Author: Staff

Few places shine brighter than Milwaukee during the holidays. Whether the public spends time outside in the cold or prefers to stay warm indoors, the city offers plenty of ways to experience the sights and sounds of the season. Following its curated list of Halloween locations to visit by public bus, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) recently released a dozen destinations around town for the December holidays. The self-guided bus tour list features some of the most festive holiday displays and activities in Milwaukee County. Using a 24-Hour ticket on the Ride MCTS app, travelers can visit multiple...

New bus routes, more high frequency service, and better transit options is what MCTS has been showing off at recent community meetings as part of MCTS NEXT, a reimagining of bus service to make the current system more efficient. The public was invited to open house events around Milwaukee County to see the new plans and find out more about the changes. As part of the MCTS NEXT process, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) logistical staff has spent months doing a top to bottom, comprehensive review of the entire transit system. Planners examined and evaluated every route and bus...

Political advertising is a practical necessity, but money spent on candidate bashing in Wisconsin promotes a level of fear and hate that takes root in lasting social trauma. About four dozen wealthy special interest groups doled out more than $60 million to mostly smear candidates during the 2018 fall legislative and statewide elections, a Wisconsin Democracy Campaign preliminary review found. The record-smashing amount spent by these outside electioneering groups totaled $61.4 million, including nearly $31.3 million by Republican outfits and $30.1 million by Democratic groups. Compared to other mid-term election years that featured legislative and statewide races, spending by...

Less than one year after the City of Milwaukee implemented a successful restaurant grading system that has been popular with consumers and establishments, the State of Wisconsin program will ban the program. The state Board of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection voted 4-2 to update a series of food rules on November 15, to bring Wisconsin’s food code in line with federal guidelines. Included in the new rules is language prohibiting restaurant grading systems. Milwaukee Alderman Michael Murphy worked with city health department officials for four years before the program was implemented in January. He said the state’s vote...

Milwaukee-based Marcus Theatres recently surveyed moviegoers in Wisconsin and seven other states to find out what traditional holiday films made the top of their list, and which new Hollywood blockbusters were they most excited to see. Those results were released on November 29. As the fourth largest movie theatre circuit in the United States, Marcus Theatres has location in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. More than 4,500 of its Magical Movie Rewards members were surveyed. Survey participants were first asked about how they approached the holiday season. A total of 80% shared that the...