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Celebrating Milwaukee as an up-and-coming culinary and music mecca, 88Nine Radio hosted its signature SoundBites fundraising event on February 7 at the Iron Horse Hotel and welcomed an adoring crowd. Each year the event teams Milwaukee chefs with 88Nine DJs to create a unique and interactive evening that highlights the best bites and sounds that the city has to offer. Chefs prepare a dish while 88Nine DJs curate the perfect musical choice to bring out the right notes of the plate. SoundBites presented guests with unique pairings, allowing them to sample songs and 12 of Milwaukee’s top restaurants in...

The Grain Exchange exchange hosted the City Birthday Party on January 31, celebrating 173 years since Milwaukee was established along the shores of Lake Michigan. The growing settlements originally known as Juneautown, Kilbourntown, and Walker’s Point merged into one single entity on January 31, 1846, to form the City of Milwaukee. On that day, 173 years ago, Solomon Juneau became Milwaukee’s first mayor. To commemorate that anniversary, the Milwaukee Press Club once again hosted a birthday party for the city. For all of Milwaukee’s flaws, it has been receiving positive national spotlight for its diverse neighborhoods, thriving culinary scene,...

The work and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated on January 20 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts for the 35th consecutive year, honoring the slain Civil Rights leader on his birthday. Dr. King’s Birthday has been annually recognized by only two cities for the past 35 years, Atlanta and Milwaukee. Officially known as the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., or MLK Day, the national holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, January 15. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and...