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Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s bike share system, saw a record number of trips this past weekend. Over 2,100 trips were recorded during the Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend which is more than 1,000 trips higher than the previous three-day record. “Bublr Bikes saw unprecedented usage this past weekend,” Kevin Hardman, Bublr Bikes Executive Director, said. “Not only did Bublr Bikes make it easier for people to get to Summerfest and the fireworks, Bublr also helped people travel all over downtown Milwaukee and the adjoining neighborhoods.” Bublr Bikes offers the lowest cost of entry, for walk-up customers, of any bike share system in the...

NEWaukee’s Urban Island Beach Party is the 6th annual fundraiser for the Friends of Lakeshore State Park. NEWaukee will host the Sixth Annual Urban Island Beach Party located at Lakeshore State Park on August 5, 2016 from 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. The Urban Island Beach Party is a fundraiser for the Friends of Lakeshore State Park and all funds raised benefit their Sustain and Maintain campaign which helps to preserve the urban oasis and provide educational opportunities for the community. Visit Lakeshore State Park and share a photo with #MyLakeShorePark by August 1st for your chance to win...

The Milwaukee Brewers will hosted the franchise’s 11th annual Negro League Tribute Game at Miller Park on Saturday, June 25, when the team took on the Washington Nationals. The Brewers honored the significance of the Negro League and their impact on the game by donning Milwaukee Bears uniforms, the city’s 1923 Negro League representative. The Nationals also showed their honor for the Negro League by wearing uniforms from the Homestead Grays, who played home games in Washington, D.C. from 1940-42. At the game, the Brewers paid tribute to former players and baseball contributors Roosevelt Jackson, Ray Knox and William...

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on June 28 that $8 million in workforce funding had been awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor, with the focus to train Milwaukee residents for careers in technology fields. These employment opportunities are critical to the economic stability of urban communities and the economic competitiveness of all industries, particularly for professional business and financial services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Employ Milwaukee and UMOS were each awarded a $4 million grant to support information technology training primarily serving young adults between the ages 17-29 with a high school degree or equivalent and barriers to employment....

On June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States denied review of Wisconsin’s Seventh Circuit court decision enjoining the state’s unconstitutional admitting privileges law from going into effect. Governor Walker authorized the continued taxpayer funded litigation despite conclusive and repeated federal court findings that the admitting privileges law restricting abortion was clearly designed to close down abortion clinics, did not increase patient safety and was what Judge Richard Posner called a “clear flouting of Roe vs. Wade.” This means that the Wisconsin case is over, and its admitting privileges restrictions are permanently blocked. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and...

The Art Museum is open in July Monday–Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Fridays until 8 p.m. In July, the Milwaukee Art Museum continues to enjoy the feature exhibition American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood, sponsored by Bank of America, with a partnering film series and family-friendly events, while simultaneously welcoming the latest show, From Rembrandt to Parmigianino: Old Masters from Private Collections. On the last four Fridays in July, beginning at 6:15 p.m., the Museum will show a different classic film that inspired Thomas Hart Benton’s vibrant artwork as part of a series called...