Climate Change and Milwaukee’s Rivers
Lake Park Friends Presents Saturday, March 19 – 1:00 pm Lake Park Pavilion Marcia Coles Community Room Cheryl Nenn , Riverkeeper will speak on: Climate Change: How it might affect Milwaukee’s waters and what to do about it. As Riverkeeper, Cheryl manages the citizen-based Water Quality Monitoring Program in the Milwaukee River basin, working with citizens, environmental groups and governmental bodies. A former volunteer to Ecuador,
Chief Flynn to Speak about Crime in Milwaukee
UWM’s Osher Distinguished Speakers Series at the UWM School of Continuing Education welcomes Edward Flynn, Milwaukee Chief of Police for a Presentation on “Ensuring Public Safety in Milwaukee” Milwaukee experienced a spike in violent crimes in 2015, with 103 homicides up from 86 in 2014. What’s causing this rise in numbers, and what can be done to stop it? Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn
Neighborhood Cleanup Box Program
This information is provided by Ghassan Korban, Commissioner of Public Works: Thinking your block could benefit from a neighborhood cleanup? Here’s a great opportunity to get one organized! The Department of Public Works will begin taking reservations for neighborhood cleanup boxes on Tuesday – March 1, 2016. The 2016 program will place up to 13 boxes each Saturday from April 16th through July 23rd.
State Legislative Update
At our last MHNA meeting Senator Larson and Representative Brostoff summarized legislative actions in the recent session. They have provided the following additional information. GOP Bills of Interest AB – 568: Landlord Bill / Historical District Restrictions – Passed Assembly and Senate, Presented to Governor Walker for Signing (Passed on party lines, Democrats opposed / Republicans in Favor) Click here for a full breakdown
The Little Mermaid at RUHS
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.
Local Farmer Open House
Once again, it’s time for the Local Farmer Open House!
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
Aldermanic Candidate Forum
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”