Author: Correspondent

The only option for dedicated transit funding in Milwaukee County is the Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF), which also reduces environmental damage. Reducing carbon emissions is arguably the most pressing challenge facing us today. We are seeing a growing awareness around the urgency of reducing C02 emissions from North Dakota to Pennsylvania, people are standing up to protest the construction of pipelines to enable the continued extraction of fossil fuels. Right here in Milwaukee we have the opportunity to take a stand. Stopping the construction of pipelines is only half the battle – the other half is reducing demand for...

Starting with the season home opener on April 3, the Brewers Line runs a direct route along Wisconsin Avenue to the MCTS transit area at Miller Park. The Brewers Line serves all home games and helps fans avoid traffic and parking hassles. Team MCTS spent the off-season making sure even more fans could get to Miller Park on the new and improved Brewers Line. The route now serves 20 stops, along three entertainment districts. “Like the Brewers, the team at MCTS is always looking to get better, and this year they are already in midseason form. The new and...

The weeklong event from April 22 to 29 will feature programs to engage the best and brightest young talent in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. NEWaukee announced that Northwestern Mutual will the title sponsor of its YPWeek Milwaukee 2017, part of the YPWeek Wisconsin initiative. YPWeek Milwaukee, founded in 2012, is a weeklong platform of discovery, adventure and meaningful conversations about the issues that matter to young professionals. YPWeek Wisconsin has continued to reach across the state with the support of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) since 2015, and its participants have collaborated with the agency on a shared...

The Milwaukee Art Museum will host its annual Easter Brunch on April 16 and rollout a series of spring events over the month. In April, the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates design with the exhibition How Posters Work. Featuring more than 80 rarely seen posters from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s permanent collection, alongside loans from the Merrill C. Berman collection, the exhibition demonstrates ways some of the world’s most creative designers have employed and pushed the boundaries of two-dimensional design, harnessed the mechanics and psychology of perception, and mastered the art of storytelling to produce powerful forms of visual...

The 132 year old Milwaukee-based company will provide state-of-the-art technology solutions throughout the sports arena and become first official founding partner. The Milwaukee Bucks announced a new partnership with Johnson Controls to become the official “smart building” partner for the new Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center in downtown Milwaukee on March 30. As the first Founding Partner for the new arena, Johnson Controls will implement a variety of building technology solutions throughout the facility to enhance the fan experience, improve the building’s performance, reduce energy usage and reduce the arena’s environmental foot print. “This is an absolutely historic day,...

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) executive committee met with President Donald Trump at the White House on March 30 to discuss issues impacting African-American communities. In response to the meeting, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “In his efforts to court Black voters during the 2016 campaign, President Trump asked communities of color the following question: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?’ Yesterday, my fellow CBC executive committee colleagues and I went to the White House to meet with the president and deliver that answer in person. Despite my trepidation...