Columbia Hospital Building’s Historical Significance Meeting

HWTN April Monthly Meeting – Virtual at 5PM on Wednesday, April 6th The demolition of the original former Columbia Hospital building has been a hot topic recently. Efforts to stop the demolition and designate the building as historic are ongoing.  Historic Water Tower Neighborhood Association is inviting the public to join a discussion about the historical significance of the Columbia Hospital building.  Meeting information

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March Murray Hill Meeting

We hope you can join us virtually for our March Murray Hilhttp://www.canelacafemke.com/l Meeting – tomorrow, March 24 @ 7PM. Our guests include: Canela Cafe – Owner Dina Awadallah (along with her husband Ray) of Canela Cafe at 2621 North Downer Avenue, will join us to introduce this great new east side breakfast, brunch and lunch spot. The cafe opened in the summer of 2021

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Public Meeting March 14 – Cleaning up Milwaukee’s Waterways

Introducing the Waterway Restoration Partnership The City of Milwaukee is working with Federal, State, and local partners to clean-up the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC).  The Milwaukee Estuary includes the three major rivers in our region – Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic – and Lake Michigan.  This area was designated an AOC by an international body that includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1987. The

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East Side Candidate Virtual Forum

The candidates for the Milwaukee County Board’s 3rd District election will answer questions from East Side residents at a virtual forum 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 22. The forum is sponsored by Historic Water Tower Neighborhood and Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. Running for county supervisor in the April 5 general election are incumbent Sheldon Wasserman and challenger Eric Rorholm. Bruce Murphy, editor and columnist for Urban Milwaukee, and an East Side resident, will

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February Murray Hill Meeting – Thursday!

Neighbors, We hope you are able to join us for our February neighborhood meeting, this Thursday, February 24 at 7PM.  We are happy to announce the following meeting topics and speakers: SALA, 2613 East Hampshire Street, has been welcoming diners in our neighborhood since October 2001.  Owner Teresa Balistreiri-Warsh will be joining us for a quick introduction and update on this wonderful local establishment.  We appreciate

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January Murray Hill Meeting – This Thursday!

Hello neighbors, We hope you can join us for our first meeting of 2022!  Our January meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, January 27 at 7PM.  Our meeting topics and guests will include: Local Business Spotlight: SALA at 2613 East Hampshire St., has been welcoming diners in our neighborhood since October 2001.  Owner Teresa Balistreri-Warsh will be joining us for a quick introduction and update

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Special MHNA Climate Solutions Meeting Recap!

Hello Neighbors! We hope everyone had a good holiday and is staying safe and healthy as we enter the new year.  In case you missed our November Murray Hill Meeting, please check out the quick recap below with links to more information from both of our outstanding speakers and ways to get involved with climate solutions. Our first speaker was Taylor Ball, Program Manager with

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November Murray Hill Meeting – All About Climate Solutions!

Hello Neighbors! Our November meeting is special in two ways. First, we are holding it one week earlier than normal to avoid a conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday. And second, in recognition of the international climate discussions wrapping up in Glasgow (COP26) we are bringing you a special, climate-focused meeting with two important ways that you can get involved in climate solutions at the

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