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Opera at UWM – Discount for Neighbors!

UWM’s Peck School of the Arts presents its annual Opera Theatre & Symphony Orchestra collaboration, Dido & Aeneas, Friday, April 1 and Saturday April 2 in the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. Shows each night begin at 7:30 p.m. The story of Dido and Aeneas is one of the world’s most tragic love stories of two lovers torn apart by the gods.

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February MHNA Meeting – State Legislative Update

This month’s Murray Hill meeting on Tuesday, February 23rd will feature a state legislative update by guests Senator Chris Larson and Representative Jonathan Brostoff.  We also have MPD District 1 Liaison Officer Tom Kline coming to give us an update on policing in the neighborhood. As always, we meet at the Urban Ecology Center, 1500 E. Park Place, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  Hope many neighbors can

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Conserving Pollinators Talk – Sunday, Feb 28

We have all heard of the disappearance  of bees and  butterflies   from our fields and gardens.  What are the causes of this environmental problem? What, if anything, can be done to save these and other important pollinators –  and the plants they depend on? Dr. Jeffrey Karron, UWM Associate Professor of Biology, will discuss “Strategies for Conserving Native Pollinators in a Changing World”

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Debate Impacts to Neighborhood

From Kevin O’Conner at UWM: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be hosting the Democratic Presidential Debate February 11. The debate, which will be televised live on PBS and simulcast on CNN, is at 8 p.m. in the Helen Bader Concert Hall inside the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. The building is located at 2419 East Kenwood Blvd. Organizers of the event have

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Crime Update from Alderman Kovac

From Alderman Kovac: Dear Neighbors, Here is the latest data from our District 1 police: In the six week period from early November until mid December there were nine carjackings in District 1 (Downtown and the East Side). Towards the end of that six week period, in early December, we began the Robbery Task Force which focused increased patrol and investigatory resources in response

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MMSD Rain Garden Plant Sale

Spread the word – MMSD’s 2016 Rain Garden Plant Sale has started! Plants are provided at about a 50% discount (compared to retail prices). In addition to the plant sale, MMSD is offering a FREE Rain Garden Design Workshop where you can learn about rain gardens, plant selection, and plant care. Who can order: Any private property owner, local non-profit group, or municipality within

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13 Carjacking Arrests

City-wide carjacking update Police Officer Jose Alba from Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee police arrested 13 people — including 11 juveniles — in four carjacking cases in an 18-hour span, department officials said in a social media post Friday. The flurry of arrests comes as Milwaukee police and suburban agencies continue to focus on carjackings in a specialized task force. The task force has arrested about 115 people

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Free Tax Preparation Service at UWM

The AARP Foundation, the UWM Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research, and the UWM Beta Alpha Psi accounting organization are partnering to provide free tax assistance to individuals throughout the eastside and Riverwest.  For more information on how you can take advantage of this opportunity, please visit this link for the clinic flyer.  A list of documents to bring can be found here:

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