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Mayor Barrett Lifts 10:00 p.m. Curfew for Residents under the Age of 18
Curfew was in response to events last weekend in Sherman Park neighborhood MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett has lifted the curfew imposed last week for all persons under the age of 18 between the hours of...
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Funding is Primary Issue in Replacing Band Aid Approach to Lead Pipes
by Dylan Deprey It was a year ago that Marc Edwards traveled to Flint, MI with a group of colleagues on what he considered a ‘suicide mission.’ The Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil Engineering at...
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Former US Representative Gabby Giffords Campaigns in Milwaukee for Common...
by Karen Stokes Marquette University Gabby Giffords, a former U.S. Representative visited Milwaukee last week to campaign for common sense gun laws and Hillary Clinton. Milwaukee was the 11th stop for...
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Bublr Station on North Ave and King Drive Unveiled
By Mrinal Gokhale Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s only bike share program, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new bike share station on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and North Ave on the morning of...
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Support Milwaukee’s Veterans this Holiday Season
Dear Friend, Recently, I helped kick off the 10th annual Holiday drive to benefit benefit returning soldiers receiving care at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Please join me in helping to...
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City of Milwaukee Launches New Awareness Campaign for Lead Safe Milwaukee
By Karen Stokes City of Milwaukee leaders are rolling out an awareness campaign to advocate the prevention of lead based illnesses in children. The campaign was announced on Friday at Moody Park on...
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Milwaukee Bucks Teams Up with Milwaukee Public Schools to Open a Basketball...
By Danielle Miller Milwaukee Public Schools, in partnership with Milwaukee Police Department, City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention and other community organizations teamed up with the...
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BMO Harris Bank Announces New Branch in Sherman Park
By Danielle Miller BMO Harris Bank announced plans to build a new branch across from its current temporary branch located on Fond Du Lac Avenue in order to strengthen ties to the Sherman Park Community...
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Barrett Says Milwaukee is “No Drain on the State,” but Cannot Ignore...
Business owners, CEOs and elected officials wore stickers branded with their first jobs. There were dishwashers, life guards and waitresses on wheels. For Mayor Tom Barrett, one of his first jobs was...
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Milwaukee Stands with Planned Parenthood
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Bevan Baker and former Planned Parenthood patient and Milwaukee County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor joined together to highlight the...
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Jobs are Just the Beginning at TechForce Training Center
By Dylan Deprey As college students gasp a sigh of relief for Spring Break, some new students begin a new journey, and it could mean a new future and career. The first class walked through the doors of...
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WRTP/BIG STEP Apprentices to Work on Bucks Arena Construction
By Mrinal Gokhale Twelve soon to be graduates of a construction apprenticeship program at WRTP/BIG STEP were congratulated by Mayor Tom Barrett on Friday, May 25. The apprentices are going to work on...
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City Officials Strap on Helmets for Bike Week
By Christina Luick City of Milwaukee officials kick started their week by biking to work on a beautiful Monday morning for Wisconsin Bike Week. Mayor Tom Barrett, along with Ald. Nik Kovac and members...
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Earn & Learn Drafts Some Big Names for 2017
By Dylan Deprey It seems like Mayor Tom Barrett’s Earn & Learn initiative has added an All-Star team, as the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Admirals joined the...
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Mayor Barrett Announces Earn & Learn All-Star Team
Packers, Bucks, Brewers and Admirals supporting Earn & Learn summer jobs program MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett announced his Earn & Learn All-Star Team, a new collaborative partnership with the...
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PyraMax Bank Pledge $1 Million in Foreclosed Rehab Lending for Harambee...
By Dylan Deprey While taking a drive down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the numerous amounts of opportunity that line the Harambee neighborhood are simply sitting behind boarded windows and chipped...
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Alderman Zielinski asks Mayor Barrett for More Transparency
By Dylan Deprey While students prepare for the upcoming school year, so are local elected officials as they work to ensure students get the best education they can. But, in the fight for education,...
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Historic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is a Trip Down Main Street
By Dylan Deprey There are over 900 Dr. Martin Luther King Drives across the country, and since 1992, Milwaukee has worked to transform the two-mile stretch that bridges downtown and the Northside into...
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City and Potawatomi strike 12-year, $10 million streetcar presenting...
City also announces the system name “The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino” MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett and Rodney Ferguson, CEO of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, announced that the...
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City and Potawatomi strike 12-year, $10 million streetcar presenting...
City also announces the system name “The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino” MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett and Rodney Ferguson, CEO of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, announced that the...
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