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Don’t miss this year’s Eggstravaganza!

All are welcome to join the fun at the 13th Annual Spring Eggstravaganza scheduled for the Saturday, April 15 at 9 a.m. in the children’s play area of Riverside Park. Bring your containers, cameras, smiles, kids and grandkids to our annual egg hunt.  Several thousand eggs are “hidden” for the hunt, including traditional colored eggs, plastic eggs filled with candy, and special ceramic and

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RUHS Presents…Sister Act

All of you are cordially invited to our RUHS Presents…Sister Act Opening Show on Saturday, March 25, 2017.  Please come and enjoy this year’s musical with a pre-show reception beginning at 5:30 p.m.  Donation of $20 (collected at the door) includes ticket to the musical, snacks, beverages and conversation. Hope to see you at the show! Michael Harris Principal Riverside University High School 414-906-4905


February MHNA Meeting

Hello Neighbors, We hope you can join us for Murray Hill Neighborhood Association’s February Meeting – this Tuesday, February 28 at 7 PM at the Urban Ecology Center.  Our guests include: MPD: we will meet our newly appointed MPD District 1 Captain Diana Rowe, and hear updates from Community Liaison Officer Thomas Kline, and Assistant District Attorney Kelly Hedge MPS Board Director Larry Miller

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Winter Parking Regulations Lifted Early

Regulations no longer in effect as of February 20, 2017 Due to the unseasonably warm weather and no measurable snowfall predicted in the next nine days, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) is lifting winter parking regulations for the City as of today, February 20, 2017. What this means: Posted regulations that include “No Parking Dec. 1 to March 1” have

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15th Annual Local Farmer Open House

Saturday, March 11, 2017 • 11:00am to 3pm At the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park – Free! There’s nothing as delicious and healthy as locally grown, authentic farm fresh food! But where to find it, and what to choose? The 15th annual Local Farmer Open House at the Urban Ecology Center features CSA farmers and enthusiasts ready to field your questions. This free event is your once-a-year

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TAKING SHAKESPEARE, presented by the Boulevard Theatre @ Plymouth Church

Milwaukee’s Boulevard Theatre stages Midwest premiere of playwright John Murrell’s comic tutorial: TAKING SHAKESPEARE March 2 – 26, 2017 at Plymouth Church. More information here at the Boulevard Theatre web site   “The two characters are strongly drawn … The verbal exchanges, more often than not combative and probing, ring true throughout and there’s more than a little humor in the jaundiced view of academia …” — Donal O’Connor, The Stratford Beacon Herald

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Ravine Road Historic Arch Footbridge – Public Meeting

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7 to 9 p.m. Marcia Coles Community Room Lower Level Lake Park Pavilion 3133 E. Newberry Blvd. Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman, along with Milwaukee County Parks Director John Dargle and MCP Landscape Architect Kevin Haley, and Milwaukee County Director of Administrative Services Teig Whaley-Smith, will be on hand to give an update on and answer questions about the

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Free Tax Assistance from UWM and AARP

For the 2nd year in a row UWM and the AARP are partnering on a tax assistance program. It sounds like it was very popular with east side residents last year so I wanted to share the word again this year. This weekend is the first Saturday it will be offered but there are five additional dates beyond that. Download more details here.


New UWM Building Planned at Maryland and Kenwood

Meeting about New Welcome Center and Center for Entrepreneurship The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment and Notice of Meeting for the New Welcome Center and Center for Entrepreneurship is now available. There is more information in the attachment, including where people can view the draft assessment, either online or in person. The meeting is Thursday, Feb. 16 at 4:30 p.m.in room 137 of the Physics

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