Homeless outreach groups seeing increase in people staying at Milwaukee Park & Ride (wisn.com)
Going into the fall, sleeping outdoors becomes a lot more difficult. Hopefully Milwaukee can get them housed before it starts getting cold....
TSA intercepts 2 guns, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (fox6now.com)
I really don't understand the person who thinks "I accept that I can't wear my shoes through the scanners or bring a bottle of water but I'm sure they will be cool with my loaded gun." Do you think that you are going to need to shoot someone somewhere between the Chili's in Concourse C and the gate?
When Milwaukee Had a Busy Victorian Downtown (milwaukeemag.com)
When this photograph was taken in about 1888, Milwaukee had nearly 200,000 residents, making it the 16th-largest city in America.
President Joe Biden will travel to Milwaukee on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to grow the economy (jsonline.com)
It's nice to see him paying attention to Milwaukee....
Here’s who’s playing the WMSE Stage at Bay View Bash (milwaukeerecord.com)
If you live around Bay View, this looks like it's going to be a pretty good one.
Here are the Shorewood Feast's entertainment and vendor lineups (milwaukeerecord.com)
I always seem to miss the Shorewood street festivals. This one looks pretty interesting.
Tenants file class action lawsuit against toxic Glendale apartment owner (wisn.com)
I really like what the owners of Bayshore have done over the past few years. It's a shame that they screwed up the apartment development so badly....
The Mayor is at Bader Rutter this morning for "coffee with the mayor" (kbin.social)
Bayshore apartment developers worked to mislead tenants, pressured health department over TCE contamination (jsonline.com)
That's unfortunate....
Ridership For "The Hop" Streetcar In June Hits 50,000+ (wtmj.com)
Just imagine what ridership would be like if it was extended to Fiserv Forum, UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, American Family Field, or the Wisconsin Center.
The Brady Street Festival is this weekend (cbs58.com)
The Brady Street Festival will stretch from Van Buren to Farwell on Brady Street, packed with local food vendors, retail booths and a diverse music line-up spread across five stages
Northridge Mall's prospective buyer walks away after failing to reach agreement with city (bizjournals.com)
They should have just let Penzeys buy it, back when it was worth something....
Sprecher Root Beer Bash 2023 (welcometoglendale.com)
Root Beer Bash is the World's Largest Root Beer Float Festival in the World!
Watching the practice for the air and water show has been kind of cool (kbin.social)
Transportation: National Ave Could Get Protected Bike Lanes, Fewer Driving Lanes (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The preferred alternative for reconstructing W. National Avenue between S. 1st and S. 39th streets would see the four lanes reduced to two and raised, fully-separated bike lanes added.
The Milwaukee Air and Water Show is this next weekend. Who's going? (mkeairwatershow.com)
The Milwaukee Air & Water Show, presented by Waterstone Bank, continues to be Wisconsin’s premier free, family event of the summer and one of the top air shows in the Midwest. As a non-profit, 501c3 organization, we support the local economy, our Armed Services community, and bring visitors to Milwaukee to experience the best...
City Hall: Mayor Johnson Signs 2% Sales Tax Into Law (urbanmilwaukee.com)
“Unimaginable cuts to the fire department. Unimaginable cuts to the police department, unavoidable cuts to our libraries,” said Johnson in an event held at the Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St....
Why yes, there is passenger rail in Milwaukee and more is coming — maybe a lot more (wuwm.com)
Amtrak's Hiawatha and Empire Builder will soon be joined by the TCMC and maybe, eventually, others in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Common Council passes 2% sales tax aimed at averting a financial crisis (jsonline.com)
The measure needed a supermajority of 10 council members to pass and ultimately was approved on a 12-3 vote.
Join the effort to prevent budget cuts to Milwaukee's libraries. (getloudmpl.com)
Milwaukee's public libraries need your help keep them funded
Milwaukee prepares for Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival (tmj4.com)
I saw them setting up for this at Suburban Motors, earlier today.
Milwaukee handyman makes queer renters, homeowners feel at ease (wuwm.com)
The queer, trans handyman and artist assistant offers a variety of services in an industry dominated by straight, cis men.
Here's the music and entertainment lineup for Bastille Days 2023 (milwaukeerecord.com)
Bastille Days! July 13-16! Cathedral Square Park!
Bounce Milwaukee Will Close (urbanmilwaukee.com)
Help give feedback for Brady Street's pedestrian-first initiative (bradystreet.org)
The aim of this study is to begin to reimagine Brady Street as a pedestrian-first environment. This study includes explanations of what a pedestrian-first environment is, traffic study information, four streetscape options, as well as next steps in the project’s creation.
