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Harley-Davidson will host its 115th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee over the August 29 to September 2 Labor Day weekend, with new venues and a first-ever motorcycle racing competition. New for the 115th anniversary in Milwaukee will be motorcycle events throughout the city. Harley-Davidson will host–for the first time ever–beach motorcycle racing on Bradford Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan, as well as sponsoring “Run What You Brung” drag racing, and Flat Out Friday flat-track racing. “Harley-Davidson is gearing up to celebrate 115 years of the world’s best motorcycles here in Milwaukee,” said Bill Davidson, Vice President, Harley-Davidson Museum....

The Wisconsin State Assembly proposed a $350 million plan to build a new prison. The following is a joint statement from the ACLU of Wisconsin, African-American Civic Engagement Roundtable, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), Black Lives Matter to Wisconsin Unitarian Universalists, Dominican Center, EXPO (EX-incarcerated People Organizing), Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), MICAH (Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope), NAACP Milwaukee Branch, Priceless Incite, Progressive Baptist Church, Uplifting Black Liberation and Community (UBLAC), Wisconsin Justice Initiative, Wisconsin Transgender Health Coalition, WISDOM, and Youth Justice Milwaukee reacting to the announcement: Wisconsin does not need a new prison. It needs...

Dates for the summer Night Market along the main street through downtown Milwaukee was announced by its organizer NEWaukee on February 22. The Night Market is a monthly, open-air market that offers a wide variety of experiences for people of all backgrounds and ages on West Wisconsin Avenue between 2nd and 4th Streets from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. on June 13th, July 11th, August 15th, and September 12th. “With the Night Market coming into its fifth year on Wisconsin Avenue, the growth and change in perception of the area is tangible.” Says Angela Damiani, CEO and Co-founder of NEWaukee....

Students around the country are turning the heartbreaking school shooting on February 14 in Parkland, Florida, into an inspiring and exemplary push for legislative change. In the last few days, many people have asked whether schools can discipline students for speaking out. The short answer? It depends on when, where, and how the students decide to express themselves. Plans for coordinated student walkouts have been making national news and have already engendered disciplinary threats from some school administrators. Since the law in virtually all jurisdictions requires students to go to school, schools can typically discipline students for missing class,...

Since the redesigned website was launched on February 21, 2017, it has been used tens of millions of times to plan a trip, track a bus location, and view stories of Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) community connections. Not only was the web interface re-developed to be mobile-friendly, easier to navigate, and optimized for riders on the go, it was also designed to minimize data usage, so riders could use the service with minimal impact to avoid going over data caps. “This is yet another amazing achievement from MCTS,” said Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. “The re-designed RideMCTS.com helps...