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Around the Condo: TV host John McGivern adapts social distancing to his popular community show

Around the Condo: TV host John McGivern adapts social distancing to his popular community show

Posted by | Apr 12, 2020 |

Between Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” order and the social distancing policy, Milwaukee residents have found creative ways to say connected to each other. National late night programs have filmed the hosts of their talk shows from home with little more than an iPhone. Likewise, the Milwaukee PBS show “Around the Corner with John McGivern” has adapted this new reality to produce a series of related web episodes. Season 9 of the Emmy Award winning program began broadcasting in January, just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic upended global economies and local life. Season 10 would have begun production this summer...

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Interfaith leaders push back on effort by state legislators to lift “Safer At Home” order for holy days

Interfaith leaders push back on effort by state legislators to lift “Safer At Home” order for holy days

Posted by | Apr 9, 2020 |

The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee issued a strongly worded joint-response on April 8 to attempts by State leaders to allow for in-person worship services during a highly contagious pandemic that is sweeping across Wisconsin. In a letter sent to Governor Tony Evers on April 3, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his Assembly Republican colleagues made a specific request regarding the “Safer at Home” emergency order. The representatives asked the governor to work the faith community to allow for in-person worship services, particularly for Easter which is Sunday, April 12. “During this crisis, it is more important than ever...

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Coronavirus chaos on historic election day creates challenges for Milwaukee voters

Coronavirus chaos on historic election day creates challenges for Milwaukee voters

Posted by | Apr 8, 2020 |

Despite state and federal health recommendations to stay home and avoid mass gatherings in public, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on April 7, to participate in the democratic process during a catastrophic pandemic. The situation was unlike anything seen before in the state by election officials or voters, as COVID-19 upended the presidential primary process. Wisconsin residents have been ordered to stay at home until April 24 due to the coronavirus, and as of April 6 the state has 2,440 cases and 77 deaths due to the virus. Milwaukee County is...

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We Need Each Other: Downtown Milwaukee buildings illuminate the darkness with beacons of hope

We Need Each Other: Downtown Milwaukee buildings illuminate the darkness with beacons of hope

Posted by | Mar 25, 2020 |

Amid the health and financial challenges that face communities near and far, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 is trying to encourage buildings and landmarks throughout the city to illuminate their facades with red, white, and blue lighting. Beginning the evening of March 24, U.S. Bank Center, Northwestern Mutual, The Gas Light Building, 833 East Michigan, The Pfister Hotel, and the M-K-E letters at General Mitchell International Airport were be lit in red, white, and blue in tribute to the resiliency of the nation. The Milwaukee County Historical Society will be lit starting March 27, and other locations are expected to...

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Excellence in Journalism: Milwaukee Independent recognized as Finalist for 13 awards

Excellence in Journalism: Milwaukee Independent recognized as Finalist for 13 awards

Posted by | Mar 21, 2020 |

The Milwaukee Press Club announced the winners of its 90th Annual Gridiron Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism, and Milwaukee Independent was selected as a finalist for 13 features. The recognition exceeds 2018’s total of 10, in competition against all major media outlets in Milwaukee and many across Wisconsin. Founded in 1885, the Milwaukee Press Club is the oldest continuously operating press club in North America. As a Finalist, Milwaukee Independent has already won but the place (Gold, Silver, or Bronze) will not be announced until May at the Gridiron Awards Dinner. The 13 pending awards were split over...

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Sorry, We’re Closed: The signs and sights of solitude as Milwaukee digs in to fight COVID-19

Sorry, We’re Closed: The signs and sights of solitude as Milwaukee digs in to fight COVID-19

Posted by | Mar 20, 2020 |

Milwaukee was shrouded in fog on March 19, giving the downtown environment an abandoned mood, reflecting the social disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city does not have the population density for the sidewalks to be filled with the crush of people during the day like New York. But neither is the corridor of Wisconsin Avenue a ghost town. There is always a bustle, with peaks and ebbs, that feels very much a living place that radiates activity. After local, state, and national leaders rolled out measures on March 12 to “flatten the curve” and slow down...

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