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Upcoming Events for the Week of June 21st, 2010

Urban Milwaukee’s Upcoming Events & Meetings Calendar should help you keep up to date on important events effecting our neighborhoods, the City of Milwaukee, and our region. June 22, 2010 Blue Sky Sustainability Lunch June 22, 2010 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Inspired by the success of Green Drinks Milwaukee. The idea is to get folks together to talk about sustainability, to network and build momentum for the sea change in sustainable consciousness that is on its way! Buy your own lunch and/or beverages, and get in there and meet people! No RSVP necessary and feel free to […] June 23, 2010 Public Works Committee Meeting June 23, 2010 9:00 am The Public Works Committee is responsible for physical services provided by the city such as street and alley maintenance, waste collection, disposal and recycling, sewer, water and flood control projects, assessments, public buildings, land and waterways. Public Works Committee meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall, unless otherwise noted.[…] June 24, 2010 Public Safety Committee Meeting June 24, 2010 9:00 am The Public Safety Committee is concerned with issues brought forth from the fire, police, health and neighborhood services departments as well as traffic control, emergency medical services and parking. It also licenses alarm businesses and public passenger vehicles and drivers.[…]

Jun 20th, 2010 by Urban Milwaukee

Retro Read

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Midwestern novel examines the past and present of a small Iowa town.

Jun 20th, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty

Optimist Theatre’s Tempest interrupted by tempest

Milwaukee's only known Shakespeare in the Park this summer was a grand production -- until lightning and rain wrecked it.

Jun 20th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson

Public Safety Committee Meeting

The Public Safety Committee is concerned with issues brought forth from the fire, police, health and neighborhood services departments as well as traffic control, emergency medical services and parking. It also licenses alarm businesses and public passenger vehicles and drivers. Agenda

Jun 19th, 2010 by Dave Reid

Public Works Committee Meeting

The Public Works Committee is responsible for physical services provided by the city such as street and alley maintenance, waste collection, disposal and recycling, sewer, water and flood control projects, assessments, public buildings, land and waterways. Public Works Committee meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held in the Room 301-B, City Hall, unless otherwise noted. Agenda

Jun 19th, 2010 by Dave Reid

Blue Sky Sustainability Lunch

Inspired by the success of Green Drinks Milwaukee. The idea is to get folks together to talk about sustainability, to network and build momentum for the sea change in sustainable consciousness that is on its way! Buy your own lunch and/or beverages, and get in there and meet people! No RSVP necessary and feel free to pass this around. Every fourth Tuesday at NOON held at the Milwaukee Public Market, 400 N. Water Street. Meet in the 2nd floor common area. For more information, contact Mike Mangan at ebikemike@yahoo.com

Jun 19th, 2010 by Dave Reid

Reading for Audiophiles

The Alternative Hero

Down on his luck, music obsessive Clive Beresford aims to meet his rock idol and get his life on track.

Jun 19th, 2010 by Jennifer Kaufman

Threads

My plastic shoes

I thought I had fallen out of love with plastic shoes long ago, but recently we rekindled the flame.

Jun 19th, 2010 by Emily Thungkaew

Welcome new neighbors with new development

Low-income housing is not a bad idea, it's just had a lot of bad press. The misconception that affordable housing automatically equates to crime is an assumption that is both unfair and uninformed.

Jun 19th, 2010 by Patti Wenzel

Review