By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’d be easy to forget given everything else that has happened this year, but 2020 is a major election year. This November, citizens across the nation will be casting … [Read more...]
Greater Milwaukee Foundation to Give $30 Million Over the Next Five Years
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to helping Milwaukee recover from this economic crisis and invest in the community, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is among the organizations leading the … [Read more...]
American Heart Association Looks at Milwaukee’s Health Needs
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to healthiest counties in the state of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County is far from the top of the list. According to Oby Nwabuzor, the community impact director for … [Read more...]
Former Attorney General Eric Holder Wants Fair Maps
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Wisconsin is no stranger when it comes to gerrymandering – the act of manipulating boundaries to favor one political party over another. In fact, according … [Read more...]
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Offers High-Quality Death Experience
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Most people try not to think about their own death or the death of their loved ones, but it is an inevitable conversation. Everyone one day will die and when that happens one … [Read more...]
County Executive David Crowley Signs Two Pieces of Legislation
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Last month, Milwaukee celebrated its 49th annual celebration of Juneteenth Day and earlier this week, the celebration became an official major holiday. County Executive … [Read more...]
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John Lewis May Be Gone But, His Legacy Remains
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When we die, we hope that we’ll be remembered but there are certain people in this world who will never be forgotten, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis was one of them. Lewis … [Read more...]
Mayor Tom Barrett Signs Face Mask Ordinance
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously agreed that face masks should be required in public spaces. Mayor Tom Barrett signed the ordinance into action … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Restaurants Look at COVID-19 Safety Measures
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When the pandemic first began, restaurants were among the first to close. As Milwaukee moves into Phase 4 of the Milwaukee Moving Forward Safely plan, many restaurants are … [Read more...]
Mayor and City Leaders Talk Racial Equity, Justice and Violence in Milwaukee
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This year marked the start of a new decade and a chance to shake things up. Suffice to say, no one expected the year to turn out like it did. From the start of the … [Read more...]
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