Author: Correspondent

The Milwaukee streetcar’s lakefront line will continue to be delayed at least another year as city officials wait for a multimillion-dollar high-rise development to break ground. Construction of the lakefront line, which would extend the city’s 2.1-mile streetcar system about another half-mile, is roughly two-thirds finished. The line is supposed to include a stop at the base of the Couture development project, which was first announced in 2012, but has yet to start. The city received a $14.2 million federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant in 2015 for the lakefront line because of the Couture’s transit hub....

Milwaukee architecture firm Rinka recently revealed a design in collaboration with Colliers International on a proposal for the city’s tallest skyscraper. The 50-story tower would comprise up to 32,000 square-feet of office space per floor, an elevated greenspace with a scenic view, and 5,000 parking spaces. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation currently owns the land for the proposed site, with a sale price of just under $14 million. Located at 815 E. Clybourn Street, the 2.66 acre plot of land was formed from the reconstruction of Interstate 794 Lake Interchange during the Lakefront Gateway project. The initiative was designed...

The proposal calls for the safe reduction of the County’s incarcerated population by enabling individuals in the justice system to maintain employment and connection to community. Building on long-term efforts to build a fairer and more effective justice system, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the House of Correction today announced a proposal to expand the electronic monitoring program at House of Correction and transition eligible individuals in two phases. In this proposal, individuals transitioned to the electronic monitoring program would reside in a personal residence and be monitored through a global positioning system (GPS) twenty-four hours a day,...

The first Read, Play, and Learn space has opened in the City of Milwaukee in partnership with Riverworks Coin Laundry, located at 3334 N. Holton Street. The Read, Play and Learn space was created by The City of Milwaukee’s Office of Early Childhood Initiatives, the LaundryCares Foundation, and Too Small to Fail, which is the early childhood initiative of the Clinton Foundation. Alderman Cavalier Johnson was the primary sponsor of the legislation that created the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives and helped open the new center. He said The Read, Play, and Learn center was the first of its...

September 25, 2019: Statement from ACLU of Wisconsin on Milwaukee Police Collaboration with ICE The ACLU of Wisconsin condemns the decision of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) to collude with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in detaining a longtime Milwaukee resident and sending him to face deportation proceedings. On September 23rd, 2019, officers from the MPD assisted ICE in the arrest of Alejandro De La Cruz Espinoza as he returned home with his wife and three young children. Reports and videos demonstrate MPD officers’ rude behavior to the family, laughing at Mrs. Espinoza De La Cruz and...

The powerful stories behind legendary music institutions will kick off and close the 11th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank. Milwaukee Film announced on September 24 that the Festival will kick off with “I Want My MTV” as its Opening Night feature on October 17. The documentary dives into the early days of a 1980s experiment that became a cultural touchstone, as well as its impact on the music and media industries. A musical documentary will also close out the show, with “The Apollo” serving as the Closing Night presentation on October 31. The film explores the...