Author: Correspondent

The 12-block tour highlights public art and landmark historical buildings along the Avenue in the heart of Milwaukee’s downtown. With more than $1 billion in recently completed, proposed and under-construction projects along West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 is highlighting its premier corridor with a new audio walking tour. Local residents and out-of-town guests can learn more about the Avenue’s rich history and recent rebound by downloading the Otocast mobile app, a free audio guide used by cities across the United States to highlight public art, architecture, festivals and other points of interest. Beginning at the RiverWalk and...

Narrator-in-Residence Nicole Mattke launches first ever Pfister Book Club for public participation on July 13. The historic Pfister Hotel recently unveiled The Pfister Book Club, a year-long book club program moderated by the hotel’s tenth Narrator-in-Residence, Nicole Mattke. The book club’s first meeting will be held on July 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the hotel’s mezzanine. The Pfister Book Club’s inaugural meeting will discuss the book, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. The story, which takes place in a hotel, follows an aristocrat who is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel in...

Exhibit offers activities designed specifically for youth, and provides guidance to adults about the importance of early learning and supporting a child’s healthy development. The Betty Brinn Children’s Museum announced the introduction of new educational resources for early learners and their caregivers in its popular feature exhibit, Pocket Park presented by Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The exhibit opened for general visitors on July 5. The Museum has expanded Pocket Park to include new, sensory-rich and developmentally-significant activities that reflect milestones recognized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, as well as state standards for early learners....

TIMELINE is an exciting annual exhibition, which reflects on the past year of work by all of RedLine Milwaukee’s Artists in Residence (AiR) produced in 2016, and opens to the public on gallery night July 21. These artists explore various media and disciplines while they comment on subject matter that is important to them and as a result, the show is reflective of current trends in contemporary art. RedLine Milwaukee’s innovative residency program is a sound platform from which to examine the critical issues facing contemporary artists today. This year features an outstanding artist lineup which includes Jill Sebastian,...

The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) confirmed on June 30 that mosquito surveillance in the city has indicated the presence of West Nile virus. The mosquitoes collected and tested as part of the MHD’s seasonal West Nile Virus surveillance efforts. “Though the City of Milwaukee Health Department has not seen a confirmed case of West Nile virus in an individual this year, detection of the virus in mosquitoes serves as a reminder to all city residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites,” said Commissioner of Health Bevan Baker said in a news release. West Nile virus (WNV) is...

In response to efforts by Senate Republicans to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act, also known as Trumpcare, U.S. Representative Gwen Moore spoke on the Floor of the House last week. The Congresswoman from Milwaukee directed her remarks directly to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, who helped draft the controversial legislation that is expected to take health care coverage away from 22 million Americans. “I want to talk to you, Mr. Speaker, very directly. We’ve talked a lot about the 22-23 million people who will lose their healthcare if we were to repeal and...