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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...

Fourteen current college students and college-bound high school seniors will each receive a $1,000 scholarship at the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Scholarship Coalition Celebration on January 7. The program is open to the public and will begin at 3:30 p.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church, 1930 W. Walnut Street. The scholarship recipients will include students from six area congregations from Incarnation Lutheran, Immanuel Lutheran, Matters of the Heart Fellowship, New St, James United Methodist, Hephatha Lutheran, and Ascension Fellowship Church. Inspirational speaker for the celebration will be Bryanna Wade-Gardner, New St. James United Methodist Community Church, a 2017 graduate...

The Public Policy Forum’s annual analysis of data from southeast Wisconsin’s public school districts found progress on some college readiness indicators and largely positive showings on district report cards. Those results are offset, however, by discouraging results on standardized tests and continued substantial achievement gaps between students of different races and socioeconomic backgrounds. “The 2016-17 school year marked the second year in a row that 68 of the 92 school districts in southeast Wisconsin are exceeding or significantly exceeding expectations, and for the first time since the report cards’ inception, we also saw no districts in the region fail...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced over $1.3 million to assist low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families in Wisconsin. The funding is offered through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) and will provide a combination of housing assistance and supportive services for this vulnerable population. HUD is renewing funding to the Milwaukee-based AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin for $1,339,000. “We know there’s a strong connection between health and stable housing. Having a place to call home can make a world of difference to someone who is trying to not only...