Author: Correspondent

This year is the golden anniversary of a beloved Milwaukee tradition, as the Great TV Auction celebrates a half century. Over the last 50 years, southeastern Wisconsin has embraced this unique, live, on-air fundraiser for Milwaukee PBS, growing from 250 volunteers and a handful of donors in its first year, to thousands of volunteers and donors today. Area viewers made this the nation’s #1 PBS fundraising auction, both in net revenue raised and in prime-time ratings. The 50th Anniversary Great TV Auction will be held over two consecutive weekends, from Friday to Sunday, beginning the weekend of April 27-29...

Milwaukee County has received a $250,000 state grant to support construction of The Sherman Phoenix, an entrepreneurial and wellness hub in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will help fund the transformation of a fire-damaged bank on West Fond du Lac Avenue into an innovative commercial development that will house 20 businesses, most owned by people of color. “The Phoenix will not only provide Milwaukee’s entrepreneurs and innovators with affordable space to pursue their dreams, but it will help revitalize the entire neighborhood,” said Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, who...

Milwaukee Pride recently announced that Diverse & Resilient was picked as the 2018 beneficiary of the PrideFest Plus One campaign, a fundraising program that supports local LGBTQ health and wellness. Founded in 1995, Diverse & Resilient strives to address and overcome the health disparities experienced by Wisconsin’s LGBTQ people. The organization offers a wide variety of support, advocacy and capability-building programs in six priority areas: acceptance, cultivating leaders, mental health, sexual health, partner & community violence, and substance use. “Diverse and Resilient is thrilled to be this year’s Plus One campaign charity,” said Gerry Coon, president and CEO of...

Ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate hearing on April 10, advocacy group Avaaz took an army of 100 life-sized Zuckerberg cutouts wearing ‘Fix Fakebook’ t-shirts to the Capitol lawn. After battling disinformation campaigns worldwide, Avaaz has consulted with governments in 6 countries, social media executives, and polled its global membership. It is calling on Mark Zuckerberg, Internet CEOs and government regulators to fight disinformation campaigns that threaten democracies across the world. By the evening of April 10, one million people had signed an open letter, will appeared in front page ads of Politico and Washington Post in reply to Mark...

Sculpture Milwaukee, a free outdoor urban sculpture experience in downtown Milwaukee, will return to Wisconsin Avenue with new works by 20+ internationally, nationally and locally renowned artists. Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, Los Angeles-based artist Liz Glynn, American artist Mel Kendrick, Milwaukee-based collaborators Shana McCaw and Brent Budsberg, New York-based artist Hank Willis Thomas, French artist Bernar Venet, and Austrian artist Erwin Wurm are among the featured artists in the 2018 installation. Sculpture Milwaukee will be on view from June to Oct. 21, 2018. “We’re thrilled to once again disrupt the urban landscape with pieces that engage both our cultural...

Southeastern Wisconsin will get a taste of what it takes to become a professional chef on the new television program “Cook.Plate.Dine.” The four-part series showcases the art of cooking with a real and authentic look at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s culinary arts associate degree program. Cook.Plate.Dine. will premieres on Milwaukee PBS channel 10 on May 3. The program follows student chefs as they master the art and science of cooking, from basic knife skills and egg cookery to preparing fine dining meals at MATC’s Cuisine Restaurant. Each episode highlights the triumphs and teachable moments that come from the rigorous,...