Author: Lee Matz

After twice measuring the route incorrectly, a monumental gaff that prevented participating runners from using the race a qualifier for larger competitions, the Milwaukee Marathon was back on track for its 2019 race on April 6. The Milwaukee Bucks presented the race this year, after the marathon was cancelled in 2018, with the course starting and finishing at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks brought in a nationally known operator to run the event and the new organizer, Rugged Races, promised to make everything right this time. Many regional athletes came to depended on the marathon as a Boston qualifier when...

Radio Milwaukee filmed 10 local artists on March 30 to produce a music video for each, assisting them in the submission process to compete in National Public Radios’s Tiny Desk contest. Playing a Tiny Desk concert has become a dream gig for musicians who hope to reach the media network’s devoted national audience. Since 2008, NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concert series has welcomed beloved musicians from across genres to play behind the desk of Bob Boilen, the show’s host. That playlist has included talents from Adele to Chance The Rapper, and from T-Pain to Yo-Yo Ma. As much as...

The fourth annual César E. Chávez Day celebration was held in the rotunda of City Hall on March 29, marking the birthday of the legendary civil rights activist. César Estrada Chávez has been a historical icon for the Latino community, who passed in 1993. He continues to be a symbol for labor movements and for Hispanic empowerment, based on grass roots organizing. Milwaukee’s annual César E. Chávez Day is an example of the progress made by the local Latinx community, and the growing understanding of its contributions across people of all cultures. “I am thrilled to again host Milwaukee’s...

Families from various Milwaukee communities came together on March 24 at the Marcus Center’s Uihlein Hall to remember the life of civil rights activist and hero, César E. Chávez, for the first art contest to honor his birthday in the city. Milwaukee students from grades 4 to 12 participated in the Inaugural César E. Chávez Birthday Celebration Art Contest, and the winners were recognized during the special event. The artwork theme “Celebrating Communities as we Accept All People” was inspired by two values that Chávez used to guide his life and activism – acceptance of all people and the...