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MTO to paint south facing façade of Oriental Theatre for Black Cat Alley Fundraising Gala, July 21. Internationally renowned, European graffiti and street artist MTO will make an appearance in Milwaukee to create a large-scale mural commissioned by the Black Cat Alley on July 21. The mural will be located on the south facing façade of the Oriental Theatre. Known for his distinctive grayscale hyperrealistic murals, MTO’s early works are of iconic American musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Ray Charles, and also features of American films such as the Shining, Taxi Driver and Tomb Raider. MTO’s more...

The Milwaukee Brewers will hosted the franchise’s 11th annual Negro League Tribute Game at Miller Park on Saturday, June 25, when the team took on the Washington Nationals. The Brewers honored the significance of the Negro League and their impact on the game by donning Milwaukee Bears uniforms, the city’s 1923 Negro League representative. The Nationals also showed their honor for the Negro League by wearing uniforms from the Homestead Grays, who played home games in Washington, D.C. from 1940-42. At the game, the Brewers paid tribute to former players and baseball contributors Roosevelt Jackson, Ray Knox and William...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on June 28 that $8 million in workforce funding had been awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor, with the focus to train Milwaukee residents for careers in technology fields. These employment opportunities are critical to the economic stability of urban communities and the economic competitiveness of all industries, particularly for professional business and financial services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Employ Milwaukee and UMOS were each awarded a $4 million grant to support information technology training primarily serving young adults between the ages 17-29 with a high school degree or equivalent and barriers to employment....