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Bader Philanthropies, Inc., one of southeastern Wisconsin’s most active foundations, announced it has selected JCP Construction, LLC as its general contractor for its new global headquarters on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood. JCP recently purchased its new office building in Harambee and has been working on more noteworthy projects throughout Milwaukee, such as this one, that fulfill its mission of building up the city while growing the community in which it works. JCP has a vested interest in contributing to the revitalization of the area. This marks one of the first times the construction company...

“The people of Milwaukee County have said again this day that we are united against discrimination, hate, and bigotry.” – Marina Dimitrijevic In a response to President Trump‘s first 100 days agenda, including the impending executive order to ban US visas for people from Muslim-majority countries and action to place an indefinite hold on the US refugee program, Milwaukee County government took a step towards reaffirming its opposition to all forms of discrimination. The Health and Human Needs Committee heard hours of testimony from community members on January 25in favor of a resolution, authored by Supervisor Dimitrijevic, which opposes...

Top chefs from the newest Milwaukee restaurants and 88Nine DJs blend gourmet creations with the perfect songs at the SoundBites event. Milwaukee’s hottest chefs, some from the city’s newest restaurants, and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee DJs will serve up one-of-a-kind music-and-food pairings at the station’s sixth annual SoundBites fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9 at the Iron Horse Hotel. SoundBites lets food and music lovers savor unique pairings at 13 tasting and listening stations. Attendees will meet the chefs and DJs while enjoying unparalleled flavors from Milwaukee’s diverse food scene and creatively matched tunes playing on earbuds. Taking...

Following several rounds of severe winter weather in many parts of the country, the American Red Cross urges eligible blood and platelet donors to help restock its shelves to overcome a shortage. Since December 1, about 300 blood drives across 27 states have been forced to cancel due to inclement winter weather, resulting in more than 10,500 blood and platelet donations going uncollected. Blood donor Jim Taylor knows how it feels to have a loved one waiting for a transfusion. His son Aaron was born with a rare liver condition. In the short two months of his life, he...

“We won’t back down, we won’t be silenced, and we will stand in solidarity with our partners for protection of our rights, our safety and our health.” Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) participated with Milwaukee partners in the Women’s March on Madison that was held on January 21. The march was organized by community activists and supported by a diverse group of organizations like Planned Parenthood. It was one of hundreds of women’s marches that took place across the country, to send a clear message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the...

Michael O’Hear, a Marquette Law School professor and author of a new book that examines mass іncаrcеrаtіоn, will be the featured guest in an upcoming “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” on January 26. O’Hear is a nationally recognized authority on criminal punishment. His book, Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era: How Judges Retained Power and Why Mass Іncаrcеrаtіоn Happened Anyway, was released on January 17 and examines the explosion in the state’s prison population. Since the 1970s, Wisconsin’s sentencing system has become unusually judge-dominated. Over the same time period, Wisconsin’s prison population has risen dramatically, even by comparison...