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Greater Milwaukee’s bike share program unveiled its new e-bike (electric-assist) program on May 19 at Indeed Brewery. Nearly 200 of the e-bikes will be integrated into the Bublr Bikes network later this season. The City of Milwaukee and Bublr Bikes hope to improve public access to bike sharing by expanding into neighborhoods, increase ridership through strategic station placement, and reduce trips made by single-occupancy vehicles. “The introduction of e-bikes is going to expand the transit opportunities for the greater Milwaukee community, helping people of various abilities go further, faster, with less effort. We are so excited to preview this...

Just weeks after the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued its ruling against the Burlington Area School District (BASD) for their failure to redress their “hostile racial environment,” the Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism (BCDR) has received additional reports of the District mishandling acts of racism in its schools. The Burlington Coalition recently received complaints from multiple people alleging that students of color were the targets of severe and pervasive use of racial slurs, harassment, and hate speech. According to evidence provided, students were called the N-word multiple times, and told many other racially offensive things in attempts to...

The parent organization of PrideFest, Wisconsin’s largest LGBTQ+ event, went live with a digital Health & Wellness space on May 3, in an effort to serve the community despite no physical June festival. Milwaukee Pride’s Health & Wellness area is a large component of the festival, taking up 30% of the overall event footprint and serving nearly 45,000 people annually. 2021 marks the second consecutive year PrideFest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was originally slated for Thursday, June 3 until Sunday, June 6, 2021. “After two years of no PrideFest, it’s very important to maintain...