Westown Farmersâ Market canceled; River Rhythms postponed
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - Westown Association announced on Monday, May 10 that it will cancel the 2021 season of the Westown Farmers’ Market.
The organization announced it will continue to support neighborhood businesses and residents. However, because a majority of employees downtown are still in a remote environment, it forced Westown to cancel the event this year.
Westown Association has also made the decision to postpone the River Rhythms concert series held at Pere Marquette Park.
Because Pere Marquette Park is Milwaukee County property, organizers would be required to enforce all Milwaukee County Parks
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Parade still scheduled for September 25 By Westown Association - May 10th, 2021 04:00 pm
MILWAUKEE – Westown Association has made the decision to cancel the 2021 season of the
Westown Farmers’ Market. The organization will continue to support neighborhood businesses and residents, however, challenges including the current occupancy in downtown offices and access to the park influenced the decision to cancel the event this year.
While employees are expected to return to their offices later this year, a majority of employees are still in a remote environment. As the downtown workforce is the market’s primary customer base, vendors rely on their attendance each week. Additionally, due to renovations at 231 W. Michigan St., Third Street between Michigan Street and Everett Street will be closed through summer which impacts vendor and customer accessibility to Zeidler Union Square.
Nude âNerf Wars:â Police alert parents of Arrowhead students
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Hartland police are reaching out to parents of Arrowhead students about playing the Nerf Wars game safely.Â
HARTLAND, Wis. - Hartland police are reaching out to parents of Arrowhead students about playing the Nerf Wars game safely.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 5, officials said, While we encourage students to have fun we want them to play safe, and each year we have calls for students playing this game nude.
The post goes on to say, THIS is not ok.
Sheboygan teens killed in collision between car, semi in Columbia Co.
By AP author
PORTAGE, Wis. - Two teenagers from Sheboygan were killed when their car collided with a semi in Columbia County, sheriff s officials said.
The crash happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Town of Marcellon near Pardeeville. Deputies arriving at the scene found the two occupants of the car, ages 15 and 17, had died.
The semi driver, a 27-year-old Eau Claire man, was injured and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Milwaukee Alliance Organizes to Rename Lindbergh Park
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Lindbergh Park in Milwaukee sits a few blocks from the zooming cars on Atkinson Avenue, behind the old Keefe Avenue School. It is surrounded by houses that face the park, and many people see it as a symbol of nostalgia as well as their home.
An effort is underway to rename the park, named after American aviator Charles Lindbergh. The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, a grassroots community organization in Milwaukee since 1973, is spearheading this effort. They are circulating a petition to rename the park after civil rights organizer and Milwaukee freedom fighter Lucille Berrien.