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National Trust for Historic Preservation Also Unveils New Engineering Report Demonstrating a Comprehensive and Cost-Effective Preservation Solution for the Milwaukee Landmark. Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes, a local landmark for generations of area residents, a unique engineering marvel and a nationally significant example of midcentury modern architecture, was today named a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Trust is also releasing a new engineering report that demonstrates a more comprehensive and cost-effective path forward for preserving the Domes—a potential solution that could ensure that these one-of-a-kind buildings remain a part of the Milwaukee community into the...

Mayor Tom Barrett, Health Commissioner Bevan Baker and former Planned Parenthood patient and Milwaukee County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor joined together to highlight the important role Planned Parenthood plays as a community health partner. The gathering on March 22 came the day before the U.S. House of Representatives was set to vote on legislation, spearheaded by Speaker Paul Ryan, to repeal the Affordable Care Act and block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. If enacted, the bill would block 50,000 of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s 60,000 patients from receiving essential preventive health care like cancer screenings, STD testing, treatment and...

MillerCoors announced on March 20 that its Milwaukee Brewery will begin implementation of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International Water Stewardship Standard, the world’s most comprehensive water use standard for commercial, agricultural and industrial sites. MillerCoors continues to be an industry leader in water stewardship and is committed to using water resources sustainably in both its agricultural-dominated supply chain as well as at its breweries. Sustainably sourced, high quality water is critical to ensuring world class beer is produced at all MillerCoors facilities. Aligning internal production processes and external watershed risk analyses to the AWS Standard will enhance...

A $1 million gift from Marianne and Sheldon Lubar will allow Alverno College to prepare more future teachers and help them reach graduation. The scholarship is for juniors and seniors majoring in elementary or secondary education, and is awarded to students who not only have financial need, but who are also recognized by the Alverno College School of Education as very strong students with a high aptitude for a career in education. One such student, Sarah Fadness, is a senior who is working with first graders as student teacher at Shepard Hills Elementary in Oak Creek. “I’m honored to...

A report by the Public Policy Forum released recently indicated that Milwaukee’s major governmental entities are investing considerable resources in out-of-school programming for the city’s youth, but that investments could be better tracked and coordinated. Entitled Show Me the Way: Making Sense of Youth Development Funding in Milwaukee, the report was commissioned by Beyond the Bell, a citywide initiative dedicated to coordinating capacity building among youth service providers, policymakers, and funders. “The Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee County, and the City of Milwaukee invest about $21 million annually in programs and services aimed at promoting youth development outside of the...

The historic AAA Four-Diamond Pfister Hotel recently announced Margaret Muza as its ninth resident artist. A Milwaukee-area tintype photographer, Muza, will begin working in the hotel’s lobby-level Artist’s Studio for one year beginning April 1, 2017, succeeding current Pfister artist and abstract expressionist painter, Pamela Anderson. For only the second time in the history of the Artist-in-Residence program, Muza was also selected as the winner of the public vote. “I am thrilled to be chosen as The Pfister Hotel’s ninth Artist in Residence. I plan to transform the studio space into an authentic tintype studio where guests can witness...