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WWII heroes get special tribute during Milwaukee’s 56th Annual Veterans Day of Honor Parade

WWII heroes get special tribute during Milwaukee’s 56th Annual Veterans Day of Honor Parade

Posted by | Nov 20, 2019 |

Former soldiers from past and present American wars were honored during a special ceremony at the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, before marching along the Gary G. Wetzel Medal of Honor Way to public fanfare on November 16. The 56th Annual Milwaukee Veterans Day of Honor began with several tribute performances, before the procession of participants joined a transportation convoy for a special lunch celebration at the Potawatomi Hotel. This year marked the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II, and the day saluted those veterans and their special guests. The event has been an annual tradition...

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Dasha Kelly Hamilton shares vision for a shared journey at inaugural reading as MPL’s Poet Laureate

Dasha Kelly Hamilton shares vision for a shared journey at inaugural reading as MPL’s Poet Laureate

Posted by | Nov 18, 2019 |

The Central Library in downtown Milwaukee hosted the inaugural reading from the 2019-2021 Poet Laureate, Dasha Kelly Hamilton, on November 10 in the Richard E. and Lucile Krug Rare Books Room to a packed crowd. During the program, several local creative artists expressed their poetry in spoken word presentations. Combined with the social messages were their deep thanks and gratitude to Dasha, for her personal support and work across the community. Her husband, Kima Hamilton, also participated in one of the poetry sessions. “It was important to me to not just share my work, but to share what this...

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European masterworks from the Phillips Collection share a modern vision for art with Milwaukee

European masterworks from the Phillips Collection share a modern vision for art with Milwaukee

Posted by | Nov 16, 2019 |

The Milwaukee Art Museum hosted a preview exhibit tour for the local media on November 13 for their blockbuster exhibit “A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from the Phillips Collection” which runs until March 22, 2020. “A Modern Vision” presents a selection of the most iconic works from The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, which opened in Washington DC, in 1921, in a gallery added to his family’s Georgian Revival home. The exhibition features 50 masterworks by towering figures of European modernism, including Edouard Manet, Gustave Caillebotte, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Edgar...

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Development moves forward with Gary G. Wetzel Center as a tiny home initiative for Milwaukee veterans

Development moves forward with Gary G. Wetzel Center as a tiny home initiative for Milwaukee veterans

Posted by | Nov 13, 2019 |

Alderwoman Chantia Lewis and Mayor Tom Barrett were joined by members of Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (VOW) on Veterans Day, November 11, in the historic rotunda of City Hall for a special signing ceremony to mark the formal development of a special tiny homes housing initiative for homeless veterans. A first-of-its-kind project in Milwaukee, the tiny homes initiative will bring nearly 50 Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin homes and a community center to a city-owned parcel located just west of N. 60th Street and south of W. Green Tree Road. “What we’re talking about is a homeless recovery program that...

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80% Coalition: The tug-of-war between truth and lies over meaningful gun reform in Wisconsin

80% Coalition: The tug-of-war between truth and lies over meaningful gun reform in Wisconsin

Posted by | Nov 12, 2019 |

Per the August 2019 Marquette Law School Poll, 80% of Wisconsin voters want the gun background check loopholes closed and 81% want to allow Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) to remove a firearm from an individual only if so ordered by a court, from an individual who is a risk to themselves or others. Before the November 8 special session took place in the Wisconsin State Capitol building, representatives spoke on behalf of dozens of advocacy, business, education, faith-based, professional and service organizations from across Wisconsin, to insist that Wisconsin legislative leaders allow the vote on lifesaving gun violence...

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Annual Veterans Day Ceremony honors hometown heroes in Oak Creek

Annual Veterans Day Ceremony honors hometown heroes in Oak Creek

Posted by | Nov 11, 2019 |

Before Milwaukee County hosts its Veterans Day of Honor and Parade on November 16, the suburban city of Oak Creek held its Veterans Day Ceremony on November 9 to thank current and former members of the U.S. military and their families. The annual ceremony took place at Fire Station 3 in Oak Creek, with a participating crowd of a couple hundred area residents. The program to recognize and thank veterans was supported by VFW Post 8482, American Legion Post 434, and Local Scout packs. Part of the event included the presentation of colorful recognition banners. Oak Creek designed the...

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