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Video: About the Bout and the Thrill of the Spill

This video segment was filmed on May 27 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, when Maiden Milwaukee won the championship bout against the Rushin’ Rollettes for the first time in the team’s 11 year Brewcity Bruisers league history.

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Installation underway for Bay View “Street Canvas” mural project

The five Artists hired by the Kinnickinnic Avenue BID have begun the installation of five large-scale murals on commercial buildings located along the Kinnickinnic and Howell Avenue retail corridor. The BID is a non-profit organization tasked with supporting business and development along its namesake “main street” in Bay View. The all-female roster of artists is a unifying theme for the Street Canvas murals. The mural designs are as unique and varied as the artists themselves, all of whom are accomplished professional artists, living in or near Bay View. The public is invited to see the muralists at work during...

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A. O. Smith to build new research center near Park Place HQ

Global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation announced construction plans for a new corporate research center near its World Headquarters on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The 42,700 square foot facility will house its Corporate Technology Center which focuses on advanced research and development in the areas of potable and hydronic water heating, water treatment, and air purification. The company plans to break ground for the project in September with an anticipated completion during the fourth quarter of 2018. The new building will be located at 11000 West Park Place. “Research and innovation have been fundamental to A. O. Smith’s...

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s speech has a message about racism for Milwaukee

“A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them.” – President George W. Bush The city of New Orleans is vastly different than Milwaukee in its climate and history. Where they are similar comes from their population, each a mixing pot of immigrant cultures. Milwaukee never had statues honoring the Confederacy, yet the city is routinely referenced as one of the most segregated in America. On May 19, the city of New Orleans removed the last remaining monument that celebrated the “Lost Cause of the Confederacy.” The statues taken down were erected decades...

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Denisha Tate: Unwrapping all of Milwaukee’s gifts

Paralyzed at 17 for six month, Denisha Tate refused to accept the initial diagnosis because the condition stood in the way of her helping others embrace the power of joy. Guided by a deep sense of faith, her many years in leadership roles at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee have left a positive impact on a generation of youth in search of hope and their own best self.

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MSOE students bioengineer a medical breakthrough with synthetic blood

Undergraduate students at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) have engineered a process to create red blооd cells, which will have a profound impact on medical care and solve the problem of blood shortages. The production of artificial blооd is one of the holy grails in science. With a short shelf life of 42 days, reduced to a few hours if left unrefrigerated, and a low donor trend, there has been a clear need for blооd substitutes and supplements. Researchers in academia, the military, and the biopharmaceutical industry have had little success in their attempts to produce a viable...

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