This Friday! Professor Pinkerton’s Christmas Caravan and other Eastside BID Updates
Updates from the Eastside BID: Christmas Caravan We’re partnering with Professor Pinkerton, the Downer Avenue BID, and some generous sponsors to bring the East Side neighborhood some extra cheer this holiday season! Professor Pinkterton and his Irrelevant Orchestra have been traveling around Milwaukee playing music on their handcrafted Christmas Caravan, and this Friday they’re headed to our neighborhood! Find the details, help spread the word, and
Leaf Raking Deadline and City Pickup Schedule
Leaf-Raking Deadline is Sunday, Nov 22 Details in the screen capture below. Also, did you know that you can look up the schedule for your street’s next leaf collection? Scroll to the bottom of Department of Public Works Fall Leaf Collection website to enter your address. (Pssst…you might find out you have an extra day or two!)
UWM Offering Free, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Community Members
Neighbors, We are passing along this information to you from UWM: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin System and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will provide community members with new, free rapid-results COVID-19 tests, beginning Tuesday, November 10. Read more about this program in their news release. UWM and other UW System campuses are serving as locations for
October Meeting is Tonight! And Other Reminders
Reminder: Tonight @ 7PM Hello Neighbors, We hope you will join us this week Thursday, October 22 at 7PM for our virtual monthly meeting! Our agenda is action-packed with the following features: Crime and Safety Updates from MPD District 1 – Officer Felix and Assistant District Attorney Kelly Hedge Milwaukee County Homeless Outreach – Eric Collins-Dyke. Eric is the Assistant Administrator of Supportive Housing and Homeless Services for the
October Murray Hill Meeting and VOTING!
Hello Neighbors, We hope you will join us this week Thursday, October 22 at 7PM for our virtual monthly meeting! Our agenda is action-packed with the following features: Crime and Safety Updates from MPD District 1 – Officer Felix and Assistant District Attorney Kelly Hedge Milwaukee County Homeless Outreach – Eric Collins-Dyke. Eric is the Assistant Administrator of Supportive Housing and Homeless Services for the Milwaukee County Housing Division.
Chemistry Building and LEAVES!
Happy Monday Neighbors! We have a few updates for you: A new Chemistry Building is planned to begin construction at UWM in September 2021 on Kenwood Boulevard on the location of the grassy field between the Physics Building and the Kenwood IRC. Construction is scheduled to last two years until September 2023. After construction is complete, the old Chemistry Building will be demolished between 2025
Virtual Community Meeting – MONDAY!
We are forwarding this announcement from Alderman Kovac: Dear Neighbors, I will be hosting a virtual community meeting on Monday, October 5th at 5:30 pm to discuss a development proposal intended for the intersection of Downer Avenue and Park Place. The developer is proposing to demolish the existing 3-unit structure currently located at 2604 E. Park Place that was badly damaged in a fire and replace
News and Views from MHNA
MHNA’s first Murray Hill E-Bulletin was sent to subscribers today! Check it out here!
September Murray Hill Meeting Topic: Newberry Boulevard Traffic
Hello Neighbors, We hope you will join us virtually for our September Murray Hill Meeting which will take place via Zoom videoconferencing on Thursday, September 24 @ 7PM. Our speakers will include Scott Reinbacher – Traffic Engineer with the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works and Alderman Nik Kovac. The main topic for the meeting will be Newberry Boulevard traffic issues including an overview of reported problems that
Obituary and Visitation Information for Officer Tom Kline
The board members of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of MPD District 1 Police Officer Tom Kline. While Officer Kline had been recently reassigned to other duties in District 1, regular attendees of MHNA meetings will remember that when he was our Community Liaison Officer, his crime and safety updates at our monthly meetings were one of