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The 2018 Economic Impact Report released recently by Lyft highlights that the Milwaukee economy saw an additional $10 million in 2017 thanks to the growing accessibility of Lyft rides. Coming off a breakout 2017 for the company in which it expanded operations to 95% of the US population, up from 54% at the beginning of the year, the Report showcases how Lyft impacts communities in which it operates. Findings include local driver demographics, passenger behavior change, and reasons for Lyft use. The study conducted by the Land Econ Group showed that passengers in Milwaukee saved over 400,000 travel hours...

NPR Music program welcomes 20 new artists to Slingshot, a collective effort among taste-making music stations to introduce exceptional emerging artists. NPR Music and program directors from VuHaus’ public radio music station network, including 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, recently revealed a list of 20 artists being supported by Slingshot, the new collective effort among taste-making stations to elevate profiles of exceptional emerging artists. The list includes Milwaukee hip hop artist WebsterX, selected for inclusion by Radio Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s WebsterX and the other selected artists will be introduced to national audiences on NPR’s World Cafe program and on NPR’s All Songs...

Milwaukee County Parks is keeping its doors open for youths who are off of school for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In addition to offering a public program honoring Dr. King, the Parks Recreation Section is suggesting a variety of low-cost indoor and outdoor activities. The King Day Celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center begins at noon. The program includes dance, music, and spoken word, and features guest speaker Nicole Brookshire, director of the newly created Milwaukee County Office on African-American Affairs. An open house will follow the program, and a teen dance party will...

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Milwaukee have a new place to read and learn thanks to Green Bay Packers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. On January 9, Clinton-Dix celebrated with students at the opening of HERO Headquarters, a community outreach program of the Ha Ha’s HERO Foundation. Sponsored by Quarles & Brady, Ha Ha’s HERO Headquarters transformed a space at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School into a reading oasis. “It was a great day as my HERO Foundation launched its first Ha Ha’s HERO Headquarters,” said Clinton-Dix. “The importance of education is something that I am passionate about, so I...

Flowers for Dreams, an online flower delivery startup specializing in locally crafted bouquets, recently announced their 2018 Charities of the Month program for Milwaukee. As part of the company’s unique business model grounded in giving back to those in need, the charities selected will receive 25 percent of all profits netted from Flowers for Dreams’ 2018 flower sales. The first charity to receive the special recognition as January Charity of the Month is PEARLS for Teen Girls, a unique leadership development program serving girls middle school through high school, and beyond, in Milwaukee. The partnership comes at a time...

More than 250 students from 35 Wisconsin schools will be participating in STEM Forward’s WI Regional Future City Competition at MSOE’s Kern Center on January 13. Middle schoolers are building an Age Friendly City for STEM Forward’s WI Regional Future City Competition. Long-held assumptions about aging are being radically redefined. Older adults are living longer, staying in the workforce longer and living independently for longer than ever. By 2050, older adults will outnumber children under the age of 14. In anticipation of this new reality, the World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined a plan to help cities respond to...