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Milwaukee Film began accepting entries for the 9th annual Milwaukee Film Festival on February 28. The festival is in its sixth year of offering free submission for all films and, for the third consecutive year, Milwaukee Film will offer to pay for all work that is screened in the festival. The event runs from September 28 to October 12, 2017. Works of all genres, forms, and lengths will be considered. The deadline for all entries is June 12. Milwaukee Film’s Artistic and Executive Director Jonathan Jackson said, “It’s been four months since our festival ended, and we’re ready to...

Milwaukee Ballet announced the Company’s 48th season on February 27 with a program combining new work with classical repertoire. Milwaukee Ballet opens its season with the return of Pink’s La Bohème, Puccini’s most famous opera reimagined as a ballet. Rodolfo and Mimi’s epic love story is elevated when told through the power of dance. “Our commitment to creating new work is resolute. We continue to find ways to honor our ballet roots whilst also pushing forward with new programming,” said Michael Pink, Artistic Director. The Nutcracker returns for 17 performances including a Sensory Friendly Performance for its second year....

“It is time for the leadership of this nation to try and unite people, not to divide them.” – Mayor Tom Barrett U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the Harry & Rose Samson Family Milwaukee Jewish Community Center (JCC) on February 27 to join a roundtable dialogue with families, staff. and local Milwaukee leaders. Against a backdrop of bomb threats aimed at the Milwaukee JCC and Jewish community centers across the country, and the recent spike in anti-Semitic incidents in America, Senator Baldwin visited JCC Milwaukee to offer support for the Jewish community. “When we turn a blind eye to...

Mayor Tom Barrett was joined by representatives from Ocwen to share the 2016 results of the partnership between the City and the financial services company. Mayor Barrett, Alderman Michael Murphy, and the Ocwen Financial Corporation announced the partnership at the beginning of last year to provide substantial assistance designed to help Milwaukee homeowners who face economic challenges by administering loan modifications as well as low interest loans to help finance critical repairs to homes. In 2016, more than 260 loans were modified, averaging $225 in monthly payment savings for Ocwen borrowers in Milwaukee. In addition, there was a $6...

The MPS Board approved a district-wide uniform policy for the 2017-18 school year, designed to improve student outcomes. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors has approved a district-wide uniform policy that will be in effect for all schools beginning in the 2017-18 school year. The policy sets basic uniform guidelines for all district schools; for example, pants must be tan, navy blue or black khaki-style pants. School communities have the flexibility to use their school colors for shirts. Proposed 2017-18 school budgets have funding to support the uniform policy. Schools can opt out of the uniform policy if 66...

State Troopers have been deployed outside of Wisconsin to assist with the removal of peaceful protestors. State Representative Jonathan Brostoff, a resident of Milwaukee, issued a statement speaking out against Wisconsin’s deployment of 17 State Troopers and inspectors to North Dakota for the purpose of assisting in the removal of citizens peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Wisconsin State Troopers and inspectors were sent under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). This is a national disaster-relief compact that provides a way for states to request assistance from other states during governor-declared times of emergency. “The intent of...