South Milwaukee Blog

It’s a relatively light agenda for Tuesday’s South Milwaukee City Council meeting, but there are a few interesting items we’ll be considering. Two are related to the potential summer cycling events I wrote about earlier this week. We’re also taking up a resolution requesting that the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission create a study committee to investigate [...]

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Here are some headlines of note about South Milwaukee and the area … South Milwaukee Promotes Superintendent from Within: A Journal Sentinel story on the naming of the new head of South Milwaukee schools. As best I can tell, my blog was the first to report this other than the district’s website. Disappointing, but not surprising … and [...]

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It didn’t take long to replace David Ewald as South Milwaukee School District superintendent. A little over a month after Ewald announced his retirement, the School Board looked in-house to hire Dr. Rita Olson as its new leader. Dr. Olson has served as the district’s director of instruction the past six years after spending more [...]

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I’ve said for quite a while that we need to find new and innovative ways to introduce people to South Milwaukee and let them know about all that South Milwaukee has to offer. My contention is that when people learn more about our great city — and its safe streets, affordable housing, downtown opportunity good [...]

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Stories like this remind you to always be thankful of what you have … and recognize what’s really important.  Fox 6 has a story of a South Milwaukee house fire late Monday morning that left nine people homeless. No one was hurt in the blaze at 3424 S. Chicago Avenue thanks in part to an observant [...]

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This from the South Milwaukee city website … Attention:  Many residents have not been placing their recycling carts at the proper place for collection prior to 7:00 a.m. as required.  To ensure pick up of recyclables, please make sure to place your recycling cart at the appropriate place for collection after 7:00 p.m. on the evening before [...]

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A hearty and well-deserved congratulations to South Milwaukee City Adminstrator Tami Mayzik, who has been named one of The Business Journal of Milwaukee’s 40 Under 40 Award recipients. You can learn more about the award and see a list of the other honorees here. Look for a profile of Tami in an upcoming edition of The Business [...]

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Bucyrus International reported mixed quarterly results on Thursday. Fourth-quarter 2009 sales were down, but profits were up for the mining equipment manufacturer that is so vital to our city. For all of 2009, both profits and sales increased, as Bucyrus earned $312.7 million last year, the company reported, even as “all product lines were negatively impacted in [...]

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In what is shaping up to be a fascinating race for mayor in Cudahy, newcomer Tony Day and incumbent Ryan McCue will advance to the general election on April 6. It’s far from great news for McCue, however. He finished second in Tuesday’s primary, and it wasn’t really that close. Embattled incumbent Cudahy Municipal Court [...]

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It came together quickly … and it easily exceeded expectations. Fresh Water Days drew patrons out to South Milwaukee restaurants and bars in big numbers last Thursday and Friday. Want proof? Consider that more than 1,600 people entered to win the more than $600 in gift certificates given out as part of the promotion, prizes that [...]

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It’s a light agenda for Tuesday’s South Milwaukee Common Council meeting. Here’s a quick preview: The council will likely accept a Department of Homeland Security FEMA port security grant for $82,163 for the purchase of a replacement rescue boat for the South Milwaukee Fire Department. The grant requires a 25 percent, or $27,387, match. To help make up the difference, [...]

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Here are some more South Milwaukee headlines of note: State Dogs Take Stage at Westminster Fingerprint Scan Proposed to Fight Child-Care Fraud She Said YES! Reader-Submitted Proposal Stories: Check out the “Rumble Ride” entry.

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Thank you to everyone who grabbed a bite — or a drink — at a South Milwaukee restaurant or bar as part of Fresh Water Days on Thursday and Friday. My family and I stopped for a fish fry at Paisano’s on Friday, and the place was packed, with Mayor Tom Zepecki, School Board President and [...]

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South Milwaukee’s Fresh Water Days continues, and I want to thank everyone who dined out or grabbed a drink at a South Milwaukee restaurant or bar Thursday. We heard from several establishments that business was great. Let’s keep it up on Friday! And if you’re looking for a good fish fry, might I suggest one [...]

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Fresh Water Days are here, and our bars and restaurants need your help. Pleasem make it a point to dine out or grab a drink Thursday or Friday at one of the approximately 60 bars and restaurants in South Milwaukee that were hit hard by last week’s water emergency. To give you extra incentive to do so, [...]

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