Milwaukee Repertory Theater to reopen after a year with first in-person performance in April
Milwaukee Rep announced on February 25 that it would reopen with in-person performances of the previously announced “Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song” with Alexis J Roston beginning April 27 and running through May 23 in the Quadracci Powerhouse...
To grieve the enormity of a half million lost American lives includes being better neighbors to the living
500,000 people in a year, gone. 6.25 full Lambeau Fields. 192 September 11 attacks. 8.6 Vietnam Wars. 500,000 lives in 12 months. 500,000 mothers, best friends, favorite uncles, beloved teachers, helpful neighbors, papas, grandmas, first loves, only children, soul...
New TV ad campaign urges Senator Ron Johnson to stop blocking relief checks for Wisconsin families
Opportunity Wisconsin today launched a $1 million statewide TV ad campaign calling on Senator Ron Johnson to stop blocking relief checks for Wisconsin families as part of COVID relief legislation being considered by the Senate. The ads will blanket most of the state...
Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces campaign to run for Ron Johnson’s Senate seat
The senior Vice President of the Milwaukee Bucks, Alex Lasry, announced his candidacy for the United States Senate on February 17, challenging Republican incumbent and staunch Trump supporter Ron Johnson. Lasry called on Washington to abandon the stale ideas of the...
To Paint is to Live: Jewish Museum reopens with exhibit of artwork recovered from Theresienstadt Ghetto
Jewish Museum Milwaukee (JMM) launched its newest exhibit, “To Paint is to Live: The Artwork of Erich Lichtblau-Leskly,” both in-person and online February 19. To Paint is to Live explores the life and work of Erich Lichtblau-Leskly, a Czech Jewish artist...
Regional development plan outlines transformation of 30th Street Corridor into Shared-Use Trail
The 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation, in collaboration with the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Rail-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and seven regional partners, released findings and recommendations from a study outlining the path forward for the...
