Jeramey Jannene
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President and co-founder of @UrbanMilwaukee . Covering City Hall and all things city of Milwaukee. jeramey @urbanmilwaukee .com
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Republicans in Milwaukee for the RNC will see plenty of these signs thanking Joe Biden near construction projects. With council support, the Department of Public Works not so subtly installed them in recent weeks.
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Donald Trump welcomed Milwaukee business owner Shana Gray on stage with him today, and talked about her business did better when he was president.
The catch? It opened in 2023
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Harris for President will publicly launch in the center of the political universe, Milwaukee.
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Penzey’s Spices and owner Bill Penzey, never one to hide his view, are rolling out the red carpet for RNC delegates at the company’s downstore store
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At Pick ‘n Save in Bay View employee politely informed customer without mask of requirement. Customer apologized, said he forgot his in car and would go get it. Employee said no, we have one for you. He put it on. A mask mandate might not end society as we know it
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City of Milwaukee unofficial absentee vote totals
Evers: 53,560 (+46,649)
Michels: 6,911
Barnes: 53,513 (+45,953)
Johnson: 7,560
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“I hope Milwaukee can get their votes counted on time,” says Sen. Ron Johnson at Rotary.
Weird criticism. Milwaukee has never been late by any standard, openly announces how many absentee ballots there are before election day and can’t begin counting ballots until polls open
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Welcome to Milwaukee, where this is now the only restaurant at our train station
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There it is. The first legal sports bet in Milwaukee history. Mayor Cavalier Johnson with $5 at +250 for the Bucks to win the championship
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Absolutely massive Milwaukee news:
Northwestern Mutual will overhaul existing 1990 building to match 32-story tower, relocate Franklin employees to downtown and build pedestrian plaza as part of $500 million investment
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Bucks announce they have sold out of full-season ticket packages. Less than 10 years ago I had a buy-one-get-one full season ticket package.
Related: I moved up 903 slots to 25,799 on the Packers season ticket waiting list. Look forward to watching Aaron Rodgers' grandson.
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Gray said it was a slap in the face that migrants received food benefits to buy food. But she received Food Share benefits herself, as disclosed in one of her three bankruptcy filings
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Wisconsin taxpayers helped pay for a new rail line that opened in Nigeria last week. The lasting legacy of Scott Walker's decision to reject a high-speed rail grant.
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Protest against We Energies rate increases, fossil fuels snaking through downtown Milwaukee
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The kicker? One week ago Gray told Fox News she wasn’t sure whether the economy would be better under Biden or Trump.
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U.S.
@SenatorBaldwin
announces Milwaukee won a $25 million federal grant to rebuild two miles of W. Center Street.
Corridor will gain protected bike lanes, several other pedestrian safety improvements.
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Mayor Cavalier Johnson, in his state of the city speech, just announced to build or have under development 50 miles of protected bike lanes by 2026.
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Wisconsin wins grants to study rail expansion from Milwaukee to Green Bay, Madison, Eau Claire and Chicago as well as Eau Claire to Twin Cities and a third daily trip between the Twin Cities, Milwaukee and Chicago. Article to follow on
@UrbanMilwaukee
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Polarizing take alert: The Streets of Old Milwaukee is not a good representation of old Milwaukee, nor a good way to learn to about it.
It is a faux 1800s anywhere USA city with Milwaukee signage.
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Penzey's last week to Republicans: Welcome Future Fake Electors
Penzey's this week to VP: Welcome Future Real President
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Watched someone in front of me do the “Milwaukee slide,” illegal, high speed passing from parking lane in Bay View.
But despite what FB commenters would tell you, it wasn’t a teen in a stolen Kia. It was a gray-haired guy in a convertible. Reckless driving comes from everyone
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@lakefront
I too like drinking your beer, and can spell Lakefront correctly. Send a truckload of Riverwest Stein to
@mkegiftshop
please!
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How bad are things for Milwaukee businesses during RNC? Major Goolsby’s employees, who declined to be identified, are giving an over the top pitch to those leaving and still getting few takers.
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Trump campaign objecting to objection process at Milwaukee County recount. A Trump attorney tries to tell media they have attorney client privilege at public meeting in presence of commissioners and poll workers.
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The City of Milwaukee tore down the Park East Freeway in 2004 for a heck of a party in 2021. Replacing 13,000 cars per day with 65,000 people at once.
The Fiserv Forum parking structure, 550 Lofts and northern most watch party area (gravel lot) sit directly on freeway footprint.
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Hey
@espn
, you need some new Milwaukee B-roll. A building in this image was demolished in 2013 and replaced with the second tallest building in the state.
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Programming note: I am off full-time work duty in the coming weeks as I take up first-time dad duty.
I turned in a dozen articles in advance that will run in my absence. Follow
@UrbanMilwaukee
to read them.
Mom and baby are doing well.
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A quiet effort is underway to bring the proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail line to fruition.
You could be taking a train from Bay View to Downtown, or Kenosha to Oak Creek, if things come together.
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Streetcar extensions could be coming to Brady Street, Fiserv Forum, Bronzeville and Walker’s Point
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What does Milwaukee look like? A short history of how Milwaukee gets confused with other cities when it involves the Bucks.
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The Milwaukee Bucks will make a "major ownership announcement" Thursday with Jimmy Haslam in attendance.
Junior Bridgeman, a former player turned business mogul, was previously rumored to be buying a stake in team.
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Trump didn’t pick Milwaukee.
Milwaukee was the only remaining bidder and Trump wasn’t in control of the RNC at the time.
Trump begins be revealing he's defensive about reports he dumped on Milwaukee: "I love Milwaukee. I was the one that picked Milwaukee. These lying people. They say, 'oh, he doesn't like Milwaukee.' I love Milwaukee. I said, 'you gotta fix the crime.' We all know that."
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Forget the solstice, this is the official sign of summer in Milwaukee
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No amazing headline, no sexy visual, no conflict, but the EPA providing Milwaukee with $275 million to support a $450 million waterway cleanup is big news and worth your time to understand.
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For every negative thing someone says about Milwaukee, another Wisconsin company moves its headquarters to the city.
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City of Milwaukee announces $700 million development proposed for Marcus Center garage. eExclusive negotiation period of one year with The Neutral Project. Article to follow at
@UrbanMilwaukee
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The Milwaukee Bucks are hosting a press conference this morning to announce “a new development” (expected to be an indoor concert venue), but before that can happen the Iron District folks released more renderings of their competing venue and complex
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This rhetoric is so corrosive and misleading.
How absentee ballots are counted has been covered at length, Republicans including Bob Spindell were in the room watching it happen, the city was transparent about exactly how many ballots there were.
No way: Late night votes in Milwaukee have won an election for liberals. That sort of thing NEVER happens here!
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Uline describes its Wisconsin facility as “Chicago” in a hiring video that plays at its Summerfest stage
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First week in Milwaukee history with four Fridays. Game day, hangover day, parade day and actual Friday
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Milwaukee viewers might have a different reaction to all the Kia ads during the TNT broadcast than the national audience.
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Milwaukee wins $36 million from feds to turn 6th Street into a complete street from National to North.
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People drink a lot of coffee.
@ColectivoCoffee
donated 100 percent of the revenue from the sale of its Unity coffee starting last week to the NAACP. The amount? $43,000. "This is not the end," says the Milwaukee coffee chain.
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Top Chef filming at Whole Foods’ East Side location today
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MMSD issued a water droplet alert, a potential precursor to a sewer overflow.
Every gallon of water you don’t use by delaying washing clothes or other discretionary activities could keep a gallon of sewage out of Lake Michigan.
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Milwaukee is going green for the Bucks.
City Hall, Hoan Bridge, American Family Field, US Bank Center, The Avenue, Northwestern Mutual, Discovery World, Lakefront Brewery, Pabst Theater and many more will light up green starting tonight and running through the series.
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The juxtaposition from city to nature in Milwaukee is astounding and occurs in the unlikeliest places. If you live in the city take advantage of both.
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Hoan Bridge lights will be blue, white and pink tonight in honor of International Day of Transgender Visibility.
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A group of people are painting "DEFUND THE POLICE" onto N. Water St. across from Milwaukee City Hall.
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Rethink 794 (
@TearDown794
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Don’t let this be you. Save your money for beer. Bus, bike, walk or shuttle to Summerfest
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Famed architect Santiago Calatrava will visit the Milwaukee Art Museum this week to mark the building's 20th anniversary (which actually was last year). It was Calatrava's first American building.
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I have now lost a grandmother & a friend to COVID-19. I tell you this not to elicit your sympathy, but to encourage you to take action
Avoid high risk, often indoor, activities. We have to live with COVID for the time being, but we don't have to live with widespread transmission
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The internet is closed for the rest of Thursday. See you guys Friday. Dustin won.
@compujeramey
I, too, have alternatives to the adoption of the People's Flag that incorporate iconic Milwaukee landmarks.
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Drove several blocks away to write up article. Who do I find hauling a bag of trash? Milwaukee County Executive
@DavidCrowleyWI
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Someday political campaigns will learn that Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” doesn’t mean what they think it does
🇺🇸What a massive show of support🇺🇸
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Golden Mast yesterday and who joined out on Okauchee Lake!
Great showing of support for President Trump and VP Candidate Vance yesterday!
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Car crashes into
@thehopmke
, suspending service, on what is historically the highest streetcar ridership day of the year (Saturday of Bastille Days).
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Watching the
@Bucks
game from last night ABC/ESPN needs some new b-roll. This is at at least seven years old
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Milwaukee Bucks unveil vaccine mandate (or negative test) for fans seated within 15 feet of the court at Fiserv Forum. That includes rows AAA through DDD, those fans will also be required to wear masks.
This is part of NBA policy.
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Any American Family Field upgrade subsidy better not include a penny to replace these signs
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Milwaukee native and former WTMJ reporter Tony Atkins helping someone from their car in hurricane.
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You might hear this and get the idea that Milwaukee defunded its police department. That’s the opposite of the truth.
During my recent visit to Milwaukee, the number one issue I heard from folks that they're concerned about is the rise of crime in our major cities.
The left's dystopian vision of de-funding the police is not how we make our cities safer.
You have my word, I'll ALWAYS have the
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Big (positive) Milwaukee news comes on a Friday afternoon from
@SenatorBaldwin
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Villard Ave to get a major Complete Streets-style overhaul. Milwaukee wins federal RAISE grant.
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The sign of an actually great city is not having to worry about what someone says about it on a filler show on ESPN.
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After a nearly $2 million recount, Joe Biden's margin grew by 132 votes in Milwaukee County.
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“Oh, the city removed the parking meters, added painted lines and put up barriers, must be free parking that no one else is smart enough to use” - East Side drivers, probably
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This is pretty impressive. The thought to create the glass-enclosed cafe/bar is genius.
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Someone bet $20 at Potawatomi, won $108,612.
An absolutely wild 8-leg soccer parlay at
@paysbig
sportsbook in Wisconsin cashed today on African Nations Cup + EPL + La Liga + AFC Asian Cup.
$20➡️$108,612.62 🤯✅💰
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I maintain my longstanding belief that Milwaukee needs more large-scale public art.
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I am covering the Milwaukee County recount until it ends. I will update this thread over the next few days. Here is a primer
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Kanye West rejected from the ballot in Wisconsin on 5-1 vote. Wisconsin Elections Commission made up of three Democrats, three Republicans.
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This hat is so ugly that there is no scenario under which it won't be supremely sought after in 20 years. Buy one, leave it in box, hide it in your basement.
Your future kids will still think you're lame, but they'll wear this hat with pride at Bel Air Cantina Field in 2041
All of the new MLB “Local Market” hats are wild stupid but.......the Brewers one is definitely the best.
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In just a couple years, you will be able to hop on a bike in downtown Milwaukee and ride in protected bike lanes the whole way to Sherman and Capitol.
It’s something that seemed unfathomable just a few years ago
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Beer news:
@EagleParkBeer
is buying the
@MKEbrewco
brands, recipes and other intellectual property. Article to follow at
@UrbanMilwaukee
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Adam Silver in 2018: It's a matter of checking schedules on when Milwaukee will host NBA All-Star game.
Adam Silver every chance since then: actually, let me make this harder.
For starters, Milwaukee has 0 (zero) five-star hotels.
Prior coverage:
The NBA has upped its requirements on what it takes to host an All-Star Game:
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Good news on the Milwaukee election front. Election commission director Claire Woodall-Vogg reports city has 3,500 election workers signed up (1,100 more than it needs, but 500 short of goal). 70 percent of ballots have come back via dropboxes with no signs of tampering
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Before you take a photo of fireworks with your phone this weekend, ask yourself if you have ever looked at the fireworks photos you took last year.
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US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Milwaukee today.
@UrbanMilwaukee
will have coverage all day long. He’s touring DeLong facility in port first.
Background:
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Hoan Bridge lights being tested before going dark until October 22nd
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A story I've been following for three years. New soccer stadium, indoor theater, mixed-use development planned for southwest corner of downtown Milwaukee.
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The clock strikes 5 and Cavalier Johnson makes the walk down the second floor of Milwaukee City Hall to his new office as acting mayor
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75 businesses, including
@PabstTheater
,
@bartolottas
,
@FiservForum
,
@ColectivoCoffee
, call on
@MayorOfMKE
and
@MKE_CC
to enact citywide public mask mandate.
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Turns out people are very interested in Milwaukee's future
The most read article in the past 24 hours: Changes To Milwaukee’s Zoning Code Would Encourage More Development
@compujeramey
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The Black is Beautiful ride has drawn a crowd of several hundred, if not thousand, to Reservoir Park in Riverwest where it will shortly leave from.
#milwaukeeprotest
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Big Milwaukee news - Governor Tony Evers funds Iron District soccer stadium, Bronzeville Center for the Arts using federal American Rescue Plant Act funds.
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Milwaukee’s efforts to calm traffic are working. Speeding on a street that received a protected bike lane fell 69%
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Strava’s map of run routes in Milwaukee is another case of “every map is the same map.” Suggested routes (created by users) appear to stick to majority white areas.
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Major East Side news. An 11-story hotel would replace a two-story building at the corner of Brady and Farwell.
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I did my part to lower my carbon footprint today. I opted out of receiving Uline catalogs in the mail.
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Milwaukee’s central count facility will process over 170,000 absentee ballots today with 400 workers at a time working three shifts
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Milwaukee's "World Naked Bike Ride" is Saturday. Starts at 4 p.m. Plan accordingly (for whatever that means for you).
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Milwaukee honors Mailman Mike (Mike Boothe) on his pending retirement.
"A real hero" says
@Jbrostoff
after reading off several letters from people along his route praising his over-the-top acts of kindness and humanity.
Boothe received a standing ovation.
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Milwaukee is waging a war on dangerous drivers.
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