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What to know about the Strawberry Festival in Cedarburg
Nearly 37 years ago, Cedarburg farmers were growing strawberries and wanted celebrate it with a festival, which started in June 1986. Today, more than 120,000 attendees are expected to come to the annual Cedarburg Strawberry Festival June 22 and 23. During this two-day festival Wisconsinites will gather to enjoy a...
Potawatomi summer concert series, Snoop Dogg headlines 1st show
MILWAUKEE - Potawatomi's Amplified Concert Series kicked off on Saturday, June 15. After hanging out with the Milwaukee Brewers, music mogul Snoop Dogg opened the summer concert series outside Potawatomi Casino Hotel. "We want to be known as the entertainment destination for the Midwest," said Alexx Zawada, Potawatomi Casino Hotel's...
Guns and crowds are a dangerous mix. Milwaukee will have both for convention. | Letters
The article on June 2, “City: Guns allowed in RNC security footprint,” highlights the safety inequities that arise from Wisconsin being a pre-emptive state with respect to gun control, meaning no municipalities can have gun control statutes stricter than the state laws. The U.S. Secret Service will have control of a “hard perimeter”...
A giant hot air balloon baby is coming to the Milwaukee lakefront this Friday
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Coalition to March on the RNC rejects city of Milwaukee's offer for protest route
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- We're just under a month away from the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, and protesters have been working for months to establish a route approved by the city. The Coalition to March on the RNC held a press conference Monday, June 17, saying...
Annual Juneteenth celebration returns to Milwaukee to ‘unite the city’
“Our history, our culture, our village” is the theme for the 53rd annual Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee. The city has one of the oldest Juneteenth celebrations in the country, marking the day with a parade each year since 1971. The parade and festival in Milwaukee draw more than 50,000 people every year, celebrating freedom, heritage and community through food, music, art and education.
Milwaukee County Zoo celebrates dad with free Father's Day admission
MILWAUKEE - Fathers got in free at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Father's Day, June 16, and mother nature was no match for families celebrating fathers. "We usually do the train but I don’t think that’s on the docket today." The Buchholz family from New Berlin enjoyed the...
Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar donates thousands of photos to Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project
Thousands of photos taken over the last 50 years at Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar are now in the hands of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. And while 50 years may not seem like that long ago, photos of people inside gay bars at that time were incredibly rare. That’s...
MON News Summary: Johnson urges Milwaukee leaders to intervene in RNC protest zone debate, Jacobs knocks Trump’s “horrible city” remark
Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate. … "The proximity is ridiculous," Johnson said on WISN's 'UPFRONT,' which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. "I'd like to see Mayor Johnson step up to the plate or demand change as well. Again, this is in all of our best interests. Gov. Evers ought to be demanding change as well. As you...
Milwaukee Public Schools: Eduardo Galvan named acting superintendent
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Board of Directors took action on Monday evening, June 17 and named Eduardo Galvan as acting superintendent of the district. The board formalized the authority Galvan would have over the school district, giving him more direct responsibility for overseeing day-to-day duties of the district.
Ex-U.S. Capitol officer Harry Dunn brings campaign message to Milwaukee: Remember Jan. 6
Former U.S. Capitol officer Harry Dunn came to Milwaukee with a message for voters: Don't forget Jan. 6, 2021. "I'm out here pushing back against the lies that Donald Trump is saying about that, specifically about that day," Dunn told the Journal Sentinel at a democracy-focused discussion hosted by the voter mobilization group Souls to the Polls Wisconsin. "People have said the Democrats need to move on from Jan. 6. I'd argue that the former president has not moved on from that."
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