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Near West Side Partners (NWSP), along with representatives from Harley-Davidson, Marquette University, and WaterStone Bank, recently announced that applications are open for the third annual Rev-Up MKE competition – a “shark tank”-style small business competition with the goal of revitalizing commercial corridors in the Near West Side. The program will again provide an opportunity for startup entrepreneurs to expand or start a business in the Near West Side and receive the support it needs to make it a success. “The Near West Side is ready to welcome another generation of entrepreneurs to our growing neighborhood,” said Keith Stanley, Executive...

The City of Milwaukee has been selected to receive a $30,000 play space grant from the Walt Disney Company in support of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and Disney’s combined goal of providing one million kids and families with greater access to play. As part of the national Meet Me at the Park program, park and recreation agencies across the country were invited to share their best ideas on increasing access to play spaces for children and families in their communities. Agencies with the most innovative and impactful project ideas were chosen to receive $30,000 grants to...

Milwaukee Public Schools announced another record-breaking amount of scholarship dollars earned by students in 2018. The Class of 2018 received an eye-popping total of $86,247,467* in scholarship offers, shattering last year’s record of $64 million. This is the sixth straight year, dating back to 2012 ($18 million total), that scholarship offers have increased. This year’s class saw nearly 900 students receiving scholarships; that number has increased by more than 200 since 2015. Scholarship dollars for African-American students doubled this year. “Congratulations to the Class of 2018 for breaking the record for scholarships earned. Hard work and determination allowed our...

Summerfest announced on June 20 that a collection of exciting new updates were added to its official festival app, making mobile usage easier for everyone attending the Big Gig. The free Summerfest mobile app serves as a useful guide to this year’s lineup, stage schedules, and entire festival experience. Users can sync the online festival schedule to their smart phones to stay up-to-date, get schedule recommendations, find where all their favorite beers are sold, and discover new artists. The following new features to the Summerfest App were just released: U.S. Cellular Lights – Before the headlining show at the...

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) reported the results from two days of heavy rains that caused sewer overflows on June 18 and 19 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In just under two hours, intense rainfall filled the Deep Tunnel 74% full (320 million gallons) on June 18. Rain and wastewater poured into the tunnel at a rate of 6.4 billion gallons per day at around 4:00 p.m. that day. The main Deep Tunnel holds 432 million gallons. To reduce the risk of basement backups, MMSD initiated a combined sewer overflow. MMSD rain gauges measured 4.04 inches...

With nearly 2,000 immigrant children separated from their parents in just six weeks alone, there is an unprecedented human rights disaster unfolding at our border. As public outrage mounts, members of Congress demand access to government-run facilities, and the United Nations condemns us, the Trump administration is attempting to shift the blame — fast. In the past week, the administration has made several misleading statements, trying to justify the systematic separation of children from their parents. On Monday, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen held a press briefing where she doubled down on family separation, denying that the separation of children...