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The fifth and final streetcar vehicle for the first phase of The Hop arrived in Milwaukee on September 7. The modern, 67-foot long, 83,000-pound streetcar vehicle traveled from the plant in Brookville, Pennsylvania, through Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois before arriving in Milwaukee. “People who are in the heart of the city will see these cars moving around, and in the weeks ahead they will see them even more,” said Mayor Tom Barrett, who was on-site as the last streetcar rolled onto its tracks. “I think a lot of minds will be changed and they will embrace it.” With the...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hosted the finale to his 5th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days initiative on September 7 at Pere Marquette Park, with a walk around the new Fiserv Forum. The last “Walk 100” for the year celebrated the end of the 2018 season, which has facilitated 125 walks over the program’s half decade history. Throughout the summer, participants were encouraged to walk on their own, in a group, or join one of the many community walks. The goal has been to work towards achieving 100 miles in 100 days, but has also served as a...

The Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion released a statement via social media on September 4 that the daughter of the organizations namesake and board member, Anita Zeidler, passed away suddenly on September 3. Anita Zeidler had a zeal to work on behalf of the common good and always sought to improve conditions for the Milwaukee community. She retired after teaching for 25 years in the Department of Educational Psychology at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Education, and was a longtime member of many civic groups, including the Milwaukee Mayor’s Committee for the United Nations. Zeidler was an active board member...

Fans of the Adult Swim cartoon “Rick and Morty” had the chance on August 25 to visit the Rickmobile when it arrived in Milwaukee for *Don’t Even Trip* Road Trip 2018, its second cross country promotional tour. “Rubber baby buggy bumpers!” as the character Rick is fond of saying. Following in the tradition of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the world’s largest Rick – The Rickmobile, a mobile merchandise store shaped like the “Rick and Morty” title character Rick Sanchez – parked behind the Oak & Shield Gaming Pub at 600 E Ogden Avenue. Hundreds of area residents lined up...