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WUWM A replica of the Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C. is also outside of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. It was placed there in 2002. As we kick off a new season of Bubbler Talk, listener Chris Cantwell says he recently stumbled upon something outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse that took him by surprise. “So, I had jury duty the first week of March, and during our lunch break, I decided to take a walk around the courthouse,” he explains. “As I rounded the corner, I saw the statue and fully expected it to be a statue of you know, Solomon Junea...

Milwaukee memorial honors fallen officers: 'Always remember' Milwaukee memorial honors fallen officers The thin blue line is something officers hold close to the heart -- especially during the Greater Milwaukee Area Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony. MILWAUKEE - Dozens of Milwaukee-area law enforcement officers honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice on Wednesday, May 5. Officers who gave their lives in the line of duty were memorialized at MacArthur Square. The thin blue line is something officers hold close to the heart -- especially during the Greater Milwaukee Area Law Enforcement M...

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Mother Nature didn't exactly cooperate for Milwaukee's first Earth Day.  April 22, 1970, was packed full of demonstrations, clean-up efforts, speeches and performances to mark the first-ever nationwide environmental rally and "teach-in." It should have been a bright, beautiful spring day.  It wasn't.  "Winds, hail pound state," the Milwaukee Sentinel's front page blared the next day. Actually, Milwaukee was spared the worst of it. The day was windy and mostly overcast with rain in the evening; the worst of the storms skirted the edge of the city, knocking out power in West Allis. But the ...

Greg Gossel will paint 9,600-square-foot mural in Schlitz Park this summer. By Jeramey Jannene - Apr 5th, 2021 02:16 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Schlitz Powerhouse mural site. Rendering by RINKA. Artist Greg Gossel will paint a 9,600-square-foot mural, downtown’s largest, in Schlitz Park this summer. The new owners of the business park, Crestlight Capital and TGP Real Estate, announced the selection Monday morning alongside the Milwaukee Downtown business improvement group. The organizations issued a request for proposals in August, offering a $50,000 com...