Invitation from Riverside High School
This invitation is from Principal Harris at Riverside High School. —————————- Greeting Neighbors, I am cordially inviting you to our Multi-Cultural Program and Display as we celebrate diversity at Riverside University High School. Our goal this year is to engage our surrounding community by inviting you to our school to see the great things that are taking place. Please join us for some great
Downer Avenue Commercial Corridor Meeting Follow Up
This message is from Alderman Kovac… —————————————————————————————– Thank you to the hundred-plus neighbors who attended the meeting at the East Library last Wednesday to discuss the Downer Avenue Commercial Corridor. In case you weren’t able to attend in person, or would like more time to review the information presented by our Department of City Development (DCD), all of the slides from the meeting can
Adopt-a-Block
Hello Murray Hill Neighbors, We’ve gotten good response to our announcement regarding the adopt-a-block program; thanks to those of you who are already on board. Now we’re about to place our order for trash grabbers, so if you’ve been meaning to join the ranks, you have about a week to do so. Remember, adopt-a-block works like this: – You decide which block(s) you’ll commit
Special Offer from the Boulevard Theatre
Neighbors: As some of you may know, Boulevard Theatre (formerly based in Bay View) has taken its performances on the road to other Milwaukee neighborhoods. For the second time now, they are performing a show on the East Side at Plymouth Church! They have only a few seats left for the last performance of “Rx: A Fresh Pharmaceutical Farce” on Sunday, May 3rd at 2:30 at Plymouth
Maryland Avenue Hike-In/Bike-In Street Celebration
From UWM: Maryland Avenue will be closed between 10 am and 3 pm on Thursday, May 7, from Kenwood to Hartford. During that time, the street will host the “Maryland Avenue Hike-In/Bike-In Street Celebration.” This “Open Streets” event will turn Maryland into a campus plaza with a flurry of activity, including food trucks, a bike valet, bike demonstrations, and whatever other activity students and neighbors bring to
UWM Library Used Book Sale: Sunday
The Friends of the UWM Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale begins this Sunday, April 26 and runs through Wednesday, April 29. For the first time, the sale will be open to the public on Sunday, from 4 to 6 p.m. (It is open to Friends members only–membership available at the door–from 2 to 4 p.m. that day). Parking is free and usually plentiful in the UWM Union parking garage
Murray Hill Meeting Announcement
Dear Murray Hill Members and Neighbors: Please join us this Tuesday April 28 at 7:00 to welcome Bob Bryson and Samir Amin from the City’s Department of Public Works as they tell us what goes into traffic planning and street repair. We have all seen the pneumatic traffic counters along Maryland, Oakland, and elsewhere. This is your chance to find out how that data
Adopt-A-Block
Dear MHNA Member, In our ongoing efforts to help keep the Murray Hill neighborhood clean and attractive, MHNA is resurrecting the “Adopt-A-Block” program. Here’s how it works: 1. you let us know if you’d like to be supplied with a trash grabber – a long-handled pick-up device for light litter and trash items; 2. you specify which block(s) in the Murray Hill area you
Safety Notice from MPD
This note is from District 1 of Milwaukee Police Department —————————————— Between Sunday & Monday there were 6 reported incidents of strong-arm robberies & Car Jacking of white females who were either entering their cars or sitting in their cars in the area bordered by North Ave. to Linnwood and Oakland to Prospect. Suspects are 3-4 black males, 15-18 years of age driving a
UWM Police Chief Finalists – Neighbors Invited to Open Forums
UWM has selected the final candidates for Campus Police Chief. Their resumes and cover letters are available here: http://www4.uwm.edu/faa/employment/interview-schedules.cfm, as well as their interview schedules. Community members are invited to attend the “open forum” portion of each candidates interview day: Joseph LeMire – Tuesday, April 28 @ 1:30 PM Aldred Days – Thursday, April 30 @ 1:30 PM Gregory Habeck – Friday, May 1 @