Vintage racers from yesteryear unlikely to rev up at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway this summer
IndyCar season was scheduled to start March 13 in St. Petersburg, Florida and would be followed by a vintage series event at the Milwaukee Mile racetrack in June. However, officials have already canceled all races nationwide through the month of August. It remains...
Wisconsin DNR closes state parks indefinitely due to overcrowding and vandalism during pandemic
Governor Tony Evers directed the Department of Natural Resources on April 9 to close several state parks to protect the health and safety of Wisconsinites. Due to unprecedented crowds, litter, vandalism and out of an abundance of caution to protect public health and...
Interfaith leaders push back on effort by state legislators to lift “Safer At Home” order for holy days
The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee issued a strongly worded joint-response on April 8 to attempts by State leaders to allow for in-person worship services during a highly contagious pandemic that is sweeping across Wisconsin. In a letter sent to Governor...
Main Street Over Wall Street: Community groups and displaced workers call on Congress to help people
Anna Landmark and Chantia Lewis, members of the Opportunity Wisconsin steering committee, were recently joined by displaced workers and small business owners for a press call to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting communities around Wisconsin. On the heels of a record...
Passenger overcrowding forces MCTS to limit 10 riders per bus for health safety beginning April 9
During the daily COVID-19 video press conference on April 7, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said that he was left with no choice but to take action concerning the overcrowding of Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses. County leaders switched to a...
Rise and Thrive: A “Lives in Landscape” Series – Huckleberry & Pine
This multi-part editorial series was based on the “Rise and Thrive: A Lives in Landscape Exhibition” created by Milwaukee artist Brianna Joy Seipel. The project was produced in partnership with LOTUS Legal Clinic and the Untold Stories program....
“Moment at the Museum” video series provides online tour of historic exhibit for Milwaukee public
The Milwaukee County Historical Society has been no exception to the list of statewide closures due to the efforts aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, but MCHS saw it as an opportunity expand into digital tourism. Where many institutions might see challenges in...
Sofa Cinema: Milwaukee Film launches virtual movie portal for home theaters
Milwaukee Film is opening up a new channel to bring people together in film, even while the Oriental Theatre remains closed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Called Sofa Cinema, the local nonprofit launched its first virtual film portal on April 2 with support...
Milwaukee Rep brings its creative performances and activities “From Our Home to Your Home”
While the stages remain dark during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Milwaukee Rep is rallying its creative resources to bring the world-class theater audiences have come to know and love directly into homes. In addition to the HD streaming of “Eclipsed” available...
Democracy or Death: State GOP forces a smash-and-grab election with in-person voting during a pandemic
Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice on April 7 of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Hours after Democratic Governor Tony Evers issued an...
Entitlement to Govern: How the fog of pandemic offers one more chance for a power grab
Observers often make the mistake of thinking that Russian disinformation is designed to pit the American left against the American right to sow chaos. But, in fact, Russian disinformation is designed to pit the American left and the American right against the American...
President Thanos: Trump’s genocidal intentions were foreshadowed in his re-election campaign video
The “Official Trump War Room” re-election campaign posted a doctored clip to social media that superimposed the president’s face over the super villain Thanos on December 10, just as early reports of the coronavirus were coming out of China. Donald Trump is a...
