Quality of Life

🎵 ANNOUNCING! 🎵 A Porch Concert Featuring the Chris Hanson Band | June 24, 2022 | 4:00 PM

Mark your calendars for a special musical event coming to the neighborhood.Saturday, June 24, 2022  |  4:00-6:00 PM Front Porch of 2015 Newberry Boulevard The Murray Hill Neighborhood Association presents its second annual Porch Concert with the Chris Hanson Band, featuring Robin Pluer, vocals, Juli Wood, sax and vocal, John Parrott, guitar and vocals, John Babbitt, bass, and Chris Hanson, guitar and vocals. Both Juli and Robin are

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Murray Hill Member Meeting | March 30, 2023

Join Us for Our March Membership Dinner and Meeting! Day:  Thursday, March 30, 2023 Time:  6:15 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Meeting Place: Plymouth Church, 2717 E. Hampshire St. We’re sharing a home cooked meal: Baked Chicken Dinner and Macaroni & Cheese! Feel free to bring a dessert to share. We will begin serving at 6:15, so come early to meet your neighbors and dine before the

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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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