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Tomato Romp fights to end hunger in the East Side community

Posted by Anna Miller | Sep 13, 2016 |

The Tomato Romp Festival on the East Side of Milwaukee is home to the first ever rotten tomato fight in North America, and this year all proceeds from the battle benefited the Hunger Task Force. The tenth annual Tomato Romp festival took place on September 10 and hosted a range of activities, including a Best Bloody Mary competition, live music and a sneak preview of the Black Cat Alley art mural project. Located on Milwaukee’s East Side near North Avenue and organized by the East Side Business Improvement District (BID), the festival pinnacle culminated in the final event of...

Annual tomato battle is a fight for hunger

Posted by News Content | Sep 7, 2016 |

The Tomato Romp is North America’s first rotten tomato fight for a good cause with proceeds donated to the Hunger Task Force to help end hunger in our community. The 10th Annual Tomato Romp Festival kicks-off September 10th on Milwaukee’s East Side, in a day of eating, drinking and throwing over-ripe tomatoes. The day’s activities include a Bloody Mary Challenge among 12 East North Avenue establishments, the first unveiling of the Black Cat Alley’s large-scale street art mural installations, live music and a procession of all tomato fighters led by the Milwaukee Buck’s Bango, Milwaukee Bucks Dancers and Bucks...

Salvation Army hosts second fundraiser with young professionals

Posted by Anna Miller | Aug 31, 2016 |

Q&A with event organizers Matt Walker and Ian Abston, and Richard McKenna Echelon MKE is a local chapter of the National Young Adult Auxiliary of the Salvation Army that works to get younger generations involved in the organization. In hosting Dinner in the Alley at Black Cat Alley on August 26, the group stayed away from the traditional style of a gala fundraiser in favor of an unusual alley location and theme, which is more appealing to Milwaukee’s young professionals. | Milwaukee Independent: What were your main responsibilities in putting this event together? Abston: We helped form the Echelon group here in Milwaukee. Matt runs Thrivent...

Mural along Oriental Theatre to be painted by Street Artist MTO

Posted by News Content | Jul 13, 2016 |

MTO to paint south facing façade of Oriental Theatre for Black Cat Alley Fundraising Gala, July 21. Internationally renowned, European graffiti and street artist MTO will make an appearance in Milwaukee to create a large-scale mural commissioned by the Black Cat Alley on July 21. The mural will be located on the south facing façade of the Oriental Theatre. Known for his distinctive grayscale hyperrealistic murals, MTO’s early works are of iconic American musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Ray Charles, and also features of American films such as the Shining, Taxi Driver and Tomb Raider. MTO’s more...

Unstoppable wildfires fueled by climate change devastate lives and landmarks in Southern California

Posted by Reporter | Jan 11, 2025

The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The Kenneth Fire started in the San Fernando Valley on January 9, just 2 miles from a school serving as a shelter for evacuees from another fire. It moved into neighboring Ventura County but a large and aggressive response by firefighters stopped the flames from spreading. About 400 firefighters remained on the scene overnight to guard...

The enduring legacy of slavery can be seen in the wealthy descendants of slaveholders in Congress

Posted by TheConversation | Dec 15, 2024

By Neil K R Sehgal, PhD Student in Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; and Ashwini Sehgal, Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue, with sharp political divides. Some argue that slavery still contributes to modern economic inequalities. Others believe its effects have largely faded. One way to measure the legacy of slavery is to determine whether the disproportionate riches of slaveholders have been passed down to their present-day descendants. Connecting the wealth of a slaveholder in the 1860s to today’s economic conditions is...