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To conclude the week-long Water Centric City initiative, Good City Brewing hosted a “Beers with the Mayor” event on March 24. Dan Katt, co-owner of Good City Brewing, welcomed the crowd of more than two hundred to the freshwater capital, otherwise known as Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “We are able to enjoy one of the benefits of having great access to freshwater, and that is great beer,” said Katt. “And Good City Brewing was intentionally located about three blocks from the Great Lakes, just over the hill.” To show his bipartisan support on this issue, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett borrowed a...

Cream City Music is an owner operated, world class guitar shop located at the edge of Milwaukee. As a destination for all things guitar, the shop attracts enthusiasts of every level from all over the world. The Milwaukee Independent recently sat down with the shop’s leadership Ben Derickson, John Majdalani, and Brian Douglas, to talk about guitars and the personal passion behind their instruments. | Q&A with Cream City Music Milwaukee Independent: How is music a part of your life, and what does it mean to you? John Majdalani: It is a huge part of my life. It is...

The Great Lakes is a living laboratory, and the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences operates the only research vessel that continuously explores the inland seas. The R/V (Research Vessel) Neeskay derived its name from the Ho-Chunk language, a Wisconsin Native American tribe, and translates as “pure, clean water.” Greg Stamatelakys has been its caption for 22 seasons. He got the sailing bug from the experience on his father’s fishing boat, which led to his enlistment in the Navy and a livelong career on the water. Originally the Neeskay was a T-boat, a small cargo vessel for the military. The...

BMO Harris Bank hosted a Meet & Greet event for Dr. Eve Hall, the new President and CEO of the Milwaukee Urban League, on March 16. Since taking on her leadership role in January, Dr. Hall has been enhancing the purpose and fine tuning the mission of the nearly century-old organization. As a result, the Milwaukee Urban League (MUL) is directing its focus to “revisit, renew, and reengage” both internally and within the communities it serves. “We can’t do business as usual, we cannot survive on our brand, we can only survive on impact and results, and when we...