New law finally sets the long overdue termination date for Miller Park tax
Governor Tony Evers signed a bill on November 20 that will end a five-county tax that was instituted in 1996 to pay for construction of Milwaukee’s Miller Park. About $600 million has been collected the past 23 years to pay for construction and interest costs at the...
Walnut Way moves forward with development of next phase for Innovations and Wellness Commons
The Walnut Way Conservation Corporation is taking the next steps forward in Phase II of the Innovations and Wellness Commons (IWC), with an expected completion projected for July 2020. Phase II is a commercial development project focused on health and wellness...
Wisconsin joins coalition lawsuit against EPA’s effort to revoke clear air standards
Attorney General Kaul joined a coalition of 24 states and 2 cities on November 15 in filing a lawsuit opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to revoke the portions of a waiver it granted California in 2013 that permit the state to implement its...
A “perfect failure” allowed a few white activists to stop a $60M project in a black neighborhood
This is NOT about a slaughterhouse. This is about black people, in a plurality black metropolis, in a community that has been violently, intentionally, economically and politically marginalized, in a city and state where political and business leaders have failed...
Wisconsin again ranks as having the top two worst cities for African Americans
For the third year in a row, Milwaukee and Racine are among the worst cities in the United States for African Americans to live, according to a recent report from a financial news company. Black Americans in the two cities make half of the median income of white...
Nō Studios features collection of photos and articles from Milwaukee Independent at Social Justice Summit
The inaugural Social Justice Summit (SJS) “Art Activated” took place on November 15 and 16 at John Ridley’s Nō Studios and Marquette University in downtown Milwaukee. The summit featured a variety of activists, artists, authors, and academics converging to discuss the...
Jeff Cannady: A pioneer of live streaming on social media who disrupted the broadcast industry
It is a rare sight in Milwaukee to see a man of color start his own media company, let alone build it into a successful and disruptive business. But Jeff Cannady matched his determination and entrepreneurial skills with emerging technologies to develop one of the...
Author Joey Grihalva chronicles a century of Milwaukee Jazz culture and renaissance in new book
A new book chronicling the storied history of jazz in Milwaukee was recently published, and held a companion release event at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts on November 15. Milwaukee Jazz tells the stories of the musicians and venues that were happening in Cream...
MCTS mobile app now ranked highest for transit tracking and E-Ticketing in the nation
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced recently that the Ride MCTS app is now the highest-rated customized transit tracking and mobile ticketing app in North America. In less than two years, the app has been downloaded more than 100,000 times, received...
UWM’s Research Vessel Maggi Sue will be the most advanced research ship on the Great Lakes
An anonymous donor has committed $10 million toward a new research vessel for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences. This amount equals the largest gifts ever received by UWM. In recognition of the donation, the vessel will be named the...
Milwaukee Film saw record number of cinema fans attend 2019 festival
Neither rain nor snow kept audiences from turning out in droves to support the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank. Milwaukee Film recently announced a record attendance for the 15-day Festival, with 87,618 members of the public taking part in...
Light the Hoan: $1.2M donation could enable project completion by 2020 Democratic National Convention
Nearly one year after Light the Hoan gave Milwaukeeans a sneak peek at what the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge could look like in lights, the group has announced a $1.2 million grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation on behalf of an anonymous donor. The donation is...
