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“Namaste” in Hinduism means “I bow to the divine in you.” The respectful greeting has become part of the local vernacular with the rise of yoga’s popularity in the city. It also embodies the core belief of OmTown Yogis in equality for everyone, making Milwaukee stronger one relationship at a time. OmTown Yogis held its Yoga @ the Museum event in Windhover Hall, beneath the Calatrava wings at the Milwaukee Art Museum on June 4. The once a month event is much more than a gathering of fitness enthusiasts using the discipline from India to stay in shape. It...

Discovery World’s S/V Denis Sullivan will be a part of the Tall Ships Festival, that will be sailing the Great Lakes connecting the United States and Canada in the Summer of 2016. The world’s only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner joins two segments of the multi-port event, beginning August 12 when it sails to Duluth, Minnesota. Along with an armada of up to a dozen other tall ships, the Sullivan will represent Milwaukee in the Parade of Sail and compete in a tall ship race across the length of Lake Superior for the first half...

Forest Home Cemetery is the final resting place for only two Soldiers of Color who fought for Wisconsin in the Civil War. William Reed joined Company F, 29th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) on April 7, 1864 and followed 1750,000 African Americans into battle. Upon his death after the war, he lay in an unmarked grave for 121 years until a headstone was installed on May 30. “We know that he served his country from April 7, 1864 until after the war ended in November 1865,” said Ricky Townsell, a re-enactment group member of Company...