Year In Review 2017: The Bronzeville story of a little neighborhood that could
Year In Review 2017
O’Donnell Park structures part of County transfer to Milwaukee Art Museum
In an agreement signed on December 18 with Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is taking ownership of several buildings that make up its lakefront campus, along with O’Donnell Park and the parking garage beneath it. Included in the deal, MAM will assume...
Statewide crackdown on impaired drivers to run through New Year’s Day
To help deter impaired driving over the upcoming holiday period, state and local law enforcement throughout Wisconsin will patrol in greater numbers and for additional hours as part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. 588 people died on Wisconsin roads...
The Johnson Amendment, the Trump Tax Plan, and Dark Money
A small victory was won on December 15 for those who support church-state separation and electoral accountability. A provision of the Republican tax bill, which would have gutted the Johnson Amendment, was blocked from being included in the final legislation. “The...
MCTS helps kindergartener toward goal of breaking world record for charity
MCTS employees are helping a Portage, Wisconsin girl in her quest to collect pop tabs from drink cans, to break the Guinness Book of World Records for charity on behalf of her late brother. The Ronald McDonald House provides homes near hospitals for families with sick...
Senator Baldwin joins fight to restore FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and 15 other Senators announced on December 14 their plan to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would undo the action by the Federal Communications...
Dr. Adel Korkor: Running 50 Days in 50 States for Mental Health Awareness
The Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk Series was developed by Adel B. Korkor, M.D. as a way to address the epidemic of mental health problems, and create a movement that will spread from coast to coast, one state at a time. The effort aims to raise awareness for the...
“Around the Corner with John McGivern” featured in PBS lineup for 2018 season
One of the most highly-rated local programs on Milwaukee PBS, “Around the Corner with John McGivern” is back with a brand-new season in January 2018. Around the Corner with John McGivern receives lots of invitations from viewers to come explore their hometowns, and...
Yokohama: The city that Milwaukee’s ramen shop was named after
Despite being a crucial gateway to Japan since having been designated a treaty port during the Edo period, Yokohama has nonetheless lived in the shadow of neighboring Tokyo in terms of its global reputation. That status looks to be changing. Major events, such as the...
Documentary series to explore a Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War
“A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War,” explores how the experience of both world wars shaped the lives and literary imagination of two internationally famous authors and friends, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The First World War laid waste to a continent and...
Op Ed: Evangelical “theology” dictates Trump’s clueless Jerusalem policy
American Evangelicals do not represent Christianity in America. Much less do they represent Christianity in Israel. For 2,000 years, Christianity has had an uninterrupted presence in what is now Israel. The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem traces its roots to the...
Milwaukee joins climate change charter at historic global summit
“You cannot deny the science, and if you’re not going to do something, we’re going to do something.” – Mayor Tom Barrett The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy took place in Chicago from December 4 to 6, and welcomed municipal leaders from across...
