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MCTS offers Northshore service to Summerfest with return of Bayshore freeway flyer

Posted by Editor | Jun 7, 2018 |

After a 15-year hiatus, MCTS will again provide Freeway Flyers service to Summerfest from the Park-Ride lot near the Bayshore Town Center. County Executive Chris Abele, Summerfest CEO Don Smiley, and Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy announced the special event route at a press conference on June 5 at the Silver Spring Drive Park-Ride Lot across from Bayshore Town Center. “We are the economic engine of the Northshore. We are where everyone goes to shop, to dine, and to recreate. So we are pleased to have this opportunity to help all of the Northshore communities to have an easier way...

“The Great American Read” asks Milwaukee book lovers to pick their favorite novel

Posted by Editor | Jun 7, 2018 |

Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) announced recently that it will receive a grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to host programs around “The Great American Read.” The eight-part PBS television series was designed to engage audiences to read and share their personal connections from a list of 100 diverse books. The chosen books span five centuries, from Don Quixote (1603) to Ghost (2016). Authors from 15 different countries are represented, with genres ranging from beloved children’s classics such as Charlotte’s Web to modern best-sellers such as Twilight. “MPL is honored to receive this...

The day Milwaukee turned orange to help end gun violence

Posted by Editor | Jun 5, 2018 |

City leaders and community advocates gathered at O’Donnell Park on May 31 to raise awareness about gun viоIеncе, in recognition of Wear Orange Day and National Gun ViоIеncе Awareness Day on June 1. More than 100,000 men, women, and children are shоt every year across the nation, with gun viоIеncе devastating families in Wisconsin and tеrrоrizing disadvantaged Milwaukee neighborhoods. The annual Wear Orange Weekend, June 1 to 3, is a national campaign to end gun viоIеncе. The Calling, the orange sunburst-shaped sculpture at O’Donnell Park, was the background for the kick-off rally, attended by dozens of supporters dressed in...

S/V Denis Sullivan sets sail for a new season of exploration on Lake Michigan

Posted by Editor | Jun 2, 2018 |

The S/V Denis Sullivan, Discovery World’s tall ship, kicked off its 2018 sailing season on May 26, beginning with a full day of free deck tours. The sailing vessel is one of the jewels of the Discover World program. As the world’s only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner, the Denis Sullivan offers a genuine maritime experience to the public. However, her main purpose is educational. The floating classroom has a scientific laboratory, two computer workstations, and equipment to study Lake Michigan’s freshwater environment. The Denis Sullivan is not a replica of a specific vessel, but...

Derek C. Mosley: A Day in Photos with the Municipal Court Judge

Posted by Editor | Jun 1, 2018 |

“Many kids get influenced by fictional movies and entertainment. They see a fantasy movie and want to be a wizard. It’s not like they will grow up to cast magical spells, but it inspires their imagination and opens up possibilities of who they can become. For me, the first black lawyer I ever saw was Blair Underwood on the TV drama “L.A. Law.” Even though he was fictional, he was a young African American guy, he wore nice suits, had a nice car, lived in L.A., and worked at a big law firm. So I thought to myself, ‘I...

Peace advocates gather for mass vigil in latest plea to reform gun legislation

Posted by Editor | May 31, 2018 |

March for Our Lives Milwaukee organized another downtown rally against gun violence on May 24, after a week that saw more mass shооtіngs around the country in Texas, Georgia, and Indiana. The March for Our Lives movement began after the Stoneman Douglas High School shооtіng on February 14 in Parkland, Florida, and through various forms of activism has attempted to pressure national legislators to enact sensible gun control laws. For the most part, the group’s efforts have been thwarted by the National Rifle Association (NRA), which has used its financial resources to lobby Congress on its behalf. The “Mass...