Author: Correspondent

Milwaukee was one of three economic development organizations to be awarded a matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), to be used to provide seed funding for technology-based startups and early-stage companies. The Milwaukee Development Corporation received a $500,000 grant under WEDC’s Capital Catalyst Program for the creation of a $1 million seed fund to support companies in advanced manufacturing and other technology sectors. The fund will target seed-stage ventures, including graduates of local accelerator programs such as The BREW, WERCBench Labs, FaBCAP and Gener8tor to provide additional capital for activities leading to investment readiness or revenue...

The 2017 Milwaukee Air and Water Show will take place from July 15 to 16 the Milwaukee lakefront. Organizers of the Milwaukee Air and Water Show announced additional acts slated to perform in a press release on March 15. In addition to the US Navy Blue Angels, the other groups to join the line-up include the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team, Team Aerostars, Firebirds Xtreme, Lucas Oil Airshows, and A-4 Skyhawk. The Team Aerostars is a precision aerobatic demo team led by pilots Harvey Meek, David Monroe and Paul Hornick who perform in the Yak 52TW WWII-type...

The County Board’s Parks Committee adopted a resolution on March 14 to allocate $27,000 for repairs and upgrades to the Humboldt Park restroom facilities. The county’s $27,000 grant will match $4,000 from the Humboldt Park Friends group and $23,000 from a private account that is funded by a portion of all beverage sales at the beer garden. “Every pint of beer sold at the beer garden helped made this possible,” said Supervisor Jason Haas. “With the completion of these repairs, for the first time in decades we will have newly remodeled, comfortable and fully accessible restrooms at Humboldt Park.”...

Even if they have a four-leaf clover in their pocket, St. Patrick’s Day revelers shouldn’t push their luck Friday if they’re unsure whether to drive after celebrating the traditional Irish holiday. Customers at approximately 100 restaurants and taverns in Milwaukee County can assure themselves a safe trip home on St. Patrick’s Day – and every day of the year – via the SafeRide program, a free transportation service offered by the Milwaukee County Tavern League. A customer can receive a voucher good for a free ride home just by asking a bartender, server or other wait staff. The participating...

Early Music Now continues its 30th Anniversary celebration by hosting the Milwaukee debut of a Cleveland ensemble that is celebrating its own 25th Anniversary. Also known as “The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra,” this touring performance of Apollo’s Fire features eight principal artists in a program that blows off the pretentiousness of Baroque music to demonstrate, the origins and fresh appeal of music from the Appalachian Hills. Presented at the UWM Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 18th, the program may well result in some foot-stomping as well as toe-tapping. Named for the classical god of music and...

The funding will expand COA’s youth development programs including the creation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programming, which is expected to impact more than 6,500 Milwaukee children over the next three years. Kohl’s recently announced a donation of $375,000 over three years to COA Youth & Family Centers (COA) to further the organization’s mission of addressing the critical issues of poverty, education and safety by providing youth the tools and opportunities to reach their full potential. “Kohl’s is proud to partner with COA Youth & Family Centers, an organization doing vital work to create a positive, lasting...