Author: Staff

Milwaukee County residents will get a free library book delivery service to stimulate reading, beginning on September 3. Provided by Helium, the service will enable both public library cardholders and non-cardholders to rent library books online. The selections will be delivered to homes, and then picked up when finished and returned. Helium plans to provide this full range of services at no cost to readers. In an age of declining readership, Helium’s program aims to removes obstacles to establishing strong reading habits, and save residents money and time spent obtaining books. “Books hold a certain power. A lot of...

Lakefront Brewery asked on August 15 that consumers with bottles of the beer

The artists of Milwaukee’s music scene release songs and albums year round on a variety of themes.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers communicated to President Donald Trump on August 12 in a letter, asking him to listen to the economic hardships of state farmers, and put an end to the unnecessary trade war between the United States and international business partners like China. The president’s never-ending tariffs have continued to inflict a direct and negative impact on many industries in Wisconsin. None have been harder hit than agriculture, an $88 billion industry in Wisconsin that employs one out of every nine workers in the state. Governor Evers said that when farmers thrive, rural communities thrive, and the...

A Milwaukee County Task Force voted on August 13 to endorse a new $66 million plan.