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In another blow to an event that once promised to put Milwaukee in the national spotlight, Joe Biden has canceled plans to accept the Democratic nomination for president in person at the party’s national convention, due to concerns about the coronavirus. Other speakers who had been planning to come to Milwaukee also will not travel to the city, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee. “From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first. We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments...

DNC host committee finance chair and Bucks SVP Alex Lasry believes his adopted city is on its way up despite the scaled-down presidential nominating convention. For Alex Lasry, 2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee.” The 33-year-old had high hopes for his adopted city, scheduled to host the Democratic National Convention — the bid for which he chaired — beginning August 17. On top of that, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the playoffs in February, giving hometown pride to Milwaukeeans who have not celebrated a basketball championship since 1971. Lasry, who serves as the Bucks’ senior vice president,...