milwaukee in recognition of Usinger’s lasting legacy in the community. This special proclamation, issued originally in 2005, recognized Usinger¹s as a family owned and operated local business spanning 136 years and four generations. After arriving in Milwaukee from Frankfurt, Germany, Fred Usinger Sr. eventually took over a small butcher shop where he was an employee. He later married a niece of the former owner, and the company has remained in...

Kristin Bennett, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW), outlined a development plan for new bike sharing stations around the city at a public information meeting on February 23. In the meeting held at the Zeidler Municipal Building downtown, Bennett explained that the proposal would see 32 additional locations reaching as far South as Bay View, and applauded the partnership between the city and Bublr Bikes. “We see this as our most important year yet,” said Bublr Bikes Executive Director Kevin Hardman. “With our expansion of locations at the end of 2015...