Video: Grace Weber at 88Nine
Acclaimed artist Grace Weber performed new songs at her Music Lab kick-off party on January 27 at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee entrepreneurs awarded funds from WEDC grant program
Nearly $500,000 in grants to help local, regional initiatives for Wisconsin startups. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced that 11 organizations have been awarded nearly $500,000 in grants to help develop or expand innovative programs aimed at advancing the climate for entrepreneurship throughout the state. The grants are being awarded as part of WEDC’s new Entrepreneurship Support pilot program and will help fund activities such as the promotion of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial education, mentorship and training; and business development and financial services. “Much of the economic growth the state has experienced over the last six years is a result...
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Photo Essay: Immigration under a Federal shadow
The Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27 banned travelers with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, and extended to green card holders who were legally granted authorization to live and work in the United States. In opposition of this policy, already being challenged in courts, the Rally Against Racism and Hate was held on January 28 outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee. More than two hundred Milwaukee residents from Middle Eastern countries participated, to call attention to the plight of refugees and immigrants under the harmful Trump policy. The Muslim-majority countries...
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Bought Milk? $52M settlement with Big Dairy to expire
Claim period ends on January 31, with consumers urged to file claims for reimbursement for overpriced milk and other dairy products. Consumers in 15 states and the District of Columbia who purchased dairy products have been entitled to a portion of a $52 million settlement, culminating a massive antitrust lawsuit filed against the nation’s largest dairy producers. It was alleged that they artificially inflated the price of milk and other dairy products by killing hundreds of thousands of cows. The suit was originally filed in 2011 against big name food conglomerates, agribusinesses, and the nation’s largest dairy producers. These...
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Photo Essay: Women’s March on Milwaukee
The Femme Solidarity March took place on January 21 in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee, coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington DC that saw more than one million in attendance. The sister event in Milwaukee joined 673 marches over all 50 States and 70 countries, with an estimated 4.7 million participants. There has never been a single-day protest as large in United States history. “We will stand together in solidarity for the protection of all our rights, our safety, our health, and our families,” stated organizers Brittany Nordstrum and Nellie Vance in their announcement. The event was not...
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Book profits help fund Milwaukee Rescue Mission
The main characters of the book are also homeless, with the plot bringing attention a very real plight against a fantasy fiction backdrop. Faulty Bones is a fantasy romance novel where love-struck gamblers navigate between mobsters and a supernatural force in a battle to get their worlds back on track. It is the first book published by Joe Fraser, president of Russ Darrow Leasing. From the first 2,000 books sold, Fraser has pledged double his royalties to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. The novel’s hero and heroine are both homeless, a plight that Fraser feels is not understood by the...
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