Today promises to be one of the more interesting primary election days in recent history, and I hope you get out and vote. You won’t be alone, according to this story in the Journal Sentinel. Learn more about all the races on this page on JSOnline, and click here for city election information. You can [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Polls are Open … It’s Election Day!
Posted in Politics, tagged Rawson on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reminder: Nicholson Expansion Meeting Wednesday
Posted in Construction, tagged Foth, Nicholson, Pennsylvania on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget that the public information meeting to discuss the staff-recommended option to widen Nicholson/Pennsylvania to four lanes is Wednesday evening at City Hall. The meeting runs from 5 to 7 p.m., with a presentation starting at 5:30. City engineering staff, representatives from Foth Engineering and others (including me) will be there to answer any [...]
Election Information: Where and How to Vote on Tuesday
Posted in Politics, tagged Rawson Elementary on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday is primary election day, and the city website has a page with more information for would-be voters. Click here to learn more about polling places, registration information and instructions on how to fill out the ballot. Keep in mind that all 4th District residents now vote at Rawson Elementary, 1401 Rawson Ave. Voting is [...]
Journal Sentinel Endorses Plale
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Larson, Plale on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Update: The Journal Sentinel also has a nicely done summary of the race here. State Sen. Jeff Plale’s tough re-election campaign got a nice lift with an endorsement from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. From the article: On the whole, Plale has earned another term for his independence and commitment to common-sense solutions. Click here to read [...]
Armed Robbery Reported Near Johnny Mo’s
Posted in Crime, tagged Johnny Mo's, Spiderman on September 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
An armed robbery was reported around 1 a.m. Friday outside of Johnny Mo’s on 13th and Milwaukee Avenues. The strange part? The suspect may have been wearing a Spiderman mask. Here is the description of the suspect from police: Maile, white, age unknown, about 5’9″ tall and about 150 lbs. He was last seen wearing [...]
Fire Extensively Damages Willow Lane Home, Leaves Five Homeless
Posted in Fire, tagged Willow Lane on September 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Update: Here is the press release from the police department. Some scary moments overnight for one 4th District family, as five people escaped a house fire at 500 Willlow Lane shortly after midnight Friday morning. This WTMJ radio report says one child was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation, and this one from WISN says two people [...]
Council Update: 1st District Alderman Mike McCarthy Resigns
Posted in City Council, tagged Karbowski, McCarthy, Stoner on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The resignation of 1st District Alderman Mike McCarthy was the biggest news from Tuesday’s South Milwaukee City Council meeting. Mike’s last day will be Sept. 21, when the City Council is expected to determine how to fill his seat, if at all. Mike resigned the post because he is moving from the city, as he [...]
A Great Economic Development Idea in Cudahy and Other Local Headlines
Posted in Headlines on September 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Selling a home in this market, and in this economy, isn’t easy. A bit of creativity certainly can’t hurt. So it is in Cudahy, which is holding a citywide open house later this month in an attempt to get people through the front door of for-sale homes … perhaps people who would have never otherwise [...]
Reminder: Water Rate Increase Hearing on Thursday
Posted in Water Utility, tagged Water Utility on September 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Public Service Commission hearing on the South Milwaukee Water Utility’s proposed 55 percent increase will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the South Milwaukee Library. For those who can not make the hearing in person, you can submit comments in writing to the PSC. Do so here. Learn more in my previous post [...]
Should South Milwaukee Collect Condo Trash? If So, When?
Posted in City Council, tagged Sanctuary on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
That’s the question before the South Milwaukee City Council on Tuesday night, when we’ll vote on a condominium trash collection policy that was essentially tabled from our last meeting. We currently do not have a written policy on this — only a “practice” that is applied to all condo developments by the city. As part [...]
10-Year Sentence for South Milwaukee Stabbing Death and Other Headlines
Posted in Headlines, tagged Wollinger on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The man convicted of stabbing a man to death in downtown South Milwaukee in April has received a 10-year prison sentence. Joshua Wollinger’s sentence, which also includes six years of extended supervision, was handed down Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in July to stabbing Richard Ostrowski in an apartment at 1011 Milwaukee Ave. Read more here. [...]
Public Info Meeting Set to Discuss Recommended Nicholson Alternative
Posted in Construction, tagged Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Postal Service on September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Update: Here is the letter sent to area residents promoting the public information meeting. A four-lane, undivided Nicholson Avenue connecting College and Rawson — a road that is much safer and moves traffic much more efficiently in better connecting South Milwaukee to Highway 794 and beyond. That’s the recommendation of engineering staff from South Milwaukee [...]
Supervisor Jursik is “Bullish on the South Shore”
Posted in Headlines, tagged Jursik on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
That’s the lead story in Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik’s monthly Enews. She writes: It is this Lake Shore corridor that will build a triangle of development from the Port to the Airport to our Lake. Talk it up South Shore, this is the place to be. I certainly can’t disagree … Read the full monthly update here.
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