Author: Staff

Milwaukee Film recently announced its first wave of programming for the 10th Annual Festival, including the World Premieres and new Das Kino, GenreQueer, and Teen Screen program categories. Programmed by teens and for teens, Teen Screen includes four features, including the award-winning hip-hop musical My Name is Myeisha. Notably, the Teen Screen program category was developed over the course of a year through Milwaukee Film’s partnership with Public Allies and will expand to year-round teen audiences, including through the Teen Film Council. Diving into the complex topics in LGBTQ+ lives, works by both emerging and established filmmakers are represented...

The 2nd Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Boat Parade will be held on September 8, and this year it celebrates the city’s creative talent with floating art installations. The effort applies the same habit of presenting parade floats on land, but with the Milwaukee River as a roadway these floats have to actually float. Local artists from all over the city applied to be considered for the parade, and 8 float designs were selected. The creative talents have been working for weeks on their art pieces, ranging from snails to sea monsters, and designed to celebrate Milwaukee’s Rivers. “Milwaukee Riverkeeper both...

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW), at the direction of the Common Council, is initiating a “pilot” study of Dockless Bicycle Share in Milwaukee. Dockless Bicycle Share systems are privately operated and consist of self-service bicycles made available to users on a short-term basis. Unlike docked bicycle share systems, dockless bicycles do not require a permanent or fixed location to reserve or return a bike. “Dockless bikes will add to Milwaukee’s transportation network. Residents and visitors will have another option to get to and from work, home, and every other destination Milwaukee has to offer,” said...

After 108 years in Milwaukee, Bob Kashou, owner of Kashou Carpets, one of the oldest carpet stores in the country, announced the beloved East Side store will be liquidating its inventory and closing its doors by the end of 2018. Kashou has been tracking the changes in the retail environment and decided to take the opportunity to transition the business. “People spoke of the Kashou name in the same way they referenced a carpet brand, yet we never produced our own line. I was always proud to hear when someone would mention that their home had a Kashou Carpet,”...