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Milwaukee Municipalities issue emergency orders closing bars and restaurants to protect public health

Eleven Milwaukee County Municipal Leaders, supported by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, issued an Emergency Order to close bars and restaurants in their jurisdictions to in-house patrons, effective on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and until further notice. Restaurants with take-out and delivery options will still be able to operate those services, even as dining rooms are temporarily closed. Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Bayside, Brown Deer, Cudahy, Fox Point, Glendale, River Hills, Shorewood and Whitefish Bay joined together in the action and issued a statement. “Clear and bold actions are needed immediately to stop the spread of COVID-19 and...

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City’s Health Department urges Milwaukee residents to avoid non-essential travel

On the heels of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issuing guidelines regarding travel and mass gatherings to help limit the spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is issuing similar guidance to help limit the spread of the virus locally. The MHD is strongly recommending that organizations limit all non-essential gatherings over 250 people to help slow the spread of disease within and between local communities. Mass gatherings and large community events bring people from multiple jurisdictions into close contact with each other, which has the potential to increase COVID-19...

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Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office outlines COVID-19 protocols for protecting individuals in custody

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office responded to COVID-19 developments in the area, with a statement on March 13 about preparations being taken to safeguard staff, persons in custody, and its facilities. The department said it has been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and developing contingency plans with public health partners, including the private healthcare provider for the Milwaukee County Jail, to ensure that its protocols conform to national, state, and local best practices for infectious disease control. “The COVID-19 virus is one of the most pressing and urgent challenges the Sheriff’s Office and our community face. Our response...

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Nykoli Koslow to become first transgender Artist in Residence for historic Pfister Hotel

The historic Pfister Hotel recently announced Nykoli Koslow would become its 12th Artist in Residence. Born in Chicago and Milwaukee-based, Koslow is a conceptual abstraction artist and will work in the hotel’s lobby-level Artist’s Studio for one year beginning April 1, 2020. He is succeeding current Pfister Artist in Residence and portraitist, Rosy Petri, who will culminate her residency with a Blues, Brews, and BBQ event at The Pfister Hotel, on March 27, 2020. Koslow will join The Pfister Hotel as the first transgender Artist in Residence in the history of the program. His style of painting and drawing...

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Governor Tony Evers declares public health emergency for Wisconsin in response to COVID-19

On March 12, Governor Tony Evers declared a public health emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19, directing the Department of Health Services (DHS) to use all the resources necessary to respond to and contain the outbreak. Just this week, Wisconsin has had 5 new cases of COVID-19, and Illinois and Minnesota have also seen increased cases. With these incidents, the Governor said there needed to be extensive contact tracing to contain the spread of COVID-19. Wisconsin also has 37 residents returning to Wisconsin from the Princess Cruise Ship who may have been exposed and need to be...

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UW-Milwaukee suspends in-person classes after spring break until April due to coronavirus concerns

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced on March 11 that it will suspend in-person instruction after spring break until April 10. Classes will be offered through alternate means, including online. A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 9. School officials said the person became ill after having contact with an individual who visited a country with a Level 3 warning. The employee works in the UWM Foundation office, which is connected to the Cambridge Commons student housing facility. As a result of the COVID-19 exposure and developing health concerns, the university plans to extend...

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