Monkeypox in Milwaukee: Supervisor Burgelis seeks to increase public awareness of newest health hazard
County Supervisor Peter Burgelis issued a statement on August 3 in the wake of 22 known monkeypox infections in Wisconsin, 3 of which are in the City of Milwaukee and 4 others in Milwaukee County. “With the arrival of the monkeypox virus in Milwaukee County, the time...
Exhibition of works by Ashcan School and The Eight explores the beginnings of Modern Art in America
The Milwaukee Art Museum will present The Ashcan School and The Eight: “Creating a National Art,” a major exhibition this fall, exploring the work of the turn-of-the-century Ashcan School and The Eight, widely recognized today as America’s first modern art movement....
Nearly half of $32.4M of WHEDA grant for affordable multifamily housing projects to invest in Milwaukee
Governor Tony Evers and WHEDA’s Elmer Moore Jr. announced on July 18 that developers of affordable multifamily housing projects across Wisconsin would soon receive $32.4 million to help fill financing gaps caused by rising construction costs, interest rate...
Divided by purity politics: Why squabbling among progressives is pushing democracy into the Abyss
This should be easy. We have just endured the most corrupt, inept, and relentlessly predatory presidential administration in our history. We have witnessed a willfully and tragically mismanaged public health crisis and a coordinated insurrection designed to overturn...
Design for new Milwaukee Public Museum shows influence from the ecological history of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Public Museum kicked off the public phase of its “Wisconsin Wonders” fundraising campaign on July 18, aimed at enabling the once-in-a-lifetime construction of a new Museum in Milwaukee. To be located on a 2.4 acre development at the corner of...
Free 988 Crisis Lifeline offers Wisconsin residents 24/7 confidential behavioral healthcare and support
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that the state was ready for the transition to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Beginning on July 16, the new calling code of 988 allows people of all ages who are experiencing a...
