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City provides free Wi-Fi access at third public space to help bridge the digital divide

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told north side residents on August 25 that the Fondy Farmers Market and new Fondy Park would begin offering free Internet access via public Wi-Fi 365 days a year. Checking emails, updating Facebook statuses, surfing the web, it has all become second nature to the average suburban resident. But for many low-income families, paying for a broadband connection is a luxury they cannot afford. The addition of Wi-Fi access to the site continues the development efforts for the City-owned farmers market site and park. The goal has been to make the location a sustainable gathering...

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Draft plan for King Drive’s Streetcar extension shared with public after yearlong study

August 14 marked the end of the year-long Moving Milwaukee Forward project for the Equitable Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Study on the North Side, as the Department of City Development and the Historic King Drive Business Improvement District shared their draft plan with the public. The South Side portion of the study will conclude at a meeting in Walker’s Point on September 8. Residents, business owners, and other stakeholders learned more about the plan, saw how their input shaped the recommendations, provided feedback before it was finalized, and also celebrated its completion. The proposed King Drive extension of...

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“Sijan” and Chip Duncan’s “The First Patient” among world premieres at Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Film recently announced its first wave of programming for the 10th Annual Festival, including the World Premieres and new Das Kino, GenreQueer, and Teen Screen program categories. Programmed by teens and for teens, Teen Screen includes four features, including the award-winning hip-hop musical My Name is Myeisha. Notably, the Teen Screen program category was developed over the course of a year through Milwaukee Film’s partnership with Public Allies and will expand to year-round teen audiences, including through the Teen Film Council. Diving into the complex topics in LGBTQ+ lives, works by both emerging and established filmmakers are represented...

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War hero and political giant Senator John McCain dies at 81

Photo by Gage Skidmore and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 McCain, who had been battling brain cancer, was known for his heroism in Vietnam, his independent-mindedness and recently his rebukes of Trump. John McCain, prisoner of war, presidential candidate and one of the most influential American politicians of his generation, has died after suffering from brain cancer. The six-term senator from Arizona, who was 81, had been absent from Washington since last December but remained outspoken to the end, railing against Donald Trump and urging defense of the post-war liberal democratic order. A statement from his office said: “Senator...

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Downtown GO! Kart brings tabletop fun and games to Wisconsin Avenue

Over 25 free tabletop games are now available to downtown residents, employees, and guests at the plaza of 310 W. Wisconsin Avenue, made possible by Milwaukee Downtown BID 21 in partnership with 310 West Wisconsin and Plankinton Clover Apartments. The Downtown GO! Kart offers an assortment of games for all ages and skill levels to play over the lunch hour or for an entire afternoon. Available games include Apples to Apples, Chess, Clue, Jenga, Monopoly, Sorry!, Scrabble, and Yahtzee, just to name a few. The Downtown GO! Kart is staffed by Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21’s friendly Public Service Ambassadors....

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Downstream residents fear impact of Foxconn factory will create flooding

Flooding along the Des Plaines River in northeastern Illinois in the summer of 2017 damaged more than 6,000 buildings and prompted disaster declarations across three of the state’s counties. These floods broke records previously set in 2013, when the Des Plaines and other rivers around Chicago swelled with torrential rains. In June 2018, the Des Plaines flooded yet again, as did the Fox River to the west. The Des Plaines begins at the southern edge of Racine County and, after a pair of bends in Kenosha County, flows south, then slightly southeast, for 133 miles through Chicago’s suburbs until...

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