Joel Brennan honored at Discovery World’s 2019 Ignite the Spark fundraising gala
Discovery World celebrated 13 years along the lakefront with its 2019 Ignite the Spark Gala fundraising benefit on July 27, and gave a special tribute to the late restaurateur and philanthropist Joe Bartolotta. Former CEO of Discover World, Joel Brennan, was honored...
Affordable housing for veterans at Victory Manor brings HACM full circle on 75th Anniversary
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which...
Bel Leong-Hong shares insight with Milwaukee’s Asian community for economic inclusion at 2020 DNC
The National Chair of the DNC’s Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus, Bel Leong-Hong, met with Hmong business owners and Asian American community leaders in Milwaukee on July 19, to discuss ways to make sure they benefited from the economic impact of the...
Backspin: Podcast explores Milwaukee’s Hip-Hop roots in black culture
Burning curiosity about who recorded Milwaukee’s first hip-hop song led the 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (88.9 FM) team down a path that started with a 1980s movement, through hip-hop icons such as Speech of Arrested Development, Darryl McDaniels of RUN-DMC, and Milwaukee...
Milwaukee moves forward with a pilot study for dockless electric scooters
Following Governor Evers signing into state law the authorization for local governments to regulate the rental and operation of dockless scooters, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) launched a pilot study. Dockless scooter systems are privately...
Governor Tony Evers will visit Tokyo and Yokohama during Wisconsin’s trade mission to Japan
Governor Tony Evers will lead a trade mission to Japan from September 6 to 14 as part of the state’s efforts to expand exports by Wisconsin companies. This will be the first trade mission of the new administration. The trip will include visits to Tokyo, Yokohama and...
Westown blooms with completion of epic mural by Emma Daisy Gertel
Downtown Milwaukee officially welcomed one of its largest and most ambitious mural projects, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 19, along the west wall of Dunkin’ at 622 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Titled “Westown In Bloom,” the 80’ wide by 50’ high mural was...
Visitors storm Milwaukee’s 2019 Bastille Days riding “Le Hop” in record numbers
The largest French-themed festival in North America returned for the 38th year to Cathedral Square in downtown Milwaukee, highlighted by the first summer of service from the city’s streetcar. The four-day event featured the Associated Bank Storm the Bastille 5k Run, a...
Civil Rights forum in Milwaukee calls for greater national protection of LGBTQ Latinxs
The oldest and largest Hispanic advocacy organization in America hosted a forum on July 10 to discuss the challenges of the Latinx LGBTQ Community during its 90th Annual Convention in Milwaukee. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was joined by...
Milwaukee’s PrideFest and Pride Parade set new records in 2019 for public participation
PrideFest Milwaukee reported record-breaking attendance for the 2019 Milwaukee Pride festival, held June 6 to 9 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee. This year’s total confirmed festival attendance was 45,787, an increase of +1% over the 2018 total of...
LULAC and Airbnb partner ahead of 2020 DNC to promote entrepreneurship for Latinx women
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Airbnb announced a national partnership at LULAC’s 90th Annual Convention in Milwaukee on July 11. Because Hispanic residents in Milwaukee is the fastest growing ethnic population in Wisconsin, and the city will...
Border Patrol Agents found mocking care of migrant kids with unofficial commemorative coin
An unofficial commemorative coin has been circulating among Border Patrol agents at the U.S./Mexico border, mocking the task of caring for migrant children and other duties that have fallen to agents as families cross into the United States. On the front, the coin...
