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In a city like Milwaukee with a history woven by diverse ethnic threads, Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic is an example of a unique community tapestry that both honors her heritage and incorporates those cultural lessons into her public service. As the Alderwoman of Milwaukee’s 14th District, Dimitrijevic participated in the Sister Cities agreement signing ceremony – between Milwaukee and Kragujevac, Serbia – at City Hall on January 26. As the daughter of proud Serbian immigrants, she sat at her Common Council desk with her father at her side. The event was a significant moment not just in the city’s diplomatic...

Leaders from Milwaukee and Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, met on December 13 to formally establish a Sister City relationship between the two municipalities. The historic agreement was signed during an official ceremony at City Hall by His Honorable Christopher Zakka, the Executive Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), and Mayor Cavalier Johnson. It was the first new Sister City relationship signed by Mayor Johnson since he was elected in 2022, and also the first since 2018 – when Milwaukee became the Sister City of Irpin, Ukraine. “We join in this arrangement with a spirit of goodwill, a...

“Someone who discovers this tour on a dusty shelf decades from now will likely find it curiously antique, a yellowing testament to a city lost to memory. I welcome that fate as confirmation that cities, like the people they serve, are constantly in motion, forever evolving in directions that defy easy understanding.” – John Gurda John Gurda, the celebrated Milwaukee historian and accomplished author, releases his latest work, John Gurda’s Milwaukee: A Self-Guided Tour on December 10. The unique companion was designed to take readers on a historical journey through Milwaukee’s vibrant past and present. The new book from...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers held a press conference at the State Capitol in Madison on December 4, with the support of business and labor leaders from across the state, to introduce proposed legislation designed to help remedy Wisconsin’s workforce shortage. Wisconsin lawmakers said that while they cannot fix the nation’s immigration policy, they can make it easier for Dreamers to work and learn in the Badger state. The three legislative bills put forward by State Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) could transform the lives of individuals in Wisconsin under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known as...