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City holds DNC 2020 brainstorming session to assist minority enterprises share in economic impact

City holds DNC 2020 brainstorming session to assist minority enterprises share in economic impact

Posted by | Apr 25, 2019 |

As Milwaukee gears up for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, city leaders, members of Business Improvement Districts (BID) and Neighborhood Improvement Districts (NID) came together on April 17 at Riverwest’s The Vibe for a two-way fact-finding and brainstorming session about keeping the expected $200 million generated over 4 days in the city. The hope is to see that at least $50 million of the expected economic impact goes to local minority companies, by making sure Milwaukee business owners and entrepreneurs can participate in the 2,000 events that will take place outside of the Fiserv Forum. “We want to really...

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Remembering Joe Bartolotta: A beloved culinary icon and community philanthropist

Remembering Joe Bartolotta: A beloved culinary icon and community philanthropist

Posted by | Apr 24, 2019 |

Joe Bartolotta, co-owner of The Bartolotta Restaurants, passed away “peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face” on April 22 at the age of 60. Bartolotta was beloved by the Milwaukee community for his hospitality heart, generosity, and desire to help people. In 1993, he and brother Paul started their first restaurant, Ristorante Bartolotta, in Wauwatosa. The restaurant group now operates 15 restaurants, including Harbor House, Lake Park Bistro, and Pizzeria Piccola. After dealing with the affects of diabetes for three decades, in February 2013 Bartolotta had a successful kidney transplant. He spoke often about the transformative...

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Raising the overtime threshold would improve quality of life for Wisconsin workers

Raising the overtime threshold would improve quality of life for Wisconsin workers

Posted by | Apr 16, 2019 |

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a proposal to set the salary threshold under which American workers are entitled to overtime pay to about $35,300 a year. While the Trump administration is touting the rule as a way to bring “common sense, consistency, and higher wages to working Americans,” the adoption of this new rule would leave behind millions of working people who would have gotten overtime protections under the 2016 guidelines by the Obama administration. Federal law requires that people working more than 40 hours a week be paid 1.5 times their pay rate for the extra...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A legacy of faith and political action

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A legacy of faith and political action

Posted by | Apr 13, 2019 |

Eighty years ago, a 33-year-old Christian theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer returned to his native Germany after a short stay in the United States. He would not live to see his 40th birthday. The Lutheran and Episcopal Churches, as well as other religious bodies worldwide, recently commemorated the annual remembrance of German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and resister of Nazi totalitarianism and terrorism. On April 9, 1945, after being in held prisoner for two years, Bonhoeffer was hanged for his association with others who resisted Hitler and the atrocities his party committed against Jews, Germans, among others. Evidence showed the group...

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Downtown to host third summer season of street art exhibits from Sculpture Milwaukee

Downtown to host third summer season of street art exhibits from Sculpture Milwaukee

Posted by | Apr 11, 2019 |

Sculpture Milwaukee, the city’s annual outdoor art exhibition, will welcome a new round of 22 artworks to Wisconsin Avenue from June 7 to October 27. The first batch of renowned artists confirmed so far include Atlanta artist Radcliffe Bailey, California artist John Baldessari, Berlin-based Elmgreen & Dragset, New York artist Roxy Paine, American artist and resident of Italy, Beverly Pepper, and London-based Richard Woods. “We are thrilled to bring these spectacular works by remarkable artists to downtown Milwaukee,” said Marilu Knode, Sculpture Milwaukee’s Co-Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Programs. “Every piece has a story to tell. There’s John...

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The Cannabis Question: Marijuana advocates in Wisconsin face legalization hurdles

The Cannabis Question: Marijuana advocates in Wisconsin face legalization hurdles

Posted by | Apr 7, 2019 |

Public support for cannabis is growing, but GOP lawmakers mostly oppose the plan by Governor Tony Evers to legalize medical cannabis and possession of small amounts. Gary Storck has been here before. For decades, Storck, a longtime medical marijuana advocate from Madison, has been pushing the state Legislature to legalize his medicine. Storck suffers from glaucoma. He uses cannabis to slow progression of the disease, which is gradually robbing him of his sight. The first big moment was in 2002, when statewide polling found that 80.3 percent of Wisconsinites supported medical marijuana. Storck was ecstatic. When he first heard...

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