Quality of Life

Eggstravaganza Returns Saturday April 8th

The Spring Eggstravaganza is back! After a 3-year hiatus the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is excited to announce the Eggstravaganza is back for 2023 and will be taking place: Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023 When: 9:00 AM Where: Riverside Park The Eggstravaganza is an annual egg hunt for residents in and around Murray Hill. Every year kids gather at the Riverside Park playground by Oakland

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Urgent – Liquor License Hearing for Former Bikesmith’s Location – This Friday @ 11:15AM

Bikesmith Liquor Store License – Your Action Needed (Again) On May 19, MHNA sent out a notification about opportunities for public comment on two pending liquor license applications – a renewal at the Miramar Theatre and a NEW liquor license application for the former Bikesmith’s location for a proposed new business “Serenity420”.  Our original notification is available here as a reminder. Many of you responded in May

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Recap of the August MHNA Meeting

Hello neighbors, We had an informative meeting on Tuesday evening where we heard from our partners at UWM and MPD about their plans for maintaining a peaceful east side community as fall arrives and new and returning students come back to the neighborhoods around campus. UWM has again this year provided a grant to MPD to pay for additional patrols in the neighborhoods around

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Public Meeting for New Liquor License on Oakland Avenue

This message is from Alderman Kovac: Dear Neighbor: An operator has applied for a Food Dealer-Restaurant License and a Beer & Wine License for Good Land Wing Co., proposed to be located in the old Cold Stone Creamerylocation at 2907 N. Oakland Ave. Their application indicates that they are proposing to be open until 10 p.m. through the week and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday with an

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Public Safety Issue: Concealed Carry Bill SB 169

Safety in the Neighborhood. MHNA, in conjunction with other neighborhood associations on the East Side, is registering opposition to this proposed change in state law.  The proposed law would remove the requirement to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon and would remove all required gun safety training. We urge members to send comments to legislators today. – MHNA Board ————————————— Dear Friends This email

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Public Safety Survey

Public Safety Survey From Common Council President and 1st District Alderman Ashanti Hamilton: Welcome Community Members, Civic leaders and community partners across the city have been engaged in a robust conversation around public safety.  We welcome your input as you and others help shape the outcome of public safety policy in the City of Milwaukee. I invite you to take this opportunity to share

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Notes from August Meeting

Thank you to everyone who came out to the August MHNA meeting.  We had some excellent speakers and had a great turnout.  Here are a few key pieces of information you may find useful as we transition into fall. UWM Dean of Students The Dean of Students office intends to continue its practice of proactive messaging to students as well as a protocol of mandatory dean’s

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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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Update on recent carjackings – from Ald. Kovac and Capt. Moore

  From: Moore, Eric Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 3:11 PM To: Kovac, Nik Subject: Fw: Subject Terrell CARVER criminal complaint 12-11-2015   Good Afternoon Alderman Kovak, Please see in the listed attachment, a Criminal Complaint filed early this afternoon, charging Terrell M. Carver, 05/01/1992, with the following offenses in connection with the carjacking offense that occurred on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 2535 North Prospect Ave., (female

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