The Week’s Greatest Hits

1. City Hall: Council Closes Gene’s Supper Club

Multiple shootings in past year drive police, neighbors and alderman to seek bar’s closure.

Mar 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

2. Plats and Parcels: Shrouded Walker’s Point Building Sold

Plus: A run down of the week’s real estate news.

Mar 7th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

3. Op Ed: Rebuild I-94 With Six Lanes

Don’t expand to eight lanes. Do include other transportation, like bicycles and buses.

Mar 8th, 2021 by Robert Schneider, Montavius Jones, Lingqian Hu, Jie Yu, Caressa Givens, James Davies and Celia Jackson

4. Transportation: State To Fund Road, Rails for Komatsu

$1.73 million helps fund lowering S. Kinnickinnic Ave. so trucks can get to huge Komatsu manufacturing campus.

Mar 9th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

5. City Hall: Council Committee Rejects MPD Request To Be Featured on Crime Show

MPD sees it as public relations improvement. Alderman sees it as “trauma porn.”

Mar 11th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

6. City Has More Vaccine For Educators Than Demand

Mayor says Wisconsin Center has 800 vaccine appointments still open for Wednesday.

Mar 9th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

7. Riley’s Good Dogs Opens on Water Street

24 kinds of hot dogs and sausages, all with vegan alternatives. Plus Zoomie Fries.

Mar 10th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

8. Eyes on Milwaukee: Plan Commission Okays New Land Apartment Project

251-unit complex Nova would rise on busy downtown street where Buca’s once stood.

Mar 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

9. Urban Reads: Evanston, IL Will Pay Reparations

All the city news you can use.

Mar 6th, 2021 by Jeff Wood

10. City Expands Vaccine Eligibility

With more vaccine available, health department expands range of people who can get treated at the Wisconsin Center.

Mar 10th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

1. Surprising No One, Senator Johnson Votes Against Relief for Wisconsin Workers and Families

Despite Johnson’s Attempted Obstruction, Wisconsinites Will Soon Receive $1,400 Checks, More Vaccines, and Small Business Aid

Mar 6th, 2021 by Opportunity Wisconsin

2. Millionaire Ron Johnson Says Constituents “Don’t Need” COVID Relief, School Reopenings, or Vaccines

Watch Johnson claim his struggling constituents don’t need $1,400 checks

Mar 10th, 2021 by American Bridge 21st Century

3. Republican Congressman Bryan Steil Rejects Millions for Covid Relief and Recovery for Beloit, Janesville, Kenosha, and Racine

Mar 12th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

4. Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman Rejects Millions for Covid Relief and Recovery for Fond du Lac, Neenah, Oshkosh, and Sheboygan

Mar 12th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

5. Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher Rejects Millions for Covid Relief and Recovery for Appleton and Green Bay

Mar 12th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

6. American Bridge 21st Century Calls on Ron Johnson to Resign Over Racist January 6 Comments

Mar 12th, 2021 by American Bridge 21st Century

7. UScellular Names Kristy Baron Director of Retail Sales and Operations for Wisconsin

Mar 8th, 2021 by UScellular

8. Work to begin on Zoo Interchange North Leg

Ramp closures begin night of March 7th.

Mar 3rd, 2021 by Wisconsin Department of Transportation

9. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany Rejects Millions for Covid Relief and Recovery for Superior and Wausau

Mar 12th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

10. Wisconsin to Issue Benefits to Children Missing Free or Reduced Price School Meals Because of COVID-19 Pandemic

DHS is working in partnership with the Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Children and Families, and schools across the state to implement the program for the 2020-2021 school year

Mar 12th, 2021 by Wisconsin Department of Health Services