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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told north side residents on August 25 that the Fondy Farmers Market and new Fondy Park would begin offering free Internet access via public Wi-Fi 365 days a year. Checking emails, updating Facebook statuses, surfing the web, it has all become second nature to the average suburban resident. But for many low-income families, paying for a broadband connection is a luxury they cannot afford. The addition of Wi-Fi access to the site continues the development efforts for the City-owned farmers market site and park. The goal has been to make the location a sustainable gathering...

Bucks players, team owners, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, elected officials, and alumni attended the ribbon cutting ceremony on August 26 to officially open the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee’s new world-class sports and entertainment venue. The ceremony was attended by current Bucks players Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, Bucks alumni Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Vin Baker, Marques Johnson, Jon McGlocklin, Steve Novak and Michael Redd, Bucks owners Wes Edens, Marc Lasry, Jamie Dinan and Mike Fascitelli, Bucks General Manager Jon Horst, Bucks Head Coach Mike Budenholzer, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti...

The new sports venue for the Milwaukee Bucks, Fiserv Forum, officially opened its doors to the public, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on August 26 at the plaza outside of the downtown arena. An estimated crowd of more than 50,000 people attended the celebration that offered a first look at the news world-class facility. Here are some interesting statistics about what is under the roof of the new $524 million home of Milwaukee Bucks Basketball. “Fiserv Forum will be a magnet and centerpiece of activity. It will be a place of pride or the City of Milwaukee.” – Peter...

August 14 marked the end of the year-long Moving Milwaukee Forward project for the Equitable Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Study on the North Side, as the Department of City Development and the Historic King Drive Business Improvement District shared their draft plan with the public. The South Side portion of the study will conclude at a meeting in Walker’s Point on September 8. Residents, business owners, and other stakeholders learned more about the plan, saw how their input shaped the recommendations, provided feedback before it was finalized, and also celebrated its completion. The proposed King Drive extension of...

The 2018 Milwaukee Air & Water Show took place along the city’s lakefront on July 21 and 22, and the Milwaukee Independent accompanied the Golden Knights parachute team for their demonstration jump and several attempts, getting to know the highly skilled team members. One of the group members, Staff Sergeant Aliaksandr “Alex Bahry” Bahrytsevich, was kiIIed on August 25. The US Army Parachute Team announced the death of 31 year old Staff Sergeant on social media. Bahry died in a small plane crash while off duty in Swainsboro, Georgia. “Alex was extremely passionate about the sport of skydiving and...