Remembering the Revolutionary Life of Vel Phillips
A visitation for Vel Phillips took place on May 4 at the Feerick Funeral Home in Shorewood. Governor Scott Walker ordered flags to half-staff on May 5 in honor of the former Secretary of State. Waking up in the middle of the night to three missed calls from Vel...
Shakespeare in the Park returns to downtown for summer production of King Lear
Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion will once again host the free public Shakespearian performances, by the Optimist Theatre, for a second season as part of the LIVE @ Peck Pavilion performance calendar. James Pickering, a legend of the Milwaukee stage, will appear in the...
A generation of Wisconsin children could go hungry under GOP farm bill
A memo released on May 1 from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau shows that the federal Agricultural and Nutrition Act of 2018, known as the House Farm Bill H.R. 2, would prevent states from offering broad-based categorical eligibility to families that do not...
City to offer garden soil screening service for lead to Milwaukee homeowners
The City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory (MHDL) is rolling out garden soil screening services to the public. Services include a nutrient analysis and lead screening of the soil. Backyard gardening is a popular urban practice. Soil screening helps residents...
Infographic: Impacts of Racism and Opportunities for Equity
Racism is not limited to Tiki torches and small-town violence. There are both historical and contemporary policies and practices that continue to have disparate effects on people of color throughout their lives. From something as small as commuting times to larger...
The Hop to hold job fair for Streetcar positions
Transdev, the firm that will operate The Hop, will hold an open house on May 2 to fill new employment positions, including streetcar operator jobs. The job fair will take place from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the streetcar operations and maintenance facility at 450 N. 5th...
Milwaukee’s Korean American community reacts to plans for ending the 68 year Korean War
A historic summit on April 27 began the process to formally declare an end to the Korean War after seven decades, and Korean American residents of Milwaukee are once again hopeful for a united homeland. Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, leaders of North and South Korea,...
Purple Heart organization to close Milwaukee office for service program
Effective June 30, 2018, the Military Order of the Purple Heart will no longer be able to provide assistance with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to Veterans and their families through the MOPH National Service Program. The announcement noted that all offices...
Military might will be on display at nation’s largest Armed Forces Week celebration in Milwaukee
Before the largest music festival in the country kicks off in Milwaukee, the city will celebrate another of the largest events in the United States from May 14 to 19, with the Armed Forces Week Celebration. Milwaukee makes a special effort to bring awareness for Armed...
Plans for Menomonee Valley envisions transformation of underutilized riverfront sites
Menomonee Valley Partners, the City of Milwaukee, and UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning’s Community Design Solutions revealed a vision to transform more than 40 acres of land remaining in the heart of the Menomonee Valley during an event at Potawatomi...
EAA mobile unit “Spirit of Aviation” bringing flight to Summerfest
It will be a hands-on engagement with flight when the nation’s most extensive aviation mobile unit arrives along Milwaukee’s Lakefront on June 27. The Experimental Aircraft Association will deliver the excitement of flight to Milwaukee and throughout the United...
Milwaukee faces a troubling trend with hit-and-run crashes and bike safety
According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, hit-and-run crashes made up 24% of all crashes in Milwaukee in 2013, that percentage jumped to 29% as of 2017. For hit-and-run drivers each offense carries severe penalties to deter such deviant behavior in the state of...
