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The former Phillis Wheatley elementary School to become new multi-use building
MILWAUKEE- A new multi-use space is coming to Milwaukee’s north side.
The City unveiling a new development this morning at the former school near North 20th Street and West Meineke Avenue. The facility will include 82 apartments, community space, and a community kitchen.
“We are going to teach and learn through education, we are going to teach health and wellness, provide demonstrative kitchen opportunities,” Alderman Russell Stamper said during the announcement this morning.
The development will include already built portions of the school but will also include a new four-story building, as well.
Health officials urged to do more regarding J&J vaccine concerns
Health officials urged to do more regarding J&J vaccine concerns
Milwaukee Common Council members are requesting the health department do more to follow up with people who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This, amid national reports of rare but serious blood clots following vaccination.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Common Council members are requesting the health department do more to follow up with people who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This, amid national reports of rare but serious blood clots following vaccination.
The main symptom is a severe headache, but can also include abdominal pain and shortness of breath. The health department said all of the organizations that partnered with the city to administer the Johnson & Johnson shots have been notified about the health concern. But Common Council members say that does not guarantee the people who actually received
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Common Council OKs using federal grant to fund hiring of 30 officers
Common Council OKs using federal grant to fund hiring of 30 officers
The Milwaukee Common Council narrowly voted to approve using federal grant dollars to fund more than two dozen police officer positions.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Common Council narrowly voted on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to approve using millions of federal grant dollars to fund more than two dozen police officer positions over concerns of the long-term effects the move will have on the city’s pension obligations.
The $9.7 million COPS grant from the Department of Justice will fund the hiring of 30 new police officers. The City will not have to include any matching funds. It was approved by a 9-6 vote, nearly flipping the 6-8 vote the common council made rejecting the resolution last month.