Milwaukee Wins $12 Million Federal Tree Grant
City, county, MPS will use funding to improve tree canopy in low-income areas.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
State Test Scores Up But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level
Only about 40% proficient with big gap between Black and white students.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bach Chamber Choir Presents Majesty & Mystery
Featuring Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Officium Defunctorum. As well as Mendelssohn’s Heilig, Britten’s Festival Te Deum, and other selections. Oct. 15, 2023 at 3 p.m.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Bach Chamber Choir
No More Maple Syrup Imposters
In state with $14 million maple syrup industry, bill prevents restaurants from falsely labeling generic syrups.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
We Love Collecting Yuck!
Drop off your old and unused household hazardous waste at our Milwaukee DPW Parking Lot, 3850 N. 35th St., Milwaukee, mobile collection location Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Council Delays Housing Authority Crackdown To January 1
Delay due to uncertainty how many building inspectors will be needed.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Shop Local
Looking for Milwaukee gifts? Shop Urban Milwaukee: The Store online or in-person at 755 N. Milwaukee St.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Urban Milwaukee
State Supreme Court Limits Online Access to Eviction Records
Two-year limit adopted. Advocates argued records trap renters in poverty.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
State’s Public Schools Have Lost 32,000 Students Since 2019
Key reasons: Lower birth rates and children moving to private and home schools.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Fair Maps Advocates Condemn GOP Redistricting Plan
Still battling, Vos says U.S. Supreme Court will make Protasiewicz recuse.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
Do County Parks Have Too Many Bridges?
System has 170 pedestrian bridges, spends millions per year maintaining them.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
9 Obstacles To a Brewers Deal
No audit. Voter anger. Politicians renegotiating deal. The list goes on.
Oct 10th, 2023 by Bruce Murphy
