Transportation: Water Street Could Become Pedestrian Haven in Third Ward (urbanmilwaukee.com)
Can we get a damn protected bike lane?...
Shakespeare in the Park brings outdoor performances to Milwaukee (www.cbs58.com)
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee's free Shakespeare in the Park touring show will return this summer. Optimist Theatre Director M.L. Cogar and Executive Director Susan Scot Fry, joined CBS 58 to talk mo
Milwaukee Adopts Climate & Equity Plan (city.milwaukee.gov)
Good news on the sustainability front for Milwaukee. The Common Council and mayor have approved a Climate and Equity plan that aims to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. The plan also sets out a path to improve racial and economic equity by creating green jobs that pay at least $40,000 and are focused...
Eyes on Milwaukee: A Plan To Save Third Ward Swing Bridge (urbanmilwaukee.com)
The 800-ton bridge, which is believed to have sat idle since at least the 1980s, would be rehabilitated so it can again swing and would also gain two new pedestrian paths, mirroring the railroad tracks that once ran across it, as well as a second level with a central cafe and bar. A structure would be built in the middle of the...
Black Milwaukee flight school offering free aviation camp for kids this summer (www.tmj4.com)
Over the next nine weeks, students enrolled in the summer program will meet at the Timmerman Airport every Saturday to learn what it takes to become a pilot....
They broke ground on the new North Shore Library, moving it from Glendale to Bayside (www.jsonline.com)
The current North Shore library is in a place where most people need to drive to it. It isn't even too practical to bike there. I like the idea of the new one being more residential-adjacent.
QWERTYFEST (www.qwertyfest.com)
QWERTYFEST MKE, June 23-25, 2023, is a weekend-long celebration of the 150-year anniversary of the invention/patenting of the typewriter – the same "QWERTY" keyboard we use today! - in Milwaukee. It is not just for writers and typewriter collectors - although we love those people. It's for all who love Milwaukee and art and...
