Immigration advocates travel from Milwaukee to DC to Madison demanding action on promised reforms
Voces de La Frontera sent a national delegation of 41 immigrant essential workers and their families to Washington DC to be part of a national May Day march, and to mark the end of a cross-country caravan that covered more than 40 states to promote immigration reform....
Carroll University develops new education program to address the pandemic-accelerated health care crisis
As the United States and the State of Wisconsin face the incredible challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, another health crisis has quietly been accelerating in the background – the growing need for mental health services. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19...
Game On, Milwaukee: Genshin Impact is the immersive Anime adventure I dreamed of in my childhood
After spending the winter months virtually traveling over half of Japan from the confines of a home treadmill (read In step with Rambalac: How I walked 1,000 miles across Japan during a pandemic without leaving Milwaukee), the mobile game Genshin Impact offered...
Nō Studios opens rooftop bar and lounge with views of Milwaukee and collection of curated Japanese sake
Nō Studios announced on April 27 that it would be opening of Skyline Bar + Lounge in the heart of Milwaukee’s Brewery District. Situated on the top floor of Nō Studios, Skyline features a stunning glass enclosed bar and lounge with unobstructed views of the city, in...
Systemic Equality: ACLU outlines wide-ranging agenda to achieve racial justice
The American Civil Liberties Union launched an ambitious effort on February 9 to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda. The agenda strives to dismantle a system deeply rooted in racist policies, practices, and attitudes that harm Black and Indigenous...
Governor Evers plans $420M in small business recovery grants after vetoing effort to siphon ARPA funds
Governor Tony Evers announced on April 22 that the state would award up to $420 million to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through the new Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant program, a collaboration between the Wisconsin Economic...
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance celebrates Soldiers Home restoration with plans to save more buildings
The decade-long effort to “Save the Soldiers Home” sees occupancy of the once endangered historic building, with vital services reaching those veterans in need. More than ten years ago, the most iconic post-Civil War era buildings at the Milwaukee Soldiers...
Revitalizing Main Streets: Governor Tony Evers plans $100M investment in equitable recovery program
Governor Tony Evers announced on April 13 that a $100 million investment would be made in Wisconsin’s economic recovery, as part of the state’s funds received under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. The investment aims to ensure businesses and...
Stalag Milwaukee: German World War II prisoners left their confinement at Camp Billy Mitchell 75 years ago
The highly anticipated upsurge of flight activity post-COVID vaccine at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is second only to the surge expected 75 years ago this month. In April 1946 “Camp Billy Mitchell,” Milwaukee’s prisoner of war work camp, was finally...
Let It All Fly Away: Baby Mont’s new song explores traumatic experiences from gun violence in Milwaukee
Lamont Bradley, aka Baby Mont, is a 19 yr old High School graduate from Milwaukee, who is currently working on his rap career while battling the heartaches that have haunted him. Milwaukee’s gun violence statistics are an echo of the national epidemic, and gun...
Investment initiative aims to prioritizing the voices of people who live and work in Harambee Neighborhood
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Milwaukee announced the launch of the Harambee Quality of Life Plan Initiative on April 15, to be led by Riverworks Development Corporation located on the north side of Milwaukee. The initiative features a 12 to 18...
Leaders across Wisconsin react to Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict with a mix of jubilation and caution
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck. The case triggered worldwide protests, violence, and a furious reexamination of racism and...
