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Milwaukee Pride details its investment in LGBTQ community

“Our donations are an investment in the future of LGBTQ Milwaukee.” – Michail Takach Following a record-breaking PrideFest Milwaukee 2017, the Milwaukee Pride Board of Directors announces the disbursement of over $16,000 in financial donations, scholarships and gifts to local causes. These included $10,218 to GSAFE, through the PrideFest Plus One 2017 campaign; $3,000 to Ashley Smith, recipient of the 2017 Rising Star Scholarship;$2,500 to the 2017 Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival; and $723 to the Milwaukee Women’s Center. “Milwaukee Pride’s mission statement makes firm commitments to the LGBTQ community: to developing future leaders, to improving access to services, to...

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Outpost Natural Foods challenges area businesses to help fight climate change

In the wake of a string of catastrophic hurricanes and one of the worst forest fire seasons in US history, Outpost Natural Foods reaffirms its commitment to implementing methods to reduce the co-op’s carbon footprint and work with co-op owners and the community to do the same. Earlier this year, Outpost signed on to the Climate Collaborative, an initiative in the natural foods industry whose mission is to work collaboratively to “catalyze bold action, amplify the voice of business and promote sound policy to reverse climate change,” according to the group’s website. Seventh Generation, a Vermont-based leading natural products...

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Lisa Kaye Catering Wins “Rev-Up MKE” small business competition

Lisa McKay of Lisa Kaye Catering, LLC was been named the winner of the second annual Rev-Up MKE small business competition, and will locate her business to an empty storefront in the Near West Side. The winner was announced this evening, September 20, 2017, at the conclusion of a “Shark Tank”-style live pitch event in which all six finalists presented before a panel of judges and the public at The Rave. Lisa McKay was also voted the WaterStone Bank Audience Choice winner and recipient of an additional $1,000. In addition, Annalies Tilley-Grantz of Hands in Harmony Piano Studio was...

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Engage MKE Initiative prioritizes new revenue over service cuts

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced that his upcoming 2018 budget proposal will include new dedicated revenue for County Parks and transportation projects, a decision informed both by independent fiscal analysis and by the feedback of County residents who participated in the Engage MKE initiative. Through the Balancing Act platform, a significant majority of users indicated that a revenue increase was needed; the County simply cannot fund all of our important services at the same levels without new resources, like a vehicle registration fee and dedicated revenue for County Parks. Balancing Act users on average supported an average increase...

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Wisconsin 2016 elections targeted by Russian hacking

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified the Wisconsin Elections Commission on September 22 for the first time that “Russian government cyber actors” unsuccessfully targeted the state’s voter registration system in 2016. WEC Administrator Michael Haas has informed WEC Chair Mark Thomsen, who directed Commission staff to investigate why election officials were not notified earlier. “This scanning had no impact on Wisconsin’s systems or the election,” Haas said. “Homeland Security specifically confirmed there was no breach or compromise of our data.” Wisconsin is one of 21 states whose chief election officials were notified by DHS officials that their systems...

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Black Cat Alley adds urban garden for Doors Open Milwaukee 2017

One-Year anniversary celebrated with two new murals and green space. The East Side’s Black Cat Alley mural destination is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month. Last year, it premiered during Doors Open Milwaukee 2016 to thousands of enchanted visitors. This year, visitors during Doors Open Milwaukee 2017 will enjoy a beautiful new urban garden in front of Tia Richardson’s 2016 mural “Milwaukee Gaia Buddha,” executed by Sam Alford; a brand-new mural by local illustrator and artist David Zimmerman; and the live installation of another mural by Chicago artist Goosenek. The Black Cat Alley is a corridor of world-class murals...

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