St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Milwaukee in 2022 after two-year hiatus due to pandemic
After a two-year hiatus, the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and Westown Association are excited to announce the 54th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to downtown Milwaukee on March 12. Presented by Miller Lite, the Parade steps off at North Dr....
Milwaukee Night Market kicks off a full season of downtown festivities in 2022 beginning in June
The Milwaukee Night Market will return to the heart of downtown Milwaukee for four nights this summer on June 15, July 13, August 17 and September 21. Produced by Westown Association, the free, outdoor event showcases a variety of vendors, performers and artists,...
COVID is Over: The pandemic is no longer a concern for those who have died and those who deny it still exists
COVID is over. That’s the single refrain of Conservative Americans right now. They shout it in red-faced, profanity-laden diatribes at the meetings of beleaguered school boards. They embody it as they stridently parade unmasked into local businesses waiting for...
How a generation of Americans went from fighting Reagan’s “Evil Empire” to praising Trump’s “Sugar Daddy”
Watching the slow and steady Russian advance toward Ukraine over recent weeks, a stomach-turning series of thoughts took up residence in my head… Americans are not going to side with Putin, are they? I mean, there is no way that will be their position, will it?...
Walking Wounded: When each day feels like a funeral for the living with memorials to all that has been lost
Each day is a day of mourning for millions of Americans. You can see the bereaved everywhere you look. hey may not be dressed in black or sitting in a church pew or tearfully standing graveside or in the back of slow-moving cars with headlights flashing, but they are...
MCTS adopts modernized fare collection system to help connect riders with regional transit services
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on February 9 that it has chosen the Umo Mobility Platform by Cubic Transportation Systems as its new fare collection system, following a competitive process that began last May. Umo (pronounced YOU-mo) is a national...
