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A Spectrum of Racism: Milwaukee culture is more than black and white politics
The thesis is simple: over the past two decades there has been a steady infiltration of racism and...
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Valley Week explores foundations and transformation of the Menomonee area
The inaugural Valley Week celebrated Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley from September 23 to 30,...
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Moving beyond what’s “On the Table” to building “A Bigger Table”
“I still seek a Church that is not the least but the most diverse place on the planet. I still...
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Social enterprise event raises $170K for Milwaukee homeownership
Barbara Hudson rented a home from her brother until he became ill and lost the home to...
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Milwaukee Independent among achievement winners honored by Downtown BID
Milwaukee Downtown (BID #21) recognized the Milwaukee Independent with a special award during its...
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Black Women’s march sets example of empowerment over oppression
Women of color were united with locked arms as they gathered in Milwaukee and around the nation to...
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Memorials with ghost shoes highlight escalating pedestrian fatalities during Walktober
In response to an epidemic of pedestrian fatalities not seen in five decades, Share & Be Aware...
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Milwaukee beer and brewing history destination opens at Grand Avenue
The Milwaukee County Historical Society will open a new location on October 4, Brew City MKE will be a place for people to learn about and participate in Milwaukee’s beer heritage.
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An evening with John Gurda: Smokestacks on the Lakefront
88Nine Radio Milwaukee recently hosted a fundraising event for the Bay View Community Center, with...
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Reggie Jackson and Jesús Salas honored with 2017 Frank P. Zeidler Award
Reggie Jackson and Jesús Salas were the 2017 recipients of the Frank P. Zeidler Public Service...
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Milwaukee mother gets help building her first home in Walnut Hill
On September 11, as the nation mourned the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 loss and destruction, a...
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Robert J. Miller: Lessons from a time when both sides prayed to the same God
Even before he attended seminary studies in southeastern Wisconsin on his journey to priesthood,...
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Milwaukee makes formal proposal for Amazon’s second corporate HQ mkeind.com/2zjy68i
Milwaukee makes formal proposal for Amazon’s second corporate HQ | The Milwaukee Independent
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Milwaukee makes formal proposal for Amazon’s second corporate HQ Posted by Staff | Oct 19, 2017 | Featured | As co-chairs of the Milwaukee 7 regional economic development organization, Milwaukee May...
LEGO honors Women of NASA with mini-figure set of STEM professions mkeind.com/2zkLokZ
LEGO honors Women of NASA with mini-figure set of STEM professions | The Milwaukee Independent
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LEGO honors Women of NASA with mini-figure set of STEM professions Posted by Editor | Oct 19, 2017 | Articles | The LEGO Group presented the final design and launch date for the Women of NASA LEGO set...
Milwaukee Marathon course set incorrectly short leaves runners without qualification credit mkeind.com/2zzXfwk
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Milwaukee Marathon course set incorrectly short leaves runners without qualification credit Posted by Staff | Oct 19, 2017 | Articles | The marathon was advertised as a qualifier for the Boston and Ne...
Milwaukee physics team detects first-ever neutron star collision mkeind.com/2zfi9QC
Milwaukee physics team detects first-ever neutron star collision | The Milwaukee Independent
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Milwaukee physics team detects first-ever neutron star collision Posted by Curated Content | Oct 19, 2017 | Curated | Scientists at LIGO, Virgo, and astronomical observatories around the world announc...
We are afraid to talk about Racism and the Cognitive Dissonance is nationwide mkeind.com/2zcWIj1
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We are afraid to talk about Racism and the Cognitive Dissonance is nationwide Posted by Reggie Jackson | Oct 18, 2017 | Featured | We are currently living in a time that offers proof that the era some...
Ali Velshi: How Fake News Grows in a Post-Fact World mkeind.com/2z8J947
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Ali Velshi: How Fake News Grows in a Post-Fact World Posted by Staff | Oct 18, 2017 | Video | “If you wish to avoid the purveyors of fake news who live in dark alleys, stay out of the dark alleys. T...
Founders of Uihlein Wilson Architects to step down after 32 years mkeind.com/2zedyhr
Founders of Uihlein Wilson Architects to step down after 32 years | The Milwaukee Independent
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Founders of Uihlein Wilson Architects to step down after 32 years Posted by Curated Content | Oct 18, 2017 | Curated | Uihlein Wilson Architects announced the new leadership team of Scott Ramlow and N...
Milwaukee’s wave of “change” is more like a merry-go-round of the “same” mkeind.com/2zp9dsP
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Milwaukee’s wave of “change” is more like a merry-go-round of the “same” Posted by Op Ed | Oct 17, 2017 | Featured | “It’s long overdue, as far as I’m concerned. We’ve needed a resur...
Op Ed: Sex, Abortion, Birth Control, and Christian Faith mkeind.com/2znwM55
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Op Ed: Sex, Abortion, Birth Control, and Christian Faith Posted by Curated Content | Oct 17, 2017 | Curated | The Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and conservative Protestant Churches have two clear moral ob...
A message to the men on the other side of #MeToo mkeind.com/2zcnUhS
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A message to the men on the other side of #MeToo Posted by John Pavlovitz | Oct 17, 2017 | External | As I watched my social media feeds fill up over, with hundreds of #MeToo hashtags from women shari...
Consortium launches “Ramp Up” business incubator for distressed neighborhoods mkeind.com/2zponhk
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The final mile of the annual “100 Miles in 100 Days with Mayor Barrett” took place on September 27 at Cathedral Square Park.
Senate hearing draws hundreds opposed to Anti-Immigrant Bill AB190/SB275 mkeind.com/2z3ggX7
Senate hearing draws hundreds opposed to Anti-Immigrant Bill AB190/SB275 | The Milwaukee Independent
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Senate hearing draws hundreds opposed to Anti-Immigrant Bill AB190/SB275 Posted by Curated Content | Oct 16, 2017 | Curated | Hundreds of Wisconsin residents filled a Senate hearing room, three overfl...
Ex Fabula kicks off 9th season by asking “What Could Go Wrong?” mkeind.com/2xuzLvc
Ex Fabula kicks off 9th season by asking “What Could Go Wrong?” | The Milwaukee Independent
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Ex Fabula kicks off 9th season by asking “What Could Go Wrong?” Posted by Curated Content | Oct 16, 2017 | Curated | Ex Fabula has produced StorySlams over the last 8 years and the Milwaukee nonpr...
Gender diversity report highlights rise of women in Milwaukee businesses mkeind.com/2zchFv7
Gender diversity report highlights rise of women in Milwaukee businesses | The Milwaukee Independent
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Gender diversity report highlights rise of women in Milwaukee businesses Posted by Curated Content | Oct 15, 2017 | Curated | Study finds that female representation on Wisconsin Top 50 Public Company ...
Supporters of Donald Trump don't get to be outraged at Harvey Weinstein mkeind.com/2z79saN
Supporters of Donald Trump don't get to be outraged at Harvey Weinstein | The Milwaukee Independent
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Supporters of Donald Trump don’t get to be outraged at Harvey Weinstein Posted by John Pavlovitz | Oct 15, 2017 | External | Based on the stories that continue to surface from women in Hollywood, fi...
Encyclopedia of the Yiddish Theatre publishes new digital volume mkeind.com/2yWXLDx
Encyclopedia of the Yiddish Theatre publishes new digital volume | The Milwaukee Independent
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Encyclopedia of the Yiddish Theatre publishes new digital volume Posted by Curated Content | Oct 14, 2017 | Curated | The Digital Yiddish Theatre Project announced the digital publication of volume 7 ...
Milwaukee Film Festival 2017 awards $140K in prizes mkeind.com/2yXOBGH
Milwaukee Film Festival 2017 awards $140K in prizes | The Milwaukee Independent
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Milwaukee Film Festival 2017 awards $140K in prizes Posted by Curated Content | Oct 14, 2017 | Curated | The 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, announced this year’s festiva...
Map: Another Walk Across Milwaukee - Two Years Later mkeind.com/2xpCqGx
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Map: Another Walk Across Milwaukee – Two Years Later Posted by Lee Matz | Oct 13, 2017 | Locations | A return look at the city’s slow shift from decay to renewal On October 6, 2015 the Milwaukee I...
A Journey along North Avenue tells neighborhood stories mkeind.com/2kyl8AO
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A Journey along North Avenue tells neighborhood stories Posted by Lee Matz | Oct 13, 2017 | Featured | After reviewing photographs taken in 2015 with new ones from the 2017 Another Walk Across Milwauk...
Photo Essay: Detailed patchwork shows patterns of community mkeind.com/2kxj7oG
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Photo Essay: Detailed patchwork shows patterns of community Posted by Dominic Inouye | Oct 13, 2017 | Photos | As someone who has driven and walked more miles of Milwaukee streets over the past year, ...
Photo Essay: Sights through a corridor of Milwaukee mkeind.com/2yXQxzb
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Photo Essay: Sights through a corridor of Milwaukee Posted by Tim Holte | Oct 13, 2017 | Photos | A handful of photographers participated in “Another Walk Across Milwaukee,” each with a different ...
Bublr launches crowdfunding campaign for Riverwest bike station mkeind.com/2zdMkZ2
Bublr launches crowdfunding campaign for Riverwest bike station | The Milwaukee Independent
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Bublr launches crowdfunding campaign for Riverwest bike station Posted by Curated Content | Oct 13, 2017 | Curated | Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s nonprofit bike share system, recently launched its first...
Discovery World breaks ground on a new decade of learning mkeind.com/2z1Ozhp
Discovery World breaks ground on a new decade of learning | The Milwaukee Independent
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Discovery World breaks ground on a new decade of learning Posted by Lee Matz | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured | “We’ve been in business now for over a decade and the needs of the community have changed, ...
Rally for Safe Streets seeks to end epidemic of reckless driving mkeind.com/2zdm8h4
Rally for Safe Streets seeks to end epidemic of reckless driving | The Milwaukee Independent
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Rally for Safe Streets seeks to end epidemic of reckless driving Posted by Curated Content | Oct 12, 2017 | Curated | The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) organized a “Rally...
