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Expanding on his popular Milwaukee Public Television documentary, John Gurda explores the city’s complicated relationship with its most precious resource. From celebrated Milwaukee historian and author John Gurda, his newest Wisconsin Historical Society Press book, Milwaukee: A City Built on Water dives into the history of the waters that shaped, challenged, and helped make Milwaukee famous. “While every city owes its existence to an ample supply of freshwater, John Gurda’s masterful story shows how Milwaukee’s relationship with water goes way beyond the sustenance. This extraordinary book should be required reading for anyone living in a Great Lakes city.” –...

Bublr Bikes held its first fundraising event on June 6 at La Lune Collection in Riverwest, bringing in $100,000 in financial support for the local nonprofit bikeshare program. The event provided an opportunity to recognize Bublr’s launch partners as well as celebrate its fourth anniversary of serving communities in the Greater Milwaukee area. By the end of 2019, the program is expected to have over 100 stations available. With roughly 3,000 members, Bublr Bikes represents the exciting new renaissance of Milwaukee, providing transportation access and equity through the innovative bikeshare system. The program helps build strong, sustainable communities, and...

Twenty winners in four categories were announced for the 2018 Mayor’s Design Awards on May 24, an ongoing effort to recognize design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Recipients showcased in annual design competition have added value to their neighborhoods by restoring, constructing or enhancing properties in a way that respects the urban fabric and contributes to the character of their surroundings. Past winners have included the Standing Rock Buffalo Topiaries, Green Corridor and Kinnickinnic River Trail; Eleven25 at Pabst, 1125 N. 9th Street; Compassion Sculpture, Intersection of 60th and Burleigh; General Mitchell Airport Baggage Claim, 5300 S. Howell...

“The Great American Read,” hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, recently premiered its initial two-hour episode, introducing viewers to the full list of America’s 100 favorite novels. The eight-part PBS television series was designed to engage audiences to read and share their personal connections from a list of 100 diverse books. The collection was selected through a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov. “There is perhaps no greater experience than discovering a novel that takes hold of you, works itself into your heart and your mind, changes the way you think or takes you into another...