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During the regular meeting of the City of Milwaukee’s Common Council on July 26, Mexican Consul General Julián Adem Díaz de León was honored with a special welcoming ceremony. Adem Díaz de León is the first appointed Cónsul at the new Mexican Consulate on North Prospect Avenue, which is also the first such consulate in Wisconsin. “It is an honor to welcome Cónsul Adem to the City of Milwaukee,” said Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton. “His distinguished reputation for outstanding leadership precedes him.” A member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1988, Cónsul Adem Díaz de León has served...

A foundation for the Milwaukee street art movement, built on a frog. Black Cat Alley held a fundraiser on July 21 on the patio level of the UWM Kenilworth Apartments to kick off its September project, when ten artists will paint murals that transform the alley between Farewell and Prospect Avenues. Because the Kenilworth Campus borders the alley, which was originally envisioned as a school project to be painted by art students, Black Cat got its name in reference to the UW Milwaukee Panthers. The gala event was also organized to help Milwaukee understand the organization’s vision for developing...

In the fall of 2006, Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV) aired what would go on to become a local broadcast phenomenon. The five-hour television event, The Making of Milwaukee, told the Cream City’s story in a way that connected with the community unlike previous documentaries. Written and hosted by esteemed historian John Gurda, the MPTV produced series explored the intriguing people who came to live beside Lake Michigan, their politics, triumphs and tragedies, and how they worked and played. From civic saints to backroom scoundrels, industrialists to Socialists, Potawatomi to Hmong, the program presented Milwaukee’s formation and evolution over almost two...