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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) announced on August 9 that after more than two decades of effort, at least one photo has been found for each of the 58,281 service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In the Fall of 2001, a short-term initial effort was made to collect photos of those on The Wall, with a larger, more concerted effort launched in the Fall of 2009. Since then, hundreds of volunteers and family members have submitted photos for the effort. Volunteers tracked down photos in many different ways. “When VVMF began this effort,...

Milwaukee Film recently announced the complete list of in-cinema and virtual films for the 2022 Cultures & Communities Festival which will be held from September 14 to 18. “We’re proud to support Milwaukee Film and the 2022 Cultures & Communities Festival, important event that sparks conversation and critical dialogue each year around the healthcare inequities that exist for people of color every day,” said Michelle A. Banks, Kohl’s chief diversity and inclusion officer. “Film is a unique opportunity that gives an inside look into diverse cultural perspectives and lived experiences, and we’re appreciative of Milwaukee Film for making this...

Governor Tony Evers, together with three Midwest governors, today announced a collaboration to build America’s next iconic road trip route, specifically for electric vehicles (EV) on August 2. The Lake Michigan EV Circuit Tour will consist of a network of EV chargers spanning over 1,100 miles of drivable shoreline around pristine Lake Michigan. The multi-state partnership needed to build out and maintain the EV chargers, as well as market the new eco-tourism attraction, was solidified by a Memorandum of Understanding signed by key officials from each state. “Making our beautiful coastal communities not only more accessible to EVs but...

Governor Tony Evers announced on August 9 that the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) has selected a site for a new Type 1 facility in the city of Milwaukee at 7930 West Clinton Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53223. The announcement of the site was a major step in the long-obstructed efforts to close Lincoln Hills School for Boys (Lincoln Hills) and Copper Lake School for Girls (Copper Lake), restructure Wisconsin’s youth justice system, and responsibly move kids in DOC care closer to home as soon and as safely as possible. The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) has also recently negotiated...

County Supervisor Peter Burgelis issued a statement on August 3 in the wake of 22 known monkeypox infections in Wisconsin, 3 of which are in the City of Milwaukee and 4 others in Milwaukee County. “With the arrival of the monkeypox virus in Milwaukee County, the time for action, and equitable access to vaccines is now” said Supervisor Burgelis. “This is a public health hazard, and we need to help coordinate public awareness and response.” The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recently sent 200 JYNNEOS vaccine doses to the City of Milwaukee and another 200 to the City...

The Milwaukee Art Museum will present The Ashcan School and The Eight: “Creating a National Art,” a major exhibition this fall, exploring the work of the turn-of-the-century Ashcan School and The Eight, widely recognized today as America’s first modern art movement. Mining the Museum’s expansive collection of works by the Ashcan School, The Eight, and affiliated artists—one of the largest and most significant collections of these works in the United States—the exhibition examines these artists’ rejection of traditional art practices and institutions and the impact of this subversion on the trajectory of American modern art. Re-contextualizing the pieces in...