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Republications Fire Regulator Over Solar, Low-Income Assistance Decisions
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate cited decisions by a utility regulator that have made it easier for some customers to afford their utility bills and install rooftop solar projects among the reasons for firing him this week. On Tuesday, the Senate voted 21-11 to reject Tyler Huebner’s appointment to the...
Controversial Water Insurance Company Walks Away From Milwaukee
A proposal for the City of Milwaukee to explicitly endorse a private insurance provider is dead. Connecticut-based HomeServe is no longer pursuing the city’s endorsement of the company’s sewer and water service line insurance programs. The decision comes following a December veto by Mayor Cavalier Johnson of the idea of even discussing the matter, opposition by the impacted departments and open criticism from the chair of the Common Council’s Public Works Committee.
Taste ‘The Next Tequila’ at Sugar Maple
A little-known spirit will star at Sugar Maple‘s upcoming event, Los Magos en el Lago. The bar, 441 E. Lincoln Ave., will partner with Los Magos Sotol on Jan. 25 for an exclusive cocktail menu featuring sotol, an alcoholic drink derived from dasylirion. The one-day pop-up, scheduled for 6...
Barbiere’s Offers Good Italian Comfort Food
You know you are in a restaurant where comfort food is on the menu as soon as your eyes adjust to the dimly lit dining room in this small Italian restaurant on W. Bluemound Rd. When you come for lunch or dinner you will discover it is also the home of the “Snack.”
How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created
This is the first article in a series from a new partnership with environmental nonprofit Reflo. It was this big. So begins, with arms spread wide, every great fish tale. One such story is about the Milwaukee River in Kletzsch Park, where the work to add a “fishway” bypassing the Kletzsch Dam is part of a larger strategic effort to renegotiate our relationship with water. Considering the past 200 years, these projects seek to reverse our relationship to the river: from cinching its flow with dams to redesigning watercourses from a whole watershed view led by respect for species other than our own. This includes lake sturgeon, a species locally wiped out, but now the focus of a decades-long collaborative effort to restore naturally producing populations in a river system their ancestors once called home.
Gary’s Pet Jungle is Closing
Gary Johnson looks on as a young woman handles a snake, its speckled body writhing in her gentle grasp. “I wish I could buy him,” the customer laments. “I’m afraid it’s going to be too late next time.”. The day is just like any other at...
Who Are These Guys?
All eyes were on the lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s gerrymandered legislative seats when, lo and behold, a separate lawsuit was filed this week charging that the state’s congressional districts are also gerrymandered and must be fixed. To which some readers probably said “huh?” Why a separate suit, why now, and as Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid might say, “who are these guys” (and many ladies, actually) behind the suit? Never fear, we here at Urban Milwaukee are ready to answer all your questions.
World-Class Pianist Joyce Yang Performs With Milwaukee Musaik
Milwaukee Musaik offers a gala concert on Tuesday, January 23 featuring guest pianist Joyce Yang. Yang has been well known to Milwaukee after completing a five-year Rachmaninoff concerto cycle with Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Appearing frequently with de Waart since shortly after her silver metal finish in the 2005 Van Cliburn competition, she continues to return to Milwaukee as an audience favorite.
Local Artist Creates ‘Milwaukee Homies’
Born in Puebla, Mexico, but raised in Milwaukee, artist Carlos Herrada grew up with a deep appreciation for the cholo lifestyle that was evident in his South Side neighborhood. “Seeing it as a kid I looked up to the culture,” said Herrada, 32, who is also a photographer and illustrator....
A Fight Over Historic Protection for Wisconsin Ave. Building
A W. Wisconsin Avenue apartment building built in 1925 was about to be granted temporary historic designation Wednesday on the basis of its role as an architecturally significant example of historic luxury apartments on the West Side and because of its connection to a prominent resident, architect Herbert Tullgren. Then an attorney was able to create enough procedural uncertainty that the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) backed off.
Juvenile Justice Facility Construction Could Start in Spring
Milwaukee County is on track to begin building a new facility that will keep dozens of Milwauke County youth from being sent to state run juvenile prisons. The new facility, called the Secure Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth (SRCCCY), will allow courts to order youth to serve sentences in Milwaukee County. The $31.3 million, 32-bed facility will be built onto the existing Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Facility (10201 W Watertown Plank Rd.) and will expand a program that offers an alternative to traditional incarceration for youth.
DanDan Hosting Regional Chinese Dinners
DanDan is known to feature a wide variety of dishes on its Chinese-American menu, journeying beyond egg rolls and lo mein to showcase regional fare such as Sichuan pork dumplings, Cantonese chow fun and Singapore noodles, a dish which actually originated in Hong Kong. Starting later this month, the restaurant,...
Tight Housing Market Squeezing Out Poorest Renters
Milwaukee’s incredibly tight rental market is squeezing out low-income renters and people facing homelessness. The rental market has “dramatically changed,” in recent years, according to James Mathy, the Administrator of the Milwaukee County Housing Division. And the competition among renters for available units is making it harder for his division to place people using federal housing vouchers in apartments.
Entertainment: Warm Up With These Fun Events
Other than the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Bucks, there hasn’t been much cause for celebration hereabouts due to the below-freezing weather and snow storm warnings. But things are slowly starting to warm up, and there are plenty of reasons to double down on your layers and get out to some events this weekend. Winter Gallery Night will see art galleries around town offering special shows for the weekend, with opportunities to purchase various artworks. The Winter Train Show at the Mitchell Park Domes is debuting this weekend, with a new theme titled “Toyblocks: Tiny Toy Towns.” And if you like watching big metal trucks do backflips, the Fiserv Forum is hosting Monster Jam, where the world’s best monster-truck drivers will pull off gravity-defying stunts.
Judge Displeased By City’s Northridge Curveball
Judge William Sosnay isn’t happy he’s learning about the city’s attempt to demolish the long-vacant Northridge Mall outside the walls of his court room. The judge, who presides over the high-profile case, found out through the media that the city is pursuing a separate tax foreclosure case for more than $1 million in unpaid taxes. City officials publicly discussed the case last week before a Common Council committee.
EsterEv Opening Standalone Restaurant In Bay View
EsterEv, the private fine-dining concept located within DanDan‘s Historic Third Ward restaurant, will soon have a space of its own. Chefs Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite are planning to open a standalone location for the restaurant at 2165 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., in Bay View, according to a license application. The space was previously home to C-Viche, which closed in October 2023.
Council Approves Raises For Elected Officials, Administrators
If they’re reelected in the spring, elected officials in the City of Milwaukee will receive their first pay raise since 2008. The Common Council, on a 9-6 vote Wednesday, endorsed a 15% raise for all elected officials. By the same margin, the council endorsed raises, many of which are even larger, for approximately six dozen of the city’s top non-elected employees, but not without first cutting their proposed size.
Effort To Impeach State Elections Chief Stifled By Assembly
A state lawmaker and close ally of former President Donald Trump shouted repeatedly for recognition in the state Assembly Tuesday in an attempt to force a vote on impeaching Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief elections administrator. Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, rose on the floor of the Wisconsin State Assembly...
Could Underwood Creek Parkway Become A Trail?
Milwaukee County Parks is beginning to plan a reconstruction project for a section of the Underwood Creek Parkway that has been closed since 2020. The roadway was closed while the Wisconsin Department of Transportation worked on the north leg of the Zoo Interchange. Interstate-41 runs over the parkway as it transits around the northern edge of the Milwaukee County grounds, running past Hansen Park Golf Course, UW-Extension gardens at Firefly Ridge and Wisconsin Lutheran College Athletic Facilities.
Senate Votes to Fire Evers Appointee from Public Service Commission
During the first floor session of 2024, the Senate booted another of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees and approved bills that would help establish additional electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state, ban public nudity and cut taxes. The Assembly focused the majority of its attention on approving bills that aim to help address the state’s ongoing workforce shortages by streamlining the licensing process for certain professions.
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