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Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, announced today a strategic partnership with Beads of Courage, a nonprofit organization that provides arts-in-medicine programs for children and teens coping with cancer and other serious illness to decrease stress, encourage positive coping and self-esteem strategies during treatment. The new partnership will further strengthen Northwestern Mutual’s national Childhood Cancer Program by providing support to children and families coping with cancer. “Childhood cancer treatment is an emotional rollercoaster for the children and families involved, and keeping a child’s outlook positive is crucial to their outcome,” said Eric Christophersen, president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. “Beads...

Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced that a new Sendik’s store will open in the heart of the Marquette campus on the northeast corner of 16th and West Wells Streets. The store, which is anticipated to be a catalyst for additional area development, will open during the 2017-18 academic year. “From my earliest days as president at Marquette, I told our students and our partners in the Near West Side that bringing a top-quality grocer to our community was the highest priority,” Lovell said. “With more than 90 years of outstanding experience serving Milwaukee, Sendik’s arrival in our...

The Quadracci family has stepped forward with a $1.2 million donation to support the $8 million challenge gift from the Herma family to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. The $16 million campaign, announced in April, benefits the Herma Heart Center and will support ongoing research and clinical innovation focused on eradicating congenital heart defects and revolutionizing programs designed to improve the quality of life for heart patients and their families. The gift is being made through the family’s Windhover Foundation, which was established by the late Harry Quadracci, founder of Quad/Graphics, and his wife Betty. The foundation continues today under...

The “Reconnecting Milwaukee” study was done to better understand the impact of connecting specific trail corridors as part of the Route of the Badger project. A new study released today by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) found that neighborhoods experiencing inequality in Milwaukee, those where a concentration of the population lives under the poverty line, is unemployed, does not have a high school degree, does not own a vehicle and is either African-American or Hispanic—disproportionately lack access to biking and walking facilities. The study, Reconnecting Milwaukee – A BikeAble Study of Opportunity, Equity and Connectivity, explores current access for bicyclists and pedestrians...

The 36th annual Bastille Days returns downtown to Cathedral Square Park July 13 to 16 with a gourmet spread of food, libations and endless opportunities for sampling. The four-day affair boasts free food and drink demonstrations, ticketed wine tastings and 30 eateries serving authentic French and Cajun cuisines. Plus, Milwaukee Brewing Co. will unveil a specialty Bastille Days brew during the festival’s annual firkin tapping. Free Chef, Wine, Beer & Spirits Demos Cate Miller from Cate’s Kitchen will emcee the festival’s daily cooking demos, Thursday through Sunday between noon and 2 p.m. at the Madison Medical Affiliates Beaux Arts...

Artists Working in Education, (A.W.E.), along with public partners Milwaukee County Parks and Milwaukee Recreation, announce the start of A.W.E.’s Summer Truck Studio Program. Since 1999, the Truck Studio program has been driving more than art supplies. The Truck Studio has grown from a few volunteers and a donated van, to a fleet of four brightly painted vans staffed with a team of artists, art educators, and interns. The Summer Truck Studio program provides meaningful, drop-in art activities at 18 Milwaukee County Parks and playgrounds, at no cost to youth ages 4 to 14 in Milwaukee’s most under-served neighborhoods. The...