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The 7-Eleven “Green Team” of volunteers, along with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful, are working to restore the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center’s greenhouse as a part of their new reduced emissions program, RENEW, to provide more sustainable options to the city. The RENEW program allows drivers to help reduce their carbon footprint, even as they drive. For every gallon and grade of gas pumped at participating 7-Eleven locations, RENEW plants trees throughout the Milwaukee and Madison areas and invests in certified carbon emissions reduction projects to neutralize emissions by up to 30 percent. “We are thrilled to join efforts with...

After last year’s event drew over 100 people and raised $3,500 for the Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, the “A Retro Affair” gala retro and vintage fashion show will return for its second year Saturday, March 10 at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. “A Retro Affair” is once again being organized by Pam Pfeifer, a Milwaukee-based, internationally published pinup model and retro fashion designer. The event’s title sponsor for 2018 is Hollyville, Pfeifer’s Milwaukee-based online clothing boutique, and Pfeifer will be showing new items from her retro fashion line, PMDesigns by Pamela Marie. Lines from at least seven...

Held March 8, this celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The theme for 2018 is #PressforProgress. Women hold only 17.6 percent of the director seats on the boards of the 50 largest publicly traded Wisconsin companies. To ensure that this percentage continues to increase and gender equity continues to grow, Milwaukee Women inc (MWi), a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization that works to achieve balanced representation of women on boards of directors of Wisconsin companies, today announced its support of the goals of International Women’s Day. “Since...

The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation awarded Jim Kelly the 28th Annual Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence. Kelly, an NFL Hall of Fame Inductee and two-time cancer survivor, recently announced that his cancer has returned. The Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence recognizes Kelly for his continued strength and excellence both on and off the field. Kelly was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played for the Buffalo Bills all of his eleven seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. His jersey is one of two numbers...

The Pfister Hotel recently announced that it was beginning the annual search for its next Narrator in Residence. Celebrating the art of storytelling, the “Pfister Narrator” will have the opportunity to engage with guests and visitors while sharing his or her Pfister experiences on the hotel’s award-winning blog. The Narrator in Residence will also host uniquely themed events throughout the year that bring literature to life. “As The Pfister Hotel celebrates its 125th anniversary, there are plenty of stories to be told. We’re thrilled to continue the tradition of the Narrator-in-Residence program as it begins the next chapter of...

The Conservancy for Healing and Heritage, a nonprofit organization that owns a 36-acre parcel of land featuring Milwaukee County’s only southern kettle and glacier lake, recently announced plans for southeast Wisconsin’s first independently-owned, public healing garden. The Conservancy, located at 7410 W. Rawson Ave. in Franklin, is adjacent to the Reiman Cancer Center, and includes a chapel, walking trails, and Kopmeier Lake, a 35-foot deep, spring-fed kettle lake. The organization has raised approximately $2.5 million for the project, and seeks an additional $2.4 million to complete the vision of being among the most attractive and innovative nature preserves in...