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Brew City MKE Beer Museum will permanently close at its current location in the Shops of Grand Avenue on March 3. The Brew City MKE Beer Museum, a site of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, opened in October 2017 as a pilot museum with the hope of understanding the public’s interest in a permanent beer museum in Milwaukee. The museum and Milwaukee beer bar served thousands of people in this time and was a success. It confirmed that Milwaukee, and visitors to Milwaukee, enjoy a place dedicated to telling the story of Brew City. In 2016, the Society’s feature...

The historic Pfister Hotel named Rosy Petri as the hotel’s 11th Artist in Residence on February 25. Milwaukee-based multidisciplinary artist Rosy Petri will work in the hotel’s lobby-level Artist’s Studio for one year beginning April 1. She is succeeding current Pfister Artist in Residence and fashion designer, Stephanie Schultz, who will culminate her residency with a couture fashion show on March 15 at The Pfister Hotel’s Imperial Ballroom. “I am honored to be chosen as The Pfister’s next Artist in Residence. As a woman of color, I find creating art is one of the few areas in life where...

After four decades, Milwaukee could lose one of its most popular summer events along Lake Michigan. The U.S. Bank Fireworks display has drawn tens of thousands of visitors annually to Milwaukee’s lakefront for an early Independence Day celebration on July 3, but without a major new backer confirmed by April 1, the event may not return in 2019. While the fireworks show is not put on by Milwaukee County Parks, they host viewers in Veterans Park each year, an event that has brought all of Milwaukee together at the lakefront for a family-friendly event that unites our community. Last...

Governor Tony Evers announced in a tweet on February 25 that Wisconsin’s National Guard troops were returning home from Arizona, after he issued Executive Order #13 recalling the 112 personnel who are currently deployed along the border with Mexico. In June of 2018, Former Governor Scott Walker answered President Donald Trump’s controversial request for border assistance by sending members of the Wisconsin National Guard. Trump has since declared that there is a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and is seeking to spend billions on a wall along the border. “Keeping all of our borders safe and crime-free, and...

A special appeal from Milwaukee Turner leadership to its members and contributors for support of America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) raised $4,000, which was then matched by the Turners, for a total gift of $8,000. Thanks to a personal $100,000 challenge grant by Milwaukee philanthropist and County Executive, Chris Abele, the $8,000 gift was matched, resulting in a $16,000 gift to the museum. The Milwaukee Turners, founded by abolitionists in the 1850s, is the oldest civic organization in Milwaukee and has been deeply committed to social justice since it was established. “We are happy that our modest efforts succeeded...

Alverno College and the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) have established a formal partnership that streamlines the transfer process for female students who want to become social workers, allowing them to complete their associate degree in human services at MATC and transfer to Alverno to complete their Bachelor of Social Work. If students follow the proper course sequence at MATC and Alverno, they can graduate in four years. The partnership further enables the work of Alverno’s strategic plan, which aims to grow enrollment in targeted programs to support workforce development needs for Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. “This partnership provides...