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The Milwaukee County Historical Society invites everyone to join more than 80 artists September 10-11 at the historic Trimborn Farm in Greendale. The hours of the event will be 10am – 4pm each day and free parking is available on-site or a shuttle to the grounds is available from Southridge Mall. Tickets are $5 per person with free admission for children 10 and under. The Farm’s historic buildings will be available for touring (such as the Jeremiah Curtin House) or as showcases for the art. Visiting with the artists is encouraged! All vendors for this event are chosen by...

Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, anchor and author John Quiñones will be the featured speaker at SHARP Literacy’s 15th annual “A Novel Event” on Monday, October 17 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm at the Pfister Hotel. Cecelia Gore, executive director of Brewers Community Foundation, and Dr. Earnestine Willis, Kellner professor of pediatrics at Medical College of Wisconsin, are serving as event co-chairs. John Quiñones is best known for his work as creator and anchor of the critically-acclaimed and highly-rated ABC Primetime series What Would You Do?, one of the highest rated newsmagazine franchises in recent years. During his 30-year...

The newest MCTS Sales Associate is tall, thin and blue. Meet the high-tech M•CARD Kiosk, the latest way to buy a MCTS M•CARD. The M•CARD Kiosk, located in the recently renovated Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Baggage Claim, offers travelers and riders an easy, safe and convenient way to buy an M•CARD. Riders can buy a card preloaded with $5 or $10 in Stored Cash Value, or a 1-Day or 7-Day Pass anytime of the day or night – the kiosk never closes! After purchase the card is immediately available to use to ride the Route 80 or GreenLine from...

Harley-Davidson, Inc. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the sale of one aftermarket tuning product used to calibrate motorcycles intended for off-road and closed-course competition. As part of the settlement agreement, the company will no longer sell its competition-only tuner in the U.S. The company will continue to sell a performance tuner designed to ensure Harley-Davidson motorcycles retain 50-state and EPA on-road emissions compliance. The settlement has no impact on the company’s other performance product offerings. The EPA alleged that by selling its Pro Super Tuner through its U.S. dealer network, Harley-Davidson enabled...

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Boys & Girls Clubs today announced that beginning Saturday, August 27, the County will move forward with a planned $2.3 million infrastructure investment in the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club at Sherman Park. As part of the County’s capital improvement program, the County will replace the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Boys & Girls Club. The Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club HVAC system has exceeded its useful life and is currently 25 years old. The 2015 Milwaukee County Adopted Capital Improvements budget included $250,000 for planning and...

Academy Award-winner and Mequon native will be this year’s keynote speaker at the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival. Milwaukee Film announced today that Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley has joined the organization’s Board of Directors in order to give back to the region he once called home. Ridley’s addition to the Board signifies a big step in the ascendance of the Milwaukee Film Festival, according to Jonathan Jackson, Artistic & Executive Director of Milwaukee Film. “Since attending our 2014 film festival and presenting Jimi: All Is By My Side as its Centerpiece Film, Ridley has remained in touch with both...