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Comeback Cuisine: Box lunch program encourages employers to support neighborhood eateries

Comeback Cuisine: Box lunch program encourages employers to support neighborhood eateries

Posted by | Jun 16, 2020 |

Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 kicked off the Comeback Cuisine challenge on June 3 to encourage downtown companies to support nearby restaurants by purchasing box lunches for their returning employees. The effort was designed as a “welcome back” gesture to thank those workers who have remained on the frontlines during the pandemic. The goal of this gratitude campaign is 3,000 lunches in 30 days. As employers begin to staff return to their office space, downtown restaurants remain poised to serve the long absent workforce. “Our downtown restaurants have done a phenomenal job in serving downtown’s day and nighttime populations, but...

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Pandemic causes Underground Collaborative to permanently close community arts center

Pandemic causes Underground Collaborative to permanently close community arts center

Posted by | Jun 15, 2020 |

Milwaukee’s unique creative venue, art gallery, and rental space on the Lower Level of the Plankinton building in the Shops of Grand Avenue will close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Established in 2012, The The Underground Collaborative featured over 8,000 sq. ft of space including a 100+ seat theatre, art gallery, recording studio, dance studio, rehearsal and practice rooms, administrative offices and creative work spaces. Founder Matt Kemple issued a statement to theatre groups and artists about the decision on June 1. “The pandemic has affected all of us in big ways. The Underground Collaborative being an arts-based...

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Milwaukee County’s housing initiative allocates $10M to prevent evictions and offer mortgage assistance

Milwaukee County’s housing initiative allocates $10M to prevent evictions and offer mortgage assistance

Posted by | Jun 15, 2020 |

The Milwaukee County Housing Division received $10 million of Milwaukee County’s allocated CARES Act funding to provide eviction prevention, housing acquisition, and mortgage assistance. The funds became available on June 11 and will support Milwaukee County residents facing housing instability. The announcement is the first of a series of initiatives that will be rolled out in the coming weeks with a strategic plan to address the two pandemics confronting Milwaukee County: COVID-19 and racial inequity. “Addressing housing instability is critical in advancing health and racial equity for Milwaukee County residents,” said Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. “Currently, African-American families...

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Franklin students petition school district to improve insufficient education about racial injustices

Franklin students petition school district to improve insufficient education about racial injustices

Posted by | Jun 14, 2020 |

Following the lead of the Elmbrook, New Berlin, Kettle Moraine, and several other Wisconsin School Districts, a group of Franklin Public Schools alumni recognized that its educational program did not prepare them to deeply understand and analyze the social injustices of racism that pervades America. In a June 10 letter addressed to Dr. Mueller and Members of the Franklin Public Schools Board of Education, the current and former students expressed their regret at not being taught the historical and systemic causes of the racism, or the violence and injustice that our people of color face each day. “These are...

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Racism and Shorewood: Eric Lucas talks about being spit on during peaceful demonstration

Racism and Shorewood: Eric Lucas talks about being spit on during peaceful demonstration

Posted by | Jun 13, 2020 |

A public outcry continues to grow for the disbarment of a Shorewood attorney who spat on a high school student during a peaceful anti-racism rally and march on June 6. Lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, who is white, showed up at the protest as it traveled from Whitefish Bay to Shorewood and parked her car in the street, blocking the march. When protesters approached her to urge her to move her car, mobile phone video shows Rapkin spitting on Eric Lucas, a black teen and a junior at Shorewood High School. The 17-year-old helped organize and lead the march. “I continue...

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Senator Baldwin joins Congressional resolution to abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement

Senator Baldwin joins Congressional resolution to abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement

Posted by | Jun 9, 2020 |

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA), as well as Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), in introducing the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on June 8, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, and build trust between law enforcement and local communities. “The pain people are expressing through peaceful protests is real. I see it, I hear the calls for change and I know we have to work to heal the wounds of...

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