Jeffrey Norman takes Oath of Office at City Hall and begins four …
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Jeffrey Norman took the Oath of Office with family beside him during a special ceremony at City Hall on November 15 to become Milwaukee’s 20th Police Chief. He was sworn into the city’s top law enforcement position after a contentious 14 month search to replace Chief Alfonso Morales.
Marcelia Nicholson unanimously re-elected as Chairwoman of …
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson was unanimously re-elected to lead the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for the 2022-2024 term on April 18. During a hybrid session, where some Supervisors attended in-person and others were sworn in virtually, Chairwoman Nicholson thanked her colleagues for their support and expressed optimism about the future.
Milwaukee Independent
WEB3 days ago · Among its many historical distinctions, Forest Home Cemetery has one of the oldest preserved forests within a metropolitan area that exists in Wisconsin. An unexpected byproduct of the silent city’s lush biodiversity is its ability to produce premium honey, with a little help from Chad Nelson and Barbie Brennan Nelson. Aug 26, 2024.
A Radioactive Plague: The secrecy and ... - Milwaukee Independent
WEBAug 6, 2020 · The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago, is one of the most studied events in modern history. And yet significant aspects of that bombing are still not well known. I published a social history of U.S. censorship in the aftermath of the bombings, Radiation Secrecy and Censorship after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which this piece is based on. The material was drawn from a dozen ...
How Milwaukee’s German-Americans faced down fascism eighty …
WEBMar 17, 2017 · During the Depression-ravaged days of the 1930s, Wisconsin’s German-Americans faced a vicious campaign of harassment. One Milwaukee businessman received an anonymous postcard with a picture of an exploding cannon on the front, and on the reverse was written: “When you ask for ads again look this over carefully.”.
Inauguration of Cavalier Johnson as city's 45th Mayor opens a new ...
WEBApr 14, 2022 · When City Clerk Jim Owczarski finished administering the Oath of Office at the April 13 inauguration ceremony, Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson officially became the first new Mayor of Milwaukee in almost two decades. With his children at his side, and wife Dominique Johnson holding a family Bible for the ceremony, Mayor Johnson entered the history books as Milwaukee’s 45 Mayor and first ...
Milwaukee’s hometown Air Wing kicks off Armed Forces Week …
WEBMay 13, 2019 · As a preview of the Milwaukee Armed Forces Week 2019, a special media orientation flight took off on May 9 with the 128th Air Refueling Wing, a Wisconsin Air National Guard unit based at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport. The week-long celebration of our community’s armed service branches and veterans runs from May 13 to 18, and features numerous free events that are open to the public.
Wisconsin's labor market: The many problems with hiring people …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Wisconsin’s labor market: The many problems with hiring people to fill jobs existed long before COVID-19 Posted by Wisconsin Examiner | Jun 23, 2021 |
Bublr Bikes gives the public a first look at new E-Bike program for …
WEBMay 20, 2021 · Greater Milwaukee’s bike share program unveiled its new e-bike (electric-assist) program on May 19 at Indeed Brewery. Nearly 200 of the e-bikes will be integrated into the Bublr Bikes network later this season. The City of Milwaukee and Bublr Bikes hope to improve public access to bike sharing by expanding into neighborhoods, increase ridership through strategic station placement, and reduce ...
Reggie Jackson, Author at Milwaukee Independent
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Posted by Reggie Jackson | Oct 12, 2023. When twenty-year-old ranch hand Antonio Rodriguez was lynched by a mob in Rocksprings Texas on November 3, 1910, no one that day knew how that act of brutality and murder would play a major role in changing the course of history of the two nations separated by the Rio Grande River.