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Salim Amin, the Nairobi-based filmmaker and son of legendary African documentarian Mohamed Amin joined acclaimed Milwaukee filmmaker and photographer Chip Duncan for a special film screening and talkback session, around the new Charles Allis Art Museum’s exhibit “Inspiring Change: The Photography of Chip Duncan and Mohamed Amin.” The display runs through October 21, and features the work of Duncan alongside Amin (1943-96), the Kenyan photojournalist responsible for exposing Ethiopia’s famine crisis globally in the 1980s. When his images were broadcast globally in 1984, they helped inspire both Live Aid and We Are The World. Salim, who is chairman of...

Expanding on his popular Milwaukee Public Television documentary, John Gurda explores the city’s complicated relationship with its most precious resource. From celebrated Milwaukee historian and author John Gurda, his newest Wisconsin Historical Society Press book, Milwaukee: A City Built on Water dives into the history of the waters that shaped, challenged, and helped make Milwaukee famous. “While every city owes its existence to an ample supply of freshwater, John Gurda’s masterful story shows how Milwaukee’s relationship with water goes way beyond the sustenance. This extraordinary book should be required reading for anyone living in a Great Lakes city.” –...

Bublr Bikes held its first fundraising event on June 6 at La Lune Collection in Riverwest, bringing in $100,000 in financial support for the local nonprofit bikeshare program. The event provided an opportunity to recognize Bublr’s launch partners as well as celebrate its fourth anniversary of serving communities in the Greater Milwaukee area. By the end of 2019, the program is expected to have over 100 stations available. With roughly 3,000 members, Bublr Bikes represents the exciting new renaissance of Milwaukee, providing transportation access and equity through the innovative bikeshare system. The program helps build strong, sustainable communities, and...

Twenty winners in four categories were announced for the 2018 Mayor’s Design Awards on May 24, an ongoing effort to recognize design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Recipients showcased in annual design competition have added value to their neighborhoods by restoring, constructing or enhancing properties in a way that respects the urban fabric and contributes to the character of their surroundings. Past winners have included the Standing Rock Buffalo Topiaries, Green Corridor and Kinnickinnic River Trail; Eleven25 at Pabst, 1125 N. 9th Street; Compassion Sculpture, Intersection of 60th and Burleigh; General Mitchell Airport Baggage Claim, 5300 S. Howell...