Author: Staff

The City of Milwaukee’s annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) kicked off on September 16, to honor the local Latino community, its culture, and vast talent. As part of the series of special activities planned until October 15, Alderman José G. Pérez and Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa released a joint statement on September 21, as a follow-up to the special recognition ceremony hosted in the Milwaukee Common Council chamber at City Hall. Organizers and participants of the nine-day March on Madison were honored for amplifying the need for more pathways to citizenship. This morning during a special ceremony in...

Members of the Milwaukee community gathered at Cathedral Square near the historical marker honoring Joshua Glover on September 5, as part of the national awareness program “Day of Action: Educators Pledge to Teach the Truth” developed by the Zinn Education Project. Black Educators Caucus Milwaukee (BEC), Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH), and Equitable Systems Consultants partnered for the event in solidarity with educators across the United States who have signed a pledge to teach truth in their classrooms. Lawmakers in at least 28 states are attempting to pass legislation that would require teachers to lie to students...

Fundraising efforts for what will be downtown Milwaukee’s first public dog park kicked off in late August with the launch of a new website and fundraising portal, mkedogpark.com. Milwaukee Downtown BID #21, Historic Third Ward BID #2, Downtown Neighbors Association (DNA) and other partners are working to build the new dog amenity on a centrally located site under I-794, between the Milwaukee River and Plankinton Avenue, along Clybourn Street. The Downtown Neighbors Association (DNA) jump-started the fundraising effort by committing the first pledge. “Bringing downtown its first dog park has been a priority for the Downtown Neighbors Association since...