The Week’s Greatest Hits

1. Eyes on Milwaukee: City Offering $5,000 Down Payment Grants

Live in the city? Want to buy your first house in Milwaukee? New program aims to help.

Jun 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

2. Dining: Honeypie, Palomino Move From Tipped to ‘Fair’ Wages

Pie Incorporated adopts One Fair Wage pay scale.

Jun 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

3. Transportation: Summerfest Bus Service Canceled

Downtown shuttle and park and rides are canceled for 2021.

Jun 11th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

4. Eyes on Milwaukee: Third Ward Tower’s Design Approved

$140 million, 32-floor apartment tower gets okayed by Historic Third Ward board.

Jun 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

5. Eyes on Milwaukee: 20-Story AT&T Building Sold for $30 Million

Will downtown building be redeveloped for some residential use, like other nearby towers?

Jun 14th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

6. Op Ed: The Fight To Save Kohler-Andrae State Park

Herb Kohler’s golf course would grab a huge chunk of it. Environmentalists are fighting this.

Jun 18th, 2021 by RT Both

7. Now Serving: Kegel’s Will Run Lakefront Beer Garden

Plus: New Mediterranean restaurant opening. And Pete’s Pops comes to Public Market.

Jun 14th, 2021 by Michael Holloway

8. Republicans Slash Public Transit Funding for Milwaukee

50% cut for Milwaukee, Madison, but funding for I-94 expansion included in budget.

Jun 12th, 2021 by Corri Hess

9. Eyes on Milwaukee: Barrett, Officials Celebrate Couture Groundbreaking

Nine years after building was first proposed. ‘Like making sausage. It’s not pretty.’

Jun 16th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

10. Eyes on Milwaukee: MMSD Deconstructing Former We Energies Building For Flood Abatement Project

Jackson Park will also see changes as part of multi-year effort.

Jun 17th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene

1. Shot/Chaser: Johnson Falsely Claims to Have Helped Wisconsinites Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 14th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

2. Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement on the Passing of Milwaukee Music Legend Ernest “Ernie G” Mitchell

Jun 11th, 2021 by Earnell Lucas

3. Tony Evers Lies on Kenosha Record

Jun 14th, 2021 by Republican Party of Wisconsin

4. Senator Johnson Promises to Once Again Block Aid for Wisconsinites, Even If It’s Bipartisan

Johnson vows to obstruct critical investments in Wisconsin roads and bridges

Jun 10th, 2021 by Opportunity Wisconsin

5. State Health Agency Finds Cases of Adult and Congenital Syphilis Spiking in Wisconsin

Pregnant people in six Wisconsin counties should be screened for syphilis at least twice during pregnancy

Jun 18th, 2021 by Wisconsin Department of Health Services

6. After Doing China’s Bidding, Ron Johnson Can’t Answer Question on How to Stand up to China

Jun 11th, 2021 by Democratic Party of Wisconsin

7. WILL Urges Sun Prairie to Drop Racially Segregated Groups for Public Event

City and School District divide groups by race for community conversation

Jun 16th, 2021 by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty

8. Wisconsin Republicans Join Disgraced Ex-Governor On Conspiracy-Driven Trip to Arizona Audit Site

Jun 14th, 2021 by Democratic Governors Association

9. Rep. Bowen Statement on Rep. Sanfelippo’s Call to Send National Guard to Milwaukee

“I Hope that Rep. Sanfelippo Joins Us in Supporting Evidence-Based Approaches”

Jun 15th, 2021 by State Rep. David Bowen

10. BBB Warning: Consumers should use caution when responding to warranty mailers

Jun 1st, 2020 by Wisconsin Better Business Bureau