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The Common Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee recommend approval for creating Hip-Hop Week MKE, an official week of hip-hop related events. Co-sponsored by Council members Russell W. Stamper, II, Ashanti Hamilton, Milele A. Coggs, José G. Pérez, Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson, and Tony Zielinski, the proposal will be taken up by the full Common Council on January 17. The inaugural run of displays and activities would take place across the city this year from August 20 to 26. Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, the primary sponsor of the legislation to create Hip-Hop Week MKE, said he envisioned a wide mix...

Shorewood House launched a program for the New Year, through which it will offer eight women 30 days of residential addiction treatment from February through March with no out-of-pocket costs, excluding medications. This is a first-of-its-kind offering that underscores the importance of women supporting other women as they recover and rebuild their lives. Shorewood House is encouraging women who are looking to obtain whole wellness treatment for their substance use disorder to apply. If a prospective client’s insurance does not cover any piece of the program, she will not be held financially accountable. “Shorewood House is opening its doors...

“Capuchin Community Services is a ministry of the Capuchin Friars and is marking its 50th year serving the community. Part of our mission statement is to build sisterhood and brotherhood. We also try to empower others. That empowerment includes employees and volunteers, and both groups are our partners in ministry. These wonderful people take our mission and make it their own. For this, we are deeply grateful. Chuck Cmeyla came to us with a rich background of assisting the homeless out-of-state. Recently retired, he was willing to help where needed. We are grateful to him and all of our...

Third Space Brewing, the award-winning Milwaukee craft brewery, recently announced its next major production expansion as well as plans for a wholesale distribution partnership. The production expansion, which is scheduled to begin in Spring 2018 at the company’s brewery, 1505 W. St. Paul Avenue, will include: The addition of two 90-barrel fermentation tanks and one 90-barrel “bright” tank. The additions will double the brewery’s capacity to 7,500 barrels annually. “This addition will set us up for future growth and help us meet anticipated demand during the peak summer months,” Co-founder and Brewmaster, Kevin Wright, said; The installation of a...

The Walker administration and the Department of Corrections announced on January 4 that they will be closing the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake state-run youth correctional facilities in Irma. The decision comes following an injunction secured by the ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center through a class action civil rights lawsuit in federal court centered on the use of solitary confinement, pepper spray, shackling, and strip searches of children. The suit was filed on behalf of youth confined in the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the Copper Lake School for Girls. The facilities had previously been under...

Attorney Allison M. Ritter, of the Ritter Law Office LLP, recently launched a drive to collect gently used shoes to help those less fortunate around the globe by create meaningful business opportunities. The shoes that Allison collects will be delivered to Soles4Souls, a non-profit social enterprise that creates sustainable jobs and provides relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. Founded in 2006, the organization has distributed more than 30 million pairs of new and used shoes in 127 countries. “Ritter Law Office is a strong supporter of Soles4Souls’ disrupting the cycle of poverty mission, and...