Author: Correspondent

Good City Brewing, a production brewery and urban taproom that opened less than a year ago on Milwaukee’s East Side, announced that it is moving forward with plans to expand its taproom, production capacity, and beer distribution. The brewery has signed a lease for the adjacent space and will occupy all 11,400 sf of what was formerly Crank Daddy’s Bicycle Shop. The expansion includes increased production capacity, a rooftop patio, and the addition of Good City Hall, a 130-seat private event space. “A brewery is a unique venue to host celebrations, and the addition of Good City Hall will...

April is National Poetry Month, and one of America’s most acclaimed poets, Mark Doty, will give a special reading on April 29 at the Park East Hotel in Milwaukee. Doty’s appearance is in conjunction with the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poet’s (WFOP) annual spring conference, being held at the Park East Hotel Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. The conference, held at the Park East Hotel on 916 State Street, will also feature readings by past and present Wisconsin and Milwaukee poets laureate. Hailed by The Poetry Foundation as one of America’s most accomplished poets, and praised for his...

Wisconsin Veterans Network and Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative have become two separate non-profit groups, in a move made to improve the effectiveness of both organizations. The Wisconsin Veterans Network (VetsNet) has been established as a new non-profit group separate from the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative, its parent organization. The two groups jointly announced the development recently. VetsNet and the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative (MHVI) will become separate tax-exempt charitable entities. MHVI Board President Tom Williams said the changes would help the groups become more effective by enabling them to concentrate on their individual missions. Having separate boards improves the...

On April 21, the Trump Administration sent letters to nine jurisdictions. The documents threatened to cut federal funding for state and local law enforcement unless the jurisdictions complied with orders from the U.S. Department of Justice. Those orders related to immigration are currently being challenged in Federal courts, which have been ruled unconstitutional thus far. Milwaukee County received this notification from the DOJ, and both the County Executive and a prominent civic leader issued public statements. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele released the following statement in response to a press release and accompanying letter sent today by the U.S....

Federal support and direct private investment are needed to replace lead service lines in Milwaukee to ensure clean drinking water. Advocating for a stronger partnership with the Federal government, Mayor Tom Barrett today asked President Donald J. Trump to increase federal funds for lead service line replacement efforts in Milwaukee. This year, the City of Milwaukee will partner with the state and federal governments through the State Revolving Funds to utilize $2.6 million in principal forgiveness awarded through Wisconsin’s Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund. However, the limited amounts allowable within the program to replace lead service lines are...