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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will kick-off his 4th Annual Walk 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge on June 1 at City Hall. The kick-off announcement will be followed by the program’s inaugural walk along the Milwaukee Riverwalk. Walk 100’s overall efforts to increase physical activity among residents complements the Milwaukee Health Department’s work in combating obesity. In 2016, the Public Policy Forum reported that Milwaukee’s obesity rates are higher than state and national percentages. In addition, less than half of Milwaukee residents report getting the recommended amount of physical activity on a regular basis. For these reasons, Mayor Barrett...

Construction is set to begin this summer with delivery projected for the following summer of 2018. Adding to the vibrancy of a thriving urban center, 3L Real Estate today announced its purchase and planned renovation of the 12 story building at 735 West Wisconsin Avenue. The building will be converted into a residential building, complete with amenities that are sought after by the growing market of renters who value the attractions and vibrancy of city centers. “735 West’s proximity to the University, the lakefront, retail and restaurants render it perfect for conversion to residential use,” said Joe Slezak, CEO...

Photo by Gage Skidmore and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 “David Clarke is incompetent, bоmbastic and hates showing up for work. He’s the perfect Trump appointee. He is the human embodiment of the іnsane emaіl chain your racіst uncle forwards you.” – Scot Ross, Executive Director, One Wisconsin Now During a May 17 interview on right wing talk radio, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke announced he will leave office next month for a job with the Trump Administration as an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The position does not require Senate confirmation, and coordinates outreach...

88Nine Radio Milwaukee (WYMS-FM) announced that it became the newest VuHaus affiliate on May 18. VuHaus (pronounced “view house”), the music discovery video platform for public media, is a growing network of public media organizations that share a common mission to support emerging and local artists. Community-funded 88Nine Radio Milwaukee joins the nationwide collective of the most influential public media stations that showcase their music video content at VuHaus.com and on the new locally-curated Milwaukee page “We’re excited about this new partnership with VuHaus as it offers a new opportunity to get Milwaukee musicians on a bigger platform with...

Raven Resistance, a collection of local female business owners, entrepreneurs, and activists, will volunteer their time and talents to make the Milwaukee Women’s Center a more welcoming place on May 23. An estimated 40 volunteers will refresh the interior spaces and install raised beds and plant gardens at the Milwaukee Women’s Center, an emergency shelter for women and children affected by dоmеstіc viоIеncе or homelessness. The day-long beautification project will culminate in a cook-out for volunteers and residents. This isn’t the first time the female-led group and the Milwaukee Women’s Center, a division of Community Advocates, have partnered. On...

Stone Creek Coffee announced plans for a new cafe to open in late fall of 2017 on Milwaukee’s East Side. The new Stone Creek Coffee cafe will be located at 2650 North Downer Avenue, and is planned as the next step in transitioning the “brew” of Brew City to represent the coffee bean beverage. “I lived a few houses north of this site on Downer. I celebrated a lot of great milestones there: my first house, getting married, and our first son. For years we watched as the street changed. The old bank site is an important anchor of...