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The S/V Denis Sullivan left Discovery World for Port Washington on June 1 for the maiden excursion of its 5-hour Lazy Day Sail program. The world’s only re-creation of a 19th Century Great Lakes Schooner offered its first day trip, nearly tripling the time and distance of its regular sailing tours. The vessel left port along the downtown Milwaukee lakefront and made the 25 nautical mile voyage to Port Washington. Its arrival at Coal Dock Park coincided with the Pirate Fest celebration from June 2 to 4. “We had an arrangement up in Port Washington for the weekend to...

As construction of the Milwaukee Streetcar route moves forward and public discussions are scheduled for an East-West BRT line, Chіnа has announced a new technology that guides rail-based transit vehicles without the rail. The most modern rail technology is being deployed for the City of Milwaukee’s Streetcar project. Along side that, Milwaukee County has planned a 9-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service connecting major employment, education, and recreation destinations through downtown Milwaukee, the Near West Side, and Wauwatosa. However, one of the most discussed transportation needs, that has yet to move past words and reach the drawing board phase,...

The 2017 roller derby season for the Brewcity Bruisers (BCB) came to a climactic finish on May 27 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, when Maiden Milwaukee won the championship bout for the first time in the team’s 11 year league history. The Maidens won 122-120 in overtime against the Rushin’ Rollettes, in a highly emotional bout that saw an outpouring of support from opposing team members and fans alike. The Maidens had not clinched a championship title since the league was formed in 2005. Close to 100 active players are a part of the Brewcity Bruisers, with many of...

Hundreds of former and current members of the military, along with the general public and Sijan family, gathered from across the country to attend the dedication of the Lance P. Sijan Memorial Plaza at General Mitchell International Airport on May 26. The permanent tribute to Sijan, and all who have served, comes five decades after his dеаth as a POW in Vietnam, and brought to a close an emotional project that began in 2008. A replica of the 15 ton supersonic aircraft that Sijan had flown in the war, a F-4C Phantom Jet, had been on display at the...

The voices of fallen soldiers are not reflected in the simple stone marker planted by their final resting place. Their stories are not inscribed between the numbered dates of their entering the world and leaving it. But the sheer vastness of their existence at Wood National Cemetery speaks volumes to their love of home and country, should visitors take a moment to listen. To many residents of Milwaukee, Monday, May 29 marks the unofficial start of summer vacation for schools, more than the solemn holiday of loss it remembers. The federal holiday honors the people who dіеd while serving...