Author: Correspondent

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, County Board of Supervisors Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel Margaret Daun, and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors announced on March 14 that Milwaukee County is taking a long-needed step to hold accountable the companies responsible for dumping millions of dollars’ worth of prescription opiates into our community, filing a public nuisance lawsuit against the pharmaceutical drug manufacturers and wholesale drug distributors that made the opioid epidemic possible. Milwaukee County has filed suit against five of the largest manufacturers of prescription opioids and their related companies and against the country’s three...

Dozens gathered for the first Business Resource & Innovation Center (BRIC) Building Showcase on February 22. Located in the heart of Milwaukee at 2741 W. Fond du Lac Avenue, local business and community members were invited to the open house of Milwaukee’s newest and innovative co-working space for entrepreneurs. The BRIC Building Showcase was an open house for aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners to learn more about the co-working space and building entrepreneurship opportunities collaboratively. Participants were provided a tour of the two-level space, networked with local entrepreneurs and business organizations. The event included facilitated discussion with local...

The development plan aims to heal Milwaukee’s Sherman Park after 2016 tragedy resulted in neighborhood damage. Sherman Phoenix, a model for healing our city and building community, is nearing its $3.5 million campaign goal. With the help of over 100 investors and donors, $2.5 million has been raised to fund Sherman Phoenix. Currently, $1 million more is needed before the building can be completed. Once completed, Sherman Phoenix will house 17+ small businesses, which will contribute to 75+ new jobs in the neighborhood. To further encourage entrepreneurship in communities of color, Sherman Phoenix will also provide mentorship and coaching...

With Electric Vehicles (EVs) hitting U.S. streets in record numbers, a new study by the WISPIRG Foundation and Frontier Group highlights best practices to help Milwaukee officials make the city and surrounding communities as EV-friendly as possible. The new report, Plugging In: Readying America’s Cities for the Arrival of Electric Vehicles, includes local data for Madison and Milwaukee, projecting the number of electric cars on the road in coming years and how cities can accommodate these new EVs with enough places to park and recharge. “Electric cars are leaving gas-guzzlers in the dust,” said Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Foundation Director....

Packers have secured $2.36 million in grants for youth and prep fields since 1998. Milwaukee Public Schools will install a synthetic sports turf surface at Casimir Pulaski Stadium in Milwaukee, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant from the Green Bay Packers through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program. The grant from the Packers, the NFL Foundation, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is part of more than $3 million in field refurbishment awards allocated this year. This is the 16th grant secured by the Packers since 1998 for Wisconsin organizations working on new or renovated athletic fields...

Six weeks after Punxsutawney Phil and Snow Lilly, the polar bear at the Milwaukee County Zoo, saw their shadows, a celebration of spring will fill the Mitchell Park Domes. The public is invited to come out of hibernation for The Spring Equinox Celebration, March 18. The one-day event brings together sustainable and fun ways to prepare for the season. “After a long winter, folks are eager to get out of the house,” said Sandy Folaron, Director of The Domes. “So to accommodate, we’ve planned our family-friendly celebration just a few days ahead of the official start of spring.” Even...